Supermodel Naomi Campbell has threatened to take legal actions against a chocolate company which allegedly uses her name to promote a candy bar. The 41-year-old model insisted on being “shocked” and “upset” by the promo for Cadbury’s Bliss which shows a chocolate bar surrounded by diamonds with the slogan, “Move over Naomi, there’s a new diva in town.”
The catwalk beauty is upset at the comparison and is considering legal actions, reported Daily Star online.
“I am shocked. It’s upsetting to be described as chocolate, not just for me, but for all black women and black people. I do not find any humour in this. It is insulting and hurtful,” said Campbell.
However, a spokesperson for Cadbury said, “(The advert is) a light-hearted take on the social pretensions of Cadbury Dairy Milk Bliss. We would never produce any type of marketing we felt might cause any offence.”
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Zimbabwean man wins title of Mr Ugly
Harare: A Zimbabwean man upstaged 15 others to win the Mr Ugly title at a weekend pageant, a local newspaper reported on Monday.
Thirty-year-old Austin Mbewe from the second city of Bulawayo won 1,200 South African rand ($174, 122 euros) and a blanket at the contest held Saturday in the border town of Beitbridge, the Herald newspaper said. “I feel honoured by this victory,” the paper quoted him as saying after winning the title.
“I have been a subject of ridicule from society since childhood and the world has seen that there is a beautiful side to my ugliness.” Organiser Lovemore Chonzi said: “Basically, the competition is meant for people to have fun and celebrate who they are, just like any other contest in the world.”
The competition, which is in its third year, has the blessing of the country’s arts council and the government tourism authority. The winner was chosen by a panel of female judges.
—AFP