Cameron Russell Quotes

American - Model Born: June 14, 1987

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

Little Girls, Talk, Want, Little, Ton

Women are often worried about how they look, and that's not superficial. We know that our appearance has nothing to do with how smart, creative, or hardworking we are, but it plays powerfully into what society decides we are worth. Cameron Russell

Women, Smart, Look, Society, Creative

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

School, Day, King, Lunch, Think, Burger

If you are ever wondering, 'If I have thinner thighs and shinier hair will I be happier?' you just need to meet a group of models because they have the thinnest thighs and the shiniest hair and the coolest clothes and they're the most physically insecure women on the planet. Cameron Russell

Women, Hair, You, Clothes, Meet, Group

My style is definitely not ladylike - frills and bows kinda scare me - but I like the military look because I love that olive green khaki color. Cameron Russell

Love, Style, Me, Green, Look, Color

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

Path, Win, Saying, You, Grow, Control

The real way I became a model is I won a genetic lottery, and I became the recipient of a legacy. Cameron Russell

Legacy, Way, Lottery, Real, Model, Won

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. Cameron Russell

Beautiful, Me, Never, Watch, Real, Kid

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

Day, Fat, You, Lucky, She, Stop

I'm not promoting anything totally unhealthy because I'm not unhealthy. But I am promoting an ideal that's not attainable, and for that I have to feel guilty. I have to assume some blame for that. Cameron Russell

I Am, Blame, Feel, Guilty, Some, Because

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

Crazy, Clothes, Media, Lights, Bright

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

Good, Thought, Job, Talk, Go, Good Job

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. Cameron Russell

Work, Together, People, Work Hard, Short

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! Cameron Russell

Morning, Shoes, Sometimes, Week, Wear

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

Dress, Day, Great, Every Day, Easy, Well

I think it's cooler when girls have favorite pieces of clothing rather than an entirely new wardrobe every few months. Cameron Russell

Think, New, Clothing, Than, Favorite

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

Beauty, Past, White, Skin, Tall, Few

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. Cameron Russell

Time, Day, Me, People, Look, Know

I work hard, but my modeling career gives my views undeserved attention. Cameron Russell

Work, Modeling, Work Hard, Attention

You can be anything. You could be the President of the United States or the inventor of the next Internet or a ninja cardio-thoracic surgeon poet, which would be awesome because you would be the first one. Cameron Russell

Internet, You, President, Surgeon, Next

Becoming a model was very counter-culture for my background, which is hyper-liberal, academic and feminist. Cameron Russell

Background, Model, Academic, Very, Which

Even if I did give a good talk, is what I have to say more important and interesting than what Colin Powell said? Cameron Russell

Good, Interesting, Important, Talk, Say

Hard work is not why I have been successful as a model. Cameron Russell

Work, Hard Work, Hard, Why, Successful

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

New York, Student, New, Single, Only

I do have too many eight-inch heels which I never get to wear. Cameron Russell

Never, Wear, Get, Heels, Many, Too

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

I Am, Day, Look, Think, Every Day, Like

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