Cameron Russell

“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.”

“I've never personally been anorexic.”

“Lately I've been feeling like 50 percent of the great content I read comes from Twitter conversations.”

“One of the biggest issues for me is campaign finance reform.”

“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!”

“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.”

“Like many young people, I believe I have potential to make a positive impact in the world.”

“I'm a dork!”

“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.”

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

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

“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.”

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

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

“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!'”

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

“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.”

“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.”

“I don't think fashion is evil.”

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