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Cameron Russell OPR

Claudette Morales

E3 Civic High School

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In Cameron Russell’s Ted Talk, “Look aren’t everything, believe me I’m a model.’’

Russell addresses to the audience that looks are typically defined in the modeling industry and if

you don’t fit the stereotypical model you’re automatically a fish out of water. Throughout the

video Russell uses Ethos, Pathos, and Logos to try and convey her message that looks don’t

matter, even though they do.

​“We want a walking shot," this leg goes first, nice and long, this arm goes back, this arm

Goes forward, the head is at three quarters, and you just go back and forth” (Russell). Russell

apply’s ethos to demonstrate what 10 years in the modeling industry looks like by showing the

audience what a walking pose is. Russell has a deeper understanding of how one should present

themselves to the world, especially to the ones whose expectations on a model is on high

demand. Using logos Russell addresses that people from different backgrounds and ethnicities

are not being represented in the modeling industry. Russell emphasizes that her image benefits

her by receiving free things or getting away with things. She uses pathos to heighten people's

emotions to tell then that they are fortunate to look the way they do.

Russell's main claim is that having a pretty face and being white has many benefits, privilege

being one of them. Looks do define you know matter what says and looks clearly do matter in an

industry where being perfect is an essential quality. Russell uses Ethos, Pathos, and Logos to

project her message that a person shouldn’t be defined by their looks, but their actions.
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References

Russell, C. (October 2012). C​ameron Russell: Looks aren’t everything. Believe me, I’m a model.

[Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.ted.com/talks/cameron_russell_looks_aren_t_

everything_believe_me_i_m_a_model?language=en.