Early life and education

Cameron was born in Jupiter, Florida to parents Jeff Cameron and Andrea Hermann
Cameron; his mother works as a realtor in South Florida. Cameron is the eldest of
three sons.[3] During the Great Recession, the family suffered economically,
resulting in them losing their home and Cameron's parents divorcing.[4][5]

Cameron attended Wake Forest University, where he was the backup quarterback for
the Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team. After graduating with his bachelor's
degree, Cameron enrolled in the Florida Atlantic University College of Business and
received a Master of Business Administration degree in 2018.[6] Cameron had
initially planned to play football professionally and had been signed as an
undrafted free agent by the Baltimore Ravens, but was forced to end his football
career after a shoulder injury.[3][7]
Career

Cameron began his career as a model while a college student, after having been
discovered through Instagram.[8] He ultimately went on to sign modeling contracts
with Soul Artist Management in New York City and Next Management Miami.[9][10]

In 2019, Cameron was cast in season fifteen of The Bachelorette, starring former
Miss Alabama USA Hannah Brown. Filming took place throughout the spring of 2019,
and Cameron was later revealed as a contestant by the American Broadcasting Company
(ABC) on May 7, 2019.[11] Cameron went on to place as the runner-up, being
eliminated by Brown during the finale episode, aired on July 30, 2019 and filmed in
Crete. During the reunion aired the same night, Brown revealed that she had broken
up with winner Jed Wyatt after it arose that he was in a relationship with another
woman just prior to and during filming. Brown then asked Cameron on a date, to
which he accepted, although they ultimately did not end up resuming their
relationship.[12][13][14] During his tenure on the show, Cameron received
widespread media attention for his multiple feminist statements, and for often
coming to the defense of Brown after she