Cameron Russell Quotes

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Cameron Russell

Profession : Model

Birth : June 14, 1987

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

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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.

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I was bullied at school.

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

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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.

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The rise of the Internet and the camera phone have started to change what stories are accessible.

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

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

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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!'

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

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

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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

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

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