Cameron Russell Quotes

When I gave a talk at TEDx, I thought that if I did a good job, the video might go viral.

I have no idea what advantages I truly get, but I know people talk to me and give me time of day because they like how I look.

When I was 16, I definitely burned a couple of bridges by saying, ‘I won‘t do this!’ I was not diplomatic about it. I came to a fitting and was like, ‘I don’t wear fur; cancel this show!’

I do get free stuff.

A ton of little girls I talk to, they want to be actresses or singers or models.

I’ve had a few conversations with people who are horrified: who tell me my work is demeaning, is sexist, is negative.

My favorite outfit is baggy black corduroy pants and a baggy T-shirt.

Modelling is an incredible platform.

My last two years of high school, I think I went to Burger King every day for lunch.

Modelling is no better or worse than many other professions, but it is more obvious, more accessible.

For the past few centuries, we have defined beauty as tall, slender figures, femininity and white skin.

Having a couple really great basics makes it easy to dress well every day.

My first day of high school, I wore brown boys’ corduroys that my mom had sewn Sesame Street elastic into – they were my coolest pants – and a lime green Patagonia fleece that my mom found at Goodwill. I loved fleece.

If someone has the opportunity to become a model, I would say, ‘Do it.’

Sometimes, great collaboration is hard to nurture online, so doing so offline is the way to go.

Mass media wants bright lights. Mass media wants crazy clothes.

When you‘re looking through a magazine, you’d think every single person‘s a different person, but every third girl is actually the same girl in a different outfit and makeup.

Modeling is one of the few professions where women out-earn men, and that’s because we’re more valuable objects and ornaments.

Saying you want to be a model when you grow up is akin to saying you want to win the Powerball when you grow up. It’s awesome, and it’s out of your control, and it’s not a career path.

I’m a dork!

I always wanted to become president! When I was a kid, I was obsessed with politics.

My mum never told me that I was beautiful when I was a kid – and I didn’t read magazines or watch MTV, so I had no real consciousness about it all.

If I ever had needed to put together a CV, it would be quite short. Like many young people, I’d highlight my desire to work hard.

I’ve never personally been anorexic.

Image is powerful, but image is also superficial.

One of the biggest issues for me is campaign finance reform.

I usually decide what to wear in the morning, but sometimes, I’ll have a favorite coat or sweater or shoes, and I’ll wear them everyday for a week!

I am insecure… because I have to think about what I look like every day.

In 2007, a very inspired New York University Ph.D. student counted all the models on the runway, every single one that was hired, and of the 677 models that were hired, only 27, or less than four per cent, were non-white.

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