[VIDEO/PICS] 8 Things You'd Never Hear A Victoria's Secret Model Say
Victoria's Secret supermodel Cameron Russell delivered an insightful message on image and beauty at TED Talks.
By Melody Oei — 27 Sep 2013, 05:56 PM — Updated almost 11 years ago
1. "Image is powerful; but also, image is superficial."
Photo illustrates supermodel Cameron Russell modelling with a male, in which she describes she was uncomfortable.
Image via imgur.comCameron Russell, "How we look - though it is superficial and immutable, has a huge impact on our lives."
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3. "I hope what you're seeing is that these pictures are not pictures of me, they are constructions."
A photo illustrating Cameron Russell "today" and next to a photo of herself on Vogue.
Image via imgur.com4. "I got these free things because of how I look, not who I am and there are people paying a cost for how they look and not who they are."
In 2011, over 120,000 black kand Latino kids between 14 and 18 were stopped in New York.
Image via imgur.com5. "The thing that we never say on camera is that, 'I am insecure.'"
Cameron Russell, "The thing that we never say on camera is that, 'I am insecure.'"
Image via brothersoft.com6. "It was difficult to unpack a legacy of gender and racial oppression when I'm one of the biggest beneficiaries."
"It was difficult to unpack a legacy of gender and racial oppression when I'm one of the biggest beneficiaries."
Image via fashionmodeldirectory.com7. "Saying that 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 out of your control...it's not a career path."
"Saying that 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 out of your control...it's not a career path."
Image via imgur.com8. "I hope we all feel more comfortable acknowledging the power of image in our perceived successes and our perceived failures."
"I hope we all feel more comfortable acknowledging the power of image in our perceived successes and our perceived failures."
Image via wallpaperhdrfree.comWatch Cameron Russell's on TED Talks, "Looks aren't everything. Believe me, I'm a model."
Cameron Russell is a supermodel who has walked the runways of designers like Victoria's Secret, Chanel, Prada, Dolce & Gabbana and Versace
The Victoria’s Secret model Cameron Russell wants to shift the media spotlight to “women who really are doing fantastic things.” She recently became known for a TED talk that went viral advising young girls not to pursue modeling.
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Cameron Russell (born June 14, 1987) is an American fashion model. Since beginning her modeling career part-time at the age of 16, Russell has worked with numerous successful photographers including Steven Meisel, Craig McDean, and Nick Knight among others
existentialella.comRussell's mother had a friend who worked at Ford Models agency, and Russell decided to sign with that agency in 2003. She later moved on to DNA Model Management in 2006, switched to Women Management in 2008, and then moved to Elite Model Management in 2011.
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Cameron displayed an interest in politics at an early age, and friends who had worked on the Clinton Presidential election campaign arranged a meeting on June 5, 1998 (when she was 10) with Bill Clinton after he delivered a speech at the MIT.
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