Cameron Russell

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

“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.”

“Usually, TED only invites the most accomplished and famous people in the world to give talks.”

“Hard work is not why I have been successful as a model.”

“At the Big Bad Lab, we build participatory art and media platforms for causes, communities and organizations we care about.”

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

“I do get free stuff.”

“I do have too many eight-inch heels which I never get to wear.”

“I work hard, but my modeling career gives my views undeserved attention.”

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

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

“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.”

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

“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.”

“We can't just pay attention to women who look fantastic in a photograph, because there are a lot of people that have fantastic things to say that don't look like 25-year-old white models.”

“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.”

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