‘Mumbai’s about love and honesty’

For a Gudi Padva gift, Mumbai and the Lakme Fashion Week could not have asked for anything more auspicious than supermodel Naomi Campbell. Yet here she was, talking exclusively to BT and gushing over the jasmine flowers in her hotel suite.
���As soon as I stepped in, I was taken in by the whiff,��� she smiled, long tresses falling to her slender waist.���I���m going to ask my hairstylist to braid my hair with jasmine tonight and team that look with a saree. It will look really nice then. How I love Indian culture.���
She came here to walk the ramp for the Mai Mumbai ��� Fashion for Relief show last night, proceeds of which are intended to go to 26/11 families. ���I���ve visited the city many times earlier. Mumbai���s all about love and honesty to me, yes, and this was a most unfortunate incident. I felt overwhelmed and had to reach out to families whose members were victims in this attack,��� the oh-so-famous face that graced a million covers said, eyes teary and voice trembling.
She explained the ���honesty��� bit. ���I was here to meet my friend Parmeshwar Godrej and lost a bracelet on my way back to the hotel after a party. My driver went back in search of it later that night. Not only did he find the bracelet, he also gave it back to me. This wouldn���t have been the case in New York. It���s the simplicity of you Mumbaiites which fascinates me.���
She wanted to know, ���What do people in Mumbai like to wear?��� And then said, ���I���ve myself been an admirer of sarees for over 15 years now... it���s a sexy drape.��� Perhaps that���s why she insists on Indian designers being invited to attend her shows around the world. She also likes Indian cuisine. ���Spicy food, curries,��� she smacked her lips. And she���s spiritual, as well. ���I also pray every day. These are common aspects that I share with Indians. They call us West-Indians, may be this is why,��� said Naomi.