Chanel Stages a Grand Bow to the Future, as Naomi Campbell Speaks About the Legacy of Diversity

"That, to me, is action," Campbell said, smiling. "I'm really proud that I got to witness that in my lifetime in this business."

She has been vocal about the racism she has faced throughout her modeling career. Despite her prominence, she often received fewer advertising assignments than her white counterparts and was not signed by a cosmetics company until 1999. In 1991, she said, "I may be considered one of the top models in the world, but in no way do I make the same money as any of them."

Over the years, she has used her platform to push for greater diversity, co-founding the Diversity Coalition to hold the industry accountable for its lack of representation.

Times, it seems, are changing. Slowly but surely.