I haven't done the profoundly impactful work many TED speakers have. Cameron Russell impactfulprofoundlyspeaker Change image and share on social
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. Cameron Russell akinawesomecareer Change image and share on social
We can't just pay attention to women who look fantastic in a photograph, because there are a lot of people that have fantastic things to say that don't look like 25-year-old white models. Cameron Russell attentionfantasticlot Change image and share on social
When I gave a talk at TEDx, I thought that if I did a good job, the video might go viral. Cameron Russell givegoodjob Change image and share on social
When I first lived in a model apartment... It was two bunk beds to a room, and the bathroom was constantly in use. I was bringing in Lucky Charms cereal, and one day an agent put a stop to that. She said, 'You're making all the girls fat.' They took it off our grocery order. That was the most dramatic thing that happened. Cameron Russell agentapartmentbathroom share on social
In the history of the world, all five mass extinctions have been accompanied by massive climate change, so we are facing an incredibly serious threat. In fact, we are technically in the sixth mass extinction right now, and it is the first mass extinction being attributed to humans. Cameron Russell accompanyattributechange share on social
I've never personally been anorexic. Cameron Russell anorexichavepersonally Change image and share on social
Once you are a model, you do have to fly a million red-eye flights, and you do have to entertain a different client every single day. Cameron Russell clientdayentertain Change image and share on social
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. Cameron Russell centcounthire share on social