British model Naomi Campbell has welcomed her first child at the age of 50.
The model announced the news on social media that she has become a mother and shared a photo of her cradling her daughter’s feet. “A beautiful little blessing has chosen me to be her mother, So honoured to have this gentle soul in my life there are no words to describe the lifelong bond that I now share with you my angel. There is no greater love,” the 50-year-old model wrote on Instagram.
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The post had been liked 417,000 times in the hour after it was posted. Campbell’s mom, Valerie Morris Campbell, also shared the same photo with a message congratulating her daughter and saying: “I’m beyond thrilled as I’ve waited a longtime to be grandmother.” No details of the birth or the baby’s name were given.
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Campbell was the first Black model to appear on the covers of French Vogue and Time magazine. She was also the first Black model on the cover of American Vogue’s key September issue.
