Campbell's towering show ... and she's not done yet

As the supermodel looks back at her 40-year career with a landmark V&A exhibition, Joe Bromley has the inside scoop on what to expect

- Joe Bromley

THE fashion industry's inner circle including former British Vogue editor Edward Enninful, designer Sarah Burton and filmmaker Sir Steve McQueen -were sitting, waiting for the late, great Naomi Campbell inside a grand ballroom at The Dorchester.

The supermodel, not dead but 90 minutes behind schedule (which is customary), is enjoying the treatment of someone who has passed, nonetheless. In June, a sprawling solo exhibition, Naomi: In Fashion, will open at the Victoria and Albert Museum documenting her 40-year career in over 100 looks and accessories.

The benefit of being alive? You can do it yourself. Campbell discovered this is a double-edged sword. When she did arrive yesterday - following an apology from the V&A's director Tristram Hunt - she took the mic to open the show's ticket sales over plates of smoked salmon.

Within a minute, she was in tears, explaining how "overwhelmed and stressed out" overseeing the show's development has made her, while raising her two children.