Cameron Russell
Cameron Russell
Cameron Russell is an American fashion model...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionModel
Date of Birth14 June 1987
CityBoston, MA
CountryUnited States of America
good
Even if I did give a good talk, is what I have to say more important and interesting than what Colin Powell said?
fixed
Fashion is capitalism, and it will be fixed by what the market demands.
art bad build platforms
At the Big Bad Lab, we build participatory art and media platforms for causes, communities and organizations we care about.
outfit single third
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.
hard work
Hard work is not why I have been successful as a model.
agent bathroom beds bringing bunk charms constantly dramatic girls grocery lived model stop took
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.
I am insecure... because I have to think about what I look like every day.
modelling
Modelling is no better or worse than many other professions, but it is more obvious, more accessible.
few men objects valuable women
Modeling is one of the few professions where women out-earn men, and that's because we're more valuable objects and ornaments.
brown coolest elastic found high lime mom pants sesame street wore
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.
became model won
The real way I became a model is I won a genetic lottery, and I became the recipient of a legacy.
barrier hard work
The barrier to entry, to being a model, is not hard work. You don't need a degree. You don't need to win an award. It's just about how you look.
engagement level maintain variation
It's going to sound ridiculous, but knowing how to pose, how to maintain a level of engagement and variation for a day of shooting, is actually a skill.
burned came cancel definitely diplomatic fitting wear
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!'