'She wasn't adopted - she's my child': Naomi Campbell, 51, reveals her daughter's face for FIRST time as she breaks silence on her secretive journey to motherhood

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Naomi Campbell has insisted her daughter was not adopted while revealing her face for the first time in a new interview with British Vogue.

The supermodel, 51, stunned fans by announcing the birth of her daughter in May, just weeks after appearing on the New York Fashion Week runway without a visible baby bump.

But she says the nine-month old child - whose biological father has never been named - is hers amid growing speculation regarding its biological parentage. 

Speaking to the latest edition of British Vogue while posing with her daughter for an exclusive cover shoot, the model confirmed: 'She wasn’t adopted – she’s my child.'   

Mother and daughter: Naomi Campbell has revealed her daughter's face for the first time in a new interview and confirmed: 'She wasn't adopted – she's my child'

Naomi played coy during the new interview, and despite confirming her daughter is not adopted, refused to elaborate further on her first born.

However she admitted that very few of her wide circle of friends and family members knew she was planning on becoming a parent.

She explained: 'I can count on one hand the number of people who knew that I was having her. But she is the biggest blessing I could ever imagine. It’s the best thing I’ve ever done.'  

Candid: Naomi revealed not many people knew she was planning on becoming a parent and explained: 'I can count on one hand the number of people who knew that I was having her'

Naomi  also revealed that the biggest surprise she's had from motherhood is putting someone else first, admitting it was a shock to be so 'completely selfless.' 

While Naomi may have found motherhood has softened her, it seems her diva behaviour hasn't completely disappeared, with the publication noting that the model was 34 days for the interview - which was originally scheduled to take place last year. 

Yet this could be as the model's schedule hasn't slowed down, with Naomi spending time in the south of France, Qatar, London, Los Angeles and Paris in just the past two months. 

Thankfully, Naomi said her little one doesn't mind flying, noting:  'I'm lucky my little one loves to travel like me – no whimpering taking off or landing. She's a good girl: she sleeps very well, she hardly ever cries and I'm told she's very alert for her age. 

'She's just started waving, which is fun. She laughs a lot. She's almost talking. I think she might walk before she crawls. And she's got six teeth already.' 

She added that her daughter 'is the biggest blessing I could ever imagine. It's the best thing I've ever done.' 

Gushing: Naomi - who welcomed her first child in May and was seen on the runway just a month prior without a bump (pictured) - gushed parenthood 'is the best thing I've ever done' 

She continued:  'I always knew that one day I would be a mother, but it's the biggest joy I could ever imagine. I'm lucky to have her and I know that.' 

Naomi - who praised her nanny as an 'amazing daughter', went on to admit that she feels like a child again seeing the world through her daughter's eyes. 

And while she keeps her daughter mainly out of the spotlight, she revealed her little one is one of the best dressed babies in the business owing to all the designer gear she has been sent from her fashion world friends.    

Elsewhere in her interview, Naomi insisted she still loves modelling, however admitted the older she gets, the more 'nerve-wracking' it becomes.

'I still enjoy it but it's nerve-racking!' the mother-of-one explained.  

'Because I'm 51 years old walking with girls who are 18! It's great to be with these young 'uns at my age, but I have to say, at one of the shows I was like, ''Come on, girls! Pick up your feet! Why are you walking so slow?'''

She added: 'I definitely feel like my time was more joyful. We smiled! We got to show off our personalities.'

Glam mum! The 90s icon was first seen with her daughter in public during a low-key outing in New York in July

Of becoming a 'mother figure to a younger generation of Black models', Naomi said: 'There were lots of times when I would walk in the fashion shows, but I was never picked for the ad campaigns and it would hurt – it really hurt.

'I would have to suck it up and keep moving. Of course, it would have been great to have had that support around me back then, but I'm proud to see it happen now, I'm proud to see the diversity now.'

The 90s icon was first seen with her daughter in public during a low-key outing in New York in July.

Looking typically chic, Naomi sported an oversized white shirt with loose-fitting black bottoms with a thick green stripe extending the length of the leg as she walked through the streets in style while pushing her daughter's pram. 

She looked to be taking to motherhood swimmingly as she strutted through the streets with her pram in tow while looking chic. 

Heading off: She looked to be taking to motherhood swimmingly as she strutted through the streets with her pram in tow while looking chic

Naomi announced she is a mother nine months ago.

The supermodel - who is believed to be single - surprised her Instagram followers at the time when she shared a picture cradling her newborn daughter and stated she has never felt a 'greater love'.

Offering a first look at her new arrival with a picture of her baby girl, whose name has not been revealed, Naomi penned: 'A beautiful little blessing has chosen me to be her mother.

'So honoured to have this gentle soul in my life there are no words to describe the lifelong bond that I now share with you my angel. There is no greater love.'

Model mum: Naomi announced she is a mother in May, four years after crediting science with giving her the opportunity to start a family 'whenever she wants'

The model gave no further details in the post.

Naomi was last in a relationship with rapper Skepta in 2018 but enjoyed a fling with Liam Payne the following year. he has also enjoyed high-profile relationships with the likes of Diddy, Robert De Niro, Mike Tyson and Russian billionaire Vladislav Doronin over the years.

Although she is notoriously private about her love life, she has previously stated she is 'on good terms' with her exes and is not believed to be dating anyone new at present.

Mix up: In 2019 Naomi denied claims she had adopted a child after fans got the wrong end of the stick when she posted a picture cradling a newborn baby on Instagram on Mother's Day

Naomi kept her baby news a secret from the world, but her mother Valerie Morris-Campbell shared her thoughts on the arrival, saying she was 'beyond thrilled'.

Sharing the same picture, she posted: 'Congratulations to my daughter Naomi on the birth of her daughter, I'm beyond thrilled as I've waited a longtime to be grandmother. ❤️ @naomi #proud #mother #grandmother #love #family'.

Naomi then commented on the snap: 'We love you Mum ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️'

Congratulations! Naomi's mother shared that she was 'beyond thrilled' to become a grandmother after the model welcomed her first child 

Naomi's baby announcement came after she admitted that she would 'think about having children all the time' but wasn't planning to rush herself to start a family.

Speaking to ES Magazine back in 2017, she said: 'I think about having children all the time. But now with the way science is I think I can do it when I want.'

Asked if she would have the child herself rather than adopt, she replied: 'Maybe. Maybe... Maybe.'

However, the Vogue cover girl insisted that she did not want to be a single parent so would find a suitable partner first.

She said: 'I do want a father figure. I think it's important. It's the way I feel today, sitting here talking to you.'

See the full feature in the March issue of British Vogue available via digital download and on newsstands from Tuesday 22nd February. 

Dating history: Naomi was last in a relationship with rapper Skepta (pictured) in 2018