Naomi Campbell Honors "Beautiful" Godson Harry Brant 2 Years After His Death

On the anniversary of Harry Brant's death, Naomi Campbell looked back at his "bright smile," "amazing intellectual mind" and "natural flare of style." Read her tribute to Stephanie Seymour's late son.

By Elyse Dupre Jan 18, 2023 3:12 PMTags
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Naomi Campbell is paying tribute to her late godson Harry Brant.

On the second anniversary of his passing, the supermodel, 52, shared a moving post on social media honoring the son of friend and fellow runway star Stephanie Seymour.

"My beautiful Godson Harry @harry_brant," Naomi wrote on Instagram Jan. 17 alongside a throwback photo of him giving her a kiss on the cheek, "I think of you today your bright smile amazing intellectual mind and your natural flare of style it's been 2 years..May you be in eternal Peace and know that your godmother misses you."

Harry, whose father is magazine publisher Peter Brantpassed away at the age of 24 in January 2021, with his family telling The New York Times he died of an accidental overdose of prescription drugs.

"We will forever be saddened that his life was cut short by this devastating disease," they noted. "He achieved a lot in his 24 years, but we will never get the chance to see how much more Harry could have done."

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According to the publication, Harry had battled with addiction for years. His parents added that Harry had planned to attend a drug rehabilitation center that year.

After the death of Harry—who in addition to being a model and a socialite contributed to Interview Magazine, one of his father's publications—Naomi expressed her grief on social media.

"HARRY YOU'VE TAKEN PIECE OF MY HEART," she wrote, in part, on Instagram at the time. "WE NEVER JUDGED EACH OTHER, OUR SHIP WAS ALWAYS HONEST, TOO YOUNG . . TO GO."

Back in August, Stephanie marked what would have been Harry's 26th birthday by sharing an old photo of them together on Instagram, writing, "Happy birthday Bebe." Naomi also left a message to her late godson in the comments.

"Happy Birthday @harry_brant," she wrote, "my beautiful godson."

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