Naomi's the carnival queen

Supermodel Naomi Campbell joined revellers for the final night of the Rio de Janeiro carnival.

Wearing a blue and yellow costume, complete with head-dress, the 34-year-old model joined in as the Sambodrome Carnival started with the Caprichosos samba school singing "It's carnival, let's get together, refresh the memories and see the buttocks bare".

City authorities said 770,000 tourists, about 20 per cent of whom came from overseas, were visiting the Brazilian city for the annual jamboree.

Campbell was watched by the country's most famous model, Gisele Bundchen, as the carnival ran late into the night.