By Alexis Stodghill, BlackVoices.com
Model Behavior?
Naomi Campbell is a pioneer in the realm of diversifying the beauty industry, yet she has sullied her career with a string of violent acts since 1998. While many of her famous accusations center on attacking people in her employ, Campbell's 2008 assaults involve airline workers and a police officer. Campbell has been globally banned from flying on British Airways as a result of these new, alleged crimes. (Photo: Lefteris Pitarakis, AP)
Tyrese Gibson is a former fashion model who has used his sexy charm as a springboard to music and movies. The ladies find him irresistible, while no man can deny his swagger. But in 2007, Gibson came under investigation for abusing his pregnant girlfriend. Is this bad boy too bad? (Photo: J Records)
Kate Moss became a top model during the '90s for a controversial look deemed "heroin chic," which opponents believed encouraged drug use and anorexia. After hooking up with rocker Pete Doherty, Kate's reputation took a turn for the worse as Doherty's drug busts constantly brought her name into gossip headlines. Then in 2005, London's Daily Mirror ran photos of Kate Moss using drugs herself. (Photo: Rosie Greenway, Getty Images)
Kimora Lee Simmons is fabulous, but more than a little grating on the nerves. Despite this, Simmons has found success taking her diva attitude to the airwaves on her hit reality TV series. But in her mug shot for her 2004 arrest for possessing marijuana, eluding police, careless driving, tailgating and driving with a broken brake light, Kimora is all smiles. See--she canbe nice sometimes. (Photo: Johnny Nunez, WireImage.com)
Tyra Banks has parlayed her beauty and charm into two television series in which she expresses her complete self-absorption. On her daytime television show, Banks is famous for turning every conversation into a discussion of herself. On 'America's NextTop Model,' Banks appears to relish tearing into the young egos of the young women in her care. But it does make for good television. (Photo: KMazur, WireImage.com)
Many believe that Gia Carangi was actually the world's first supermodel, a star of the '70s whose unique posing style is still emulated today. Back then, cocaine use, pill-popping and intense clubbing were the norm at famous locales like Studio 54. Gia's behavior went from bad to tragic as she became addicted to heroin. She died from AIDS at 26. (Photo: Andrea Blanch, Getty Images)
Janice Dickinson, the self-proclaimed world's "first supermodel," has taken bad model behavior to new heights during her recently revitalized career. A fashion star who traveled the world partying and posing in the '70s and '80s, Janice has returned to the pop culture scene as a panty-flashing reality TV star. Dickinson's surgicalized face and outrageous outbursts make people stop, stare and cringe. (Photo: Michael Buckner, Getty Images)
Jenny Shimizu reached the pinnacle of modeling during the '90s as a famous face for Calvin Klein. In 2007, Shimizu has sought to cash in on her experiences by writing a tell-all book describing lesbian affairs with Madonna and Angelina Jolie. Of Madonna, Jenny said: "I was her secret 'booty call' available any time of the day or night for secret sexsessions." Shimizu also stole actress Ione Skye from her Beastie Boy husband, Adam Horowitz. Ain't nothing right with snitching and stealing. (Photo: Rosie Greenway, Getty Images)
This Brazilian beauty is currently number one on Forbes' list of highest paid supermodels for earning $35 million in 2007. But, her tremendous wealth did not stop Giselle from stealing that year. Instead of stealing dollars, Giselle stole someone else's man, famously luring famous quarterback Tom Brady away from actress Bridget Moynahan who was pregnant with his child at the time. (Photo: J. Countess, WireImage.com)
Grace Jones seems to willingly cultivate an image of eccentricity and excess. On her official Web site, Grace states: "I believe in having certain releases,certain outlets. One has to indulge. If you don't indulge you don't live -- might as well be dead." Okay, Grace... (Photo: Evan Agostini, Getty Images)
Naomi Campbell recently made headlines yet again for being a bad supermodel, this time attacking airline workers rather than her own employees. Even though she has become the international poster child for trashy celebrity behavior, Campbell is not the only beautiful terror. The supermodels in the gallery above are not as famous for their anti-social activities, but they are nearly as naughty.
The pressures and temptations of the modeling world have created more than just one gorgeous gorgon. What is it about being beautiful, sexy, rich and famous that made these supermodels go wild? And why does the public still love them?
Denyse Clarke, Photo Editor



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By: Successma on 5/07/2008 8:35AM
Do they have proof of these accusations? Abusing his [regnabt girlfriend? Are you serious?
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By: SAS on 5/07/2008 11:11AM
THE RICH DO AS THE RICH DOSE.
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By: Darrell on 5/07/2008 12:32PM
I guess in a world where people constantly tell you how beautiful you are, some believe that their beauty is all they need to get by. Forget kindness, personality, compassion, humility. The world revolves around them or so they think, but they are setting themselves up for a rude awakening
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By: billy on 5/07/2008 1:02PM
she needs to meet the right person so they can give her one good butt whipping - something her mother didn't apparently give her.
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By: Alexis on 5/07/2008 7:51PM
Campbell is too black to be beautiful. Whoever said that black was beautiful must be blind. The industry has to throw one Diddy lookin black woman in the pot occasionally to round out the corner slinging blacks that give them a bad name.
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By: Cindy on 5/07/2008 4:09PM
This is a response to ALEXIS comment about black isnt beautiful.........Yes black IS beautiful i am a black woman don't let the name fool ya. considered a lighter skin black woman but black beauty comes in different shades...you better reconize.
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By: anne on 5/07/2008 4:54PM
Just because you're beautiful, don't mean you can treat people any kind a way, and besides beauty is not everything, What about brains,knowledge now when you mix those two togeather, Beauty&Brains you not only Beautiful, you're hot and sexy to others, so I guess that counts Naomi out.
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By: Angie on 5/07/2008 5:20PM
For one no one knows what these people have done to them to make them act the way they did. But, in Naomi's case I think she just a psycho bitch.
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By: IMHO on 5/07/2008 6:07PM
ALexis! Find the nearest hole and crawl your IGNUT azz into it. I have no idea WTF you are talking about or referring to. And, I have a funny feeling you don't either!
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By: Dorothea sharpe on 5/07/2008 6:07PM
just because yor are rich and all of that don,t meen you need to treet people like dogs or something.i don,t care how much money you have,at the in of the day you still ought to know how to treet people.
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