Name: Looks aren't everything. Believe me, I'm a model.
Uploaded: 2013-01-16T16:05:54Z
Duration: 9 min 20 s
Description: Cameron Russell admits she won "a genetic lottery": she's tall, pretty and an underwear model. But don't judge her by her looks. In this fearless talk, she takes a wry look at the industry that had her looking highly seductive at barely 16 years old.

Cameron Russell admits she won "a genetic lottery": she's tall, pretty and an underwear model. But don't judge her by her looks. In this fearless talk, she takes a wry look at the industry that had her looking highly seductive at barely 16 years old.

Cameron Russell: Looks aren't everything. Believe me, I'm a model.

Looks aren't everything. Believe me, I'm a model.

Cameron Russell exposes the superficial allure of modeling, revealing its reliance on a 'genetic lottery' and racial legacy.

With less than 4% of runway models being non-white in 2007, Russell highlights the fashion industry's glaring diversity issue.

Russell urges young girls to aspire beyond modeling, advocating for ambitious careers like presidency or groundbreaking inventors.