Naomi Campbell has been more concerned with optics and 'controlling the media narrative' as she fights to overturn her ban from serving as a charity trustee, a tribunal heard. The supermodel, 56, has claimed she was deceived by Fashion For Relief co-trustee Bianka Hellmich, whom she alleges forged her signature and falsely presented herself as a specialist charity lawyer.But Faisel Sadiq, for watchdog the Charity Commission, accused Ms Campbell of caring more about her appearance in the media than 'honesty and accuracy'.He told the London hearing on Thursday that Ms Campbell had delegated 'a whole raft of functions' to Ms Hellmich and did not supervise her in that, which was a 'failure'.He said: 'At no point in her evidence, even when I pressed her on the extent to which she had failed the charity, was she willing to accept that she had in any way, shape or form failed the charity.'Mr Sadiq said it was difficult to get a straight answer from the supermodel during her evidence and told the panel: 'I invite you to find that Ms Campbell was an entirely unreliable witness.''I respectfully say that in giving her evidence, rather than focusing on honesty and accuracy, her focus was on controlling the media narrative,' Mr Sadiq said.He said the supermodel was not 'actively dishonest' but had 'said a number of things that simply were not true'. Naomi Campbell has been more concerned with optics and 'controlling the media narrative' as she fights to overturn her ban from serving as a charity trustee, a tribunal heard on Thursday. Pictured: Ms Campbell walked the runway at Fashion for Relief Cannes in 2018 A watchdog said she is 'fundamentally unfit and unsuitable' to have a roll in the charity. Pictured: The supermodel outside the tribunal centre in London on TuesdayMr Sadiq added that the commission is not seeking to disqualify Ms Campbell from making donations to charity.'All we are asking to do is to stop her having a role that we say she has demonstrated time and again, in her evidence, she is fundamentally unfit and unsuitable to do,' Mr Sadiq said.He added: 'There is a real risk here that Ms Campbell will repeat her failures going forward.'Ms Campbell was disqualified from being a charity trustee for five years in 2024 after the charity regulator found serious mismanagement of funds at Fashion For Relief, which she founded.This included using charity funds to pay for her stay at a five-star hotel in Cannes, France, as well as spa treatments, room service and cigarettes.The tribunal has previously heard allegations from Campbell's legal team that Hellmich received hundreds of thousands of pounds from charity funds over a number of years.Ms Campbell's lawyers argue that Hellmich held herself out as an experienced legal professional and advised the model that she could adopt a limited, figurehead role focused on fundraising while others dealt with regulatory and financial matters.Former trustee Bianka Hellmich received a nine-year ban, while Veronica Chou was disqualified for four years. Defending Ms Campbell, Andrew Westwood KC argued she 'had legitimate reason to believe' Ms Hellmich 'possessed the necessary expertise, skill and prudence to manage the financial, legal and regulatory aspects of the charity'.In written submissions, Mr Sadiq said: 'The misconduct and/or mismanagement arose as a consequence of Ms Campbell having completely abdicated or neglected all of her duties to the charity.' Ms Campbell, 56, has claimed she was deceived by trustee Bianka Hellmich, whom she alleges forged her signature and falsely presented herself as a specialist charity lawyerMr Westwood refuted these claims, saying: 'Ms Campbell's case is that this is not fair or accurate.'He cited Ms Campbell's evidence to the hearing on Tuesday, when she said she worked very hard for the charity, which was registered in the UK in 2015 and closed in 2024, travelling all over the world and having regular meetings in her role as a trustee.'These are not the actions of someone who has "totally abdicated responsibility",' Mr Westwood said.He said Ms Campbell has always insisted she would have covered her expenditure herself if she had known charity funds were being used.'In fact, she used very substantial sums of her own money to further the objectives of the charity,' Mr Westwood added.The tribunal has heard the supermodel believed her hotel stay in Cannes was being covered by a friend and charity donor, Fernando Sulichin.The forgery and fraud alleged against Ms Hellmich has been referred to the police by Ms Campbell's team and by the Charity Commission, the tribunal has heard.The hearing concluded on Thursday afternoon and the panel reserved its judgment to a later date.