Naomi Campbell Teaches Modeling Fundamentals

Naomi Campbell stumbled into a modeling career, earning icon status both on and off the runway. On MasterClass, she shares the lessons she learned as a model to help you find your confidence and stride in everyday life.

Syllabus

Meet Your Instructor

Supermodel and icon Naomi Campbell shares highlights from her career and the famous Black models who helped pave the way.

Casting Calls and Beyond: Navigating the Modeling Industry

Naomi gives an overview of the modeling industry and shares tips on how to get an agent, handle contracts, pull together a model bag, and more.

Campaigns and Editorials: Building a Versatile Lookbook

Naomi reflects on some of her most memorable fashion spreads and touts the importance of being a chameleon when building your portfolio and your career.

Posing: Telling a Story With Your Body

Before Naomi knew how to pose for pictures, she used her dance training to tell a story with her body. In this lesson, Naomi teaches you how to look good in pictures and boost your confidence by overcoming your fear of posing.

New Faces: Photo Session

Student models demonstrate their posing skills in a session with Naomi and photographer Joseph Degbadjo

Catwalk: Finding Your Stride

In this lesson, Naomi breaks down the runway and how she developed her own signature walk. Plus, she gives tips for how to keep going no matter what.

New Faces: Runway Walk

Naomi watches aspiring models walk the runway and provides constructive feedback on how they can improve their technique.

Bonus: Mentoring the Next Generation of Fashion

Naomi has made it a personal mission to create space for diversity and inclusion in the modeling industry. In this bonus lesson, she gives guidance to four up-and-coming models trying to launch their careers in fashion.