"Looks aren't Everything. Believe me, I'm a Model"

     This is Cameron Russell.  She is a Victoria's Secret model. She also models for all the top designers. She has walked runways all over the world and has been modeling since she was 16 years old - ten years ago.  She has an interesting story to tell.  When she was a young girl she was interested in politics and even had the opportunity to meet Bill Clinton when he was out on the campaign trail.  Then she had a different vision for her life. But as fate would have it, she chose another path, or the another path chose her.  Take a look at her TEDTalk.  She bravely tells her truth about what it means to be a super model and how she really feels about her beauty and the business.

     Stop Playing The Game! is the title of chapter one in my upcoming book Body Belief.   In this chapter I am trying to get people to let go of the outward definition of beauty and really get in touch with something much deeper.  This talk fits in exactly with my thoughts.  We have to end our fixation with external beauty and learn to to see ourselves as more - we are mighty souls having a human experience! We keep forgetting that and instead get caught up in the unrealistic expectations put upon us by this very industry that Cameron is a model for.  They don't see her as a person, she is a live mannequin.  It is refreshing to see her speak, sharing her story, stepping away from runway and being the real person she is! Very cool!

"Looks aren't Everything. Believe me, I'm a Model"

TEDTalk TEDx Mid-Atlantic: 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.