New Delhi: Supermodel Naomi Campbell has been left red-faced after she mistakenly congratulated the disease malaria for winning the Nobel Peace Prize.
Campbell’s tweet congratulating “malaria” for winning the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize has gone viral on social media. Campbell’s tweet was meant for Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai, but the message backfired when she wrote the word “malaria” instead of Malala.
“Congratulations malaria on your #noblepeaceprize #2014 #Respect #joy #ithalljuststarted ?? http://instagram.com/p/t_-Tjlo5nw/” she wrote in the tweet.
According to the report, Campbell had originally posted the message on her Instagram Saturday, but it also automatically went to her Twitter account
The tweet drew a mixture of amusement and sympathy from other Twitter users.
Donna White: @sophie_gadd There’s some things you just have to spellcheck before you click submit! #socialmedia #PR.
Lastcyberpunk: @NaomiCampbell that’s a helluva autocorrect mistake, Naomi.
StraightBat1: @NaomiCampbell yay for malaria.
“Naomi Campbell calls Malala, malaria. Maybe because she comes from the SWAT region in Pak,” tweeted @ajith27.
“Malaria gets Peace prize and Elephantiasis becomes endangered pachyderm,” wrote @nirvana74v.
Another tweet by @TheAzzo read: “Malaria is now trending in London. Naomi Campbell is going to start a mosquito-related panic.”
Campbell’s offending tweet, which was still on the site more than seven hours after being posted, also included a link to an Instagram picture of the women’s education campaigner.
Campbell later returned to the social networking site to apologise, claiming her iPhone’s autocorrect facility was to blame. “Darlings my iPhone and I are at odds it seems I type a word it seems to spit out another, forgive me…â€
Malala Yousafzai shared the prize with Kailash Satyarthi from India, who campaigns against the exploitation of children.
Malala was shot in the head by militants as punishment for a high-profile campaign to encourage girls to go to school.
She made a remarkable recovery and has become an international campaigner for girls’ education.