The investigation found that only 8.5% of Fashion for Relief's total expenditures from 2016 to 2022 were allocated to charitable grants, raising concerns about the charity's effectiveness.

Naomi Campbell has been banned from serving as a charity trustee for five years following a Charity Commission investigation into serious mismanagement of funds at Fashion for Relief.

Tim Hopkins from the Charity Commission emphasized that trustees are legally required to act in the best interests of their charity, a responsibility that was notably neglected.

The investigation revealed that charity funds were misappropriated for Campbell's luxury hotel stays, spa treatments, and other personal expenses, with no evidence to support claims that donors covered these costs.

Trustees claimed hotel costs were typically covered by generous donors but failed to provide sufficient evidence for this assertion.

Naomi Campbell has denied all allegations of misusing charity funds, asserting that she never received a salary for her charitable work.

The recovered funds from the investigation were redirected to other charities, including Save the Children and the Mayor’s Fund for London.

Extravagant expenses highlighted in the investigation included a £14,800 flight to Nice for transporting jewelry for a fundraising event and a £9,400 stay at a luxury hotel.

The investigation uncovered unauthorized payments to trustees, with Bianka Hellmich receiving around £290,000 in unauthorized consulting fees, leading to her disqualification for nine years.

Fashion for Relief, a charity founded in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina, was dissolved earlier in 2023 after raising over $15 million for various global causes.

The Charity Commission's inquiry, which began in 2021, revealed significant misuse of charitable funds, recovering approximately £344,000 and protecting an additional £98,000.

Another trustee, Veronica Chou, was disqualified for four years due to similar violations of charity governance.