Quotes from Cameron Russell

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

Statistics show that diversity in the media is pretty dismal. Critical voices from women and people of color are missing from many important conversations.

I was bullied at school.

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

Image is powerful, but image is also superficial.

I've never personally been anorexic.

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

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.

Modelling is an incredible platform.

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

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

I hope we all feel more comfortable acknowledging the power of image in our perceived successes and our perceived failures.

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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.

I haven't done the profoundly impactful work many TED speakers have.

I do get free stuff.

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.

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.

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!'