Supermodel Naomi Campbell will celebrate her 40th birthday in style — with a lavish party on the French Riviera thrown by her billionaire Russian boyfriend, Vladimir Doronin. He’s planning “the party of the year” for the fiery beauty, who recently said she thought she’d be dead by 40, to coincide with the Cannes Film Festival in May.
Sources say Doronin will spend millions to mark the milestone with Campbell’s glamorous fashion friends, as well as Hollywood stars in town for the festival.
“Naomi’s birthday is going to be as lavish as other recent big celebrity 40th birthdays, such as Sean Combs, Jay-Z and Simon Cowell. Invites are already being sent out and people are expected to jet in from New York, London and Moscow,” said our source.
“Vladimir is planning and paying for the whole event, which is slated for May 22 in or near Cannes. There will be a series of events for Naomi leading up to the big party at a secret location, which is believed to be on a super-yacht.”
The party will also be poignant because Doronin — who is sometimes called “The Donald Trump of Moscow” — and Campbell met at the 2008 Cannes fest at a party held on a yacht moored off St. Tropez.
In a recent interview, Campbell said her 40th is a landmark birthday because she’s battled so many problems, including low self-esteem and alcohol. She said, “I thought I’d never actually make this birthday. I’ve had times when it was hard for me to look at myself in the mirror, because I didn’t really like who I was . . . Anger wasn’t the only one of my issues — I have lots of them. I had to get clean and stay in the AA program. I understand what keeps me on the right path.”
Campbell’s rep, noting that the model is in Russia, declined to comment.