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The closest British supermodel Naomi Campbell came to fashion accessories on Monday was a toilet brush and a pair of rubber gloves, as she swapped her stiletto heels for a pair of combat boots at the beginning of a week of community service in New York.

Hiding under a black hat and dark glasses, Campbell ignored a crowd of reporters and television crews as she arrived in a black sport-utility vehicle at the grimy Sanitation Department facility where she is serving her sentence.

The only outfit the runway queen would be modelling during a week of scrubbing -- ordered by a New York court for throwing a cell phone at her maid last year -- was a yellow and orange Sanitation Department vest and face mask.

"She will be sweeping, cleaning, mopping. We have windows that need to be cleaned. We have plenty of work for her to do," said Sanitation Department Deputy Chief Albert Durrell. "If they are dirty, she will be cleaning toilets."

Campbell would be working in the garage, offices, locker rooms and bathrooms at the facility, which lies under an elevated stretch of highway in the shadow of the Manhattan Bridge, Durrell said.

"She hasn't got to the toilets yet, she's still just doing the floors," added Deputy Commissioner Vito Furso.

Campbell was performing her duties inside the facility and well away from the glare of television crews and paparazzi, as ordered by the court.