LONDON — British supermodel Naomi Campbell hasactually been disallowed from being a charity trustee in England and Wales for 5 years after the hardship charity she established almost 2 years ago was considered Thursday to haveactually been “poorly governed” with “inadequate monetary management.”
Following a three-year examination into the monetary activities of “Fashion for Relief,” the Charity Commission, which signsup and controls charities in England and Wales, stated it had discovered “multiple circumstances of misbehavior and/or mismanagement,” and that just 8.5% of the charity’s total expense went on charitable grants in a six-year duration from 2016.
For example, it stated that thousands of pounds worth of charity funds were utilized to pay for a high-end hotel stay in Cannes, France, for Campbell as well as healthspa treatments, space service and even cigarettes. The regulator lookedfor descriptions from the trustees however stated no proof was offered to back up their description that hotel expenses were generally covered by a donor to the charity, forthatreason not costing the charity.
Campbell, 54, stated she was “extremely worried” by the findings of the regulator and that an examination on her part was underway.
“I was not in control of my charity, I put the control in the