Naomi Campbell is the definition of a fashion legend.
The supermodel, who celebrated her 48th birthday on May 22, has been dominating catwalks with her fierce signature strut since the 1980s. She’s walked in fashion shows for designers ranging from Chanel to Dior to Alaia to Versace, appeared on plenty of magazine covers ― she was the first black model to appear on the covers of French Vogue and Time ― and starred in countless campaigns.
And while she’s had a few questionable moments ― like that cell phone throwing situation in 2007 ― Campbell’s success in the industry has no doubt helped pave the way for fellow black models such as Jourdan Dunn, Chanel Iman and Winnie Harlow, among others. She’s also used her influence for good, supporting a number of charities and causes she believes in.
On Monday, Campbell will receive the Fashion Icon award at a Council of Fashion Designers of America ceremony, an accolade that is definitely well-deserved. As a tribute, we’re taking a look back at some of the supermodel’s best runway moments ― proof that she’s always been a catwalk queen:
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1988Daniel SIMON via Getty ImagesWalking the runway during a fashion show in Paris.
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1990Daniel SIMON via Getty ImagesWalking in a Guy Laroche show in Paris.
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1991Pool ARNAL/PAT via Getty ImagesWalking in the Valentino fall/winter show in Paris.
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1991George Rose via Getty ImagesWearing a design by Gianni Versace in a Los Angeles show.
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1992Mirrorpix via Getty ImagesOn the runway during London Fashion Week.
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1992Victor VIRGILE via Getty ImagesWalking the runway at the Chanel Haute Couture spring/summer show during Paris Fashion Week.
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1993Michel Arnaud via Getty ImagesWalking the runway for the Chanel ready-to-wear show during Paris Fashion Week.
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1993Mirrorpix via Getty ImagesPosing during London Fashion Week.
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1994Pool ARNAL/PAT via Getty ImagesWalking in the Guy Laroche fall/winter show in Paris.
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1994Thierry Orban via Getty ImagesWalking the Rifat Ozbek spring/summer runway in Paris.
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1995Daniel SIMON via Getty ImagesAt a Guy Laroche show in Paris.
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1996PIERRE VERDY via Getty ImagesDisplaying a design by Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel as part of his fall/winter collection at a show in Paris.
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1996Time & Life Pictures via Getty ImagesWalking in a Victoria's Secret show.
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1997Pool ARNAL/PICOT via Getty ImagesWalking in the Givenchy show in Paris.
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1997TIMOTHY A. CLARY via Getty ImagesWearing a black satin bra and panty set and robe during the Victoria's Secret show in New York.
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1997Rose Hartman via Getty ImagesWalking in the Victoria's Secret show.
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1997PIERRE VERDY via Getty ImagesWalking at the Christian Dior fall/winter collection by John Galliano in Paris.
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1997Pool ARNAL/PAT via Getty ImagesWalking in the John Galliano spring/summer show in Paris.
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1998New York Daily News Archive via Getty ImagesWalking in the Victoria's Secret show at the Plaza Hotel in New York.
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2002AFP Contributor via Getty ImagesWalking the runway for a Yves Saint Laurent show in Paris, during a retrospective for the designer.
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2002JEAN-PIERRE MULLER via Getty ImagesWalking the runway at a Jean-Paul Gaultier show in Paris.
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2003NICOLAS ASFOURI via Getty ImagesWalking the runway for Julien Macdonald's spring/summer show in London.
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2003Fernanda Calfat via Getty ImagesWalking the runway for Rosa Cha during Sao Paulo Fashion Week in Brazil.
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2003PAOLO COCCO via Getty ImagesWalking the runway for Dolce & Gabbana during Milan Fashion Week.
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2004EVARISTO SA via Getty ImagesWearing a bikini by Amir Slama for Rosa Cha as part of Sao Paulo Fashion Week.
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2004Shane Gritzinger via Getty ImagesWearing Heatherette during Olympus Fashion Week at Bryant Park in New York.
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2005Tony Barson Archive via Getty ImagesWalking the runway for Dior Haute Couture in Paris.
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2007Francois Durand via Getty ImagesWalking the runway during the Montblanc Night of the Stars gala in Chamonix, France.
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2007Tony Barson Archive via Getty ImagesOn the catwalk wearing Dior Haute Couture in Versailles, France.
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2008Gareth Cattermole via Getty ImagesWalking the runway during the Fashion For Relief show during London Fashion Week.
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2008Venturelli via Getty ImagesWalking the runway during the Dolce & Gabbana show as part of Milan Fashion Week in Italy.
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2009PAL PILLAI via Getty ImagesWalking the runway for My Mumbai, a charity show at the Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai, India.
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2010Frazer Harrison/FFR via Getty ImagesWalking the runway at the Fashion for Relief Haiti show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Bryant Park in New York.
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2010Mike Marsland via Getty ImagesWalking the runway at the Fashion for Relief show for London Fashion Week at Somerset House.
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2011Vittorio Zunino Celotto via Getty ImagesWalking the runway at the Fashion For Relief show during the Cannes Film Festival in France.
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2011Stephane Cardinale - Corbis via Getty ImagesWalking the runway for the Louis Vuitton ready-to-wear show during Paris Fashion Week.
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2012Venturelli via Getty ImagesWalking the runway at the Roberto Cavalli fall/winter show as part of Milan Womenswear Fashion Week.
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2012Mike Coppola via Getty ImagesWalking the runway at the Zac Posen spring show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Lincoln Center in New York.
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2013Pascal Le Segretain via Getty ImagesWalking the runway during the Versace show as part of Paris Fashion Week.
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2014Antonio de Moraes Barros Filho via Getty ImagesWalking the Diane Von Furstenberg show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York.
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2014Tullio M. Puglia via Getty ImagesWalking the runway during the Philipp Plein show as part of Milan Fashion Week's womenswear show.
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2015Samir Hussein via Getty ImagesWalking the runway at the Fashion For Relief charity to kick off London Fashion Week.
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2015Stephane Cardinale - Corbis via Getty ImagesWith fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier at the end of his show as part of Paris Fashion Week.
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2015Taylor Hill via Getty ImagesWalking during her Fashion For Relief fall show at Lincoln Center in New York.
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2015Antonio de Moraes Barros Filho via Getty ImagesAt the Givenchy spring/summer show as part of Paris Fashion Week.
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2017Bertrand Rindoff Petroff via Getty ImagesWalking at the end of the Azzedine Alaia show as part of Haute Couture Paris Fashion Week.
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2017AFP Contributor via Getty ImagesPictured with (from left) Carla Bruni, Claudia Schiffer, Cindy Crawford and Helena Christensen at the end of the show for Versace in Milan.
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2018Mike Marsland via Getty ImagesWalking the runway at the Fashion For Relief show during the Cannes Film Festival.
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Julia Brucculieri Entertainment Writer, The Huffington Post