A wax figure of Naomi Campbell from 2005 in Musée Grévin is gaining online attention after Dwayne Johnson ‘The Rock’ recently shared disapproval of his wax model in the same French museum.
In 2019, the disturbing wax model of English celebrity Naomi Campbell was listed as one of “The Most Cursed Celebrity Wax Figures of All Time”, and it seems pretty obvious why…
Dwayne Johnson’s wax figure reminds us of Naomi Campbell’s sculpture
American actor and film producer Dwayne Johnson has said he will contact a gallery in Paris after a wax model of him appeared to present the actor with a lighter skin tone, as per BBC reports.
Among the talk on social media surrounding The Rock’s statue, The New York Times reports that this controversy is not the first time the French museum has come under fire for its portrayal of a Black celebrity.
A W Magazine article published in 2019 reports on “The Most Cursed Celebrity Wax Figures of All Time”, including a figure representing English model Naomi Campbell.
The article includes a photograph showing a wax figure of Naomi Campbell at the Musée Grévin in Paris, France from May 22, 2005.
Naomi Campbell’s 2005 disturbing wax figure from Musee Grevin in Paris
The Musée Grévin is a wax museum located on the Grands Boulevards in the 9th arrondissement of Paris on the right bank of the Seine.
Born on 22 May 1970, supermodel Naomi Campbell is now 53 years old. However, her wax likeness in The Musée Grévin did not entirely represent her accurate age in 2005.
Campbell’s wax model disturbed many people in public with its seemingly misshapen face and body features.
In May 2021, an employee was photographed renovating the head of British model Naomi Campbell’s wax statue at the Musee Grevin Wax Museum in Paris, ahead of the museum’s reopening following the closure as part of restrictions to fight the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Other Naomi Campbell wax figures are more realistic
Aside from the wax figure presented in The Musée Grévin, other wax representations of the model have proved to be somewhat more realistic.
Naomi Campbell was shown posing beside her Waxwork at Madame Tussauds in September 1996 at Madame Tussauds in London, United Kingdom.
In December 2014, a Naomi Campbell wax statue was featured during the ‘Grevin Fashion’ Waxwork Unveiling at Musee Grevin in Paris, France.
The wax model photographed during the 2014 show also appears to be much more realistic than the figure produced in 2005.
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