This TedTalk was given on January 16th, 2013. Cameron Russell, a widely known American model is the rhetor of this TedTalk. Cameron started her modeling career at a very young age, and while her success in her career does not go unnoticed, she reveals the heavy truth behind the life of a model. Cameron’s initial intent is to persuade her audience into understanding that appearance is not all that there is to achieve success in your life.
By acknowledging her own personal insecurities during her talk, she gives her audience a greater sense that just because she meets the requirements of what the media believes to be “attractive,” it does not mean she is satisfied with her career as a model. Cameron opens up about the harsh pressure she was under by the industry she modeled for, and how it shaped her perspective on the true definition of beauty.
“If there’s a takeaway from this talk I hope its that we all feel more comfortable acknowledging the power of image in our perceived successes and our perceived failures.” (Russell, 2013).