By eighteen years old, Cameron Russell earned more money than her mother had in her entire life. It’s a lot easier to succeed when you’re beautiful. A supermodel for nearly two decades, Cameron reflects on the real impact of romanticising and monetising female beauty. She charts hundreds of small humiliations: getting her period in a white bikini, the photographer who asks her to undress in front of everyone, people joking “you’re legal now”. But Cameron knows she is as much an accomplice as she is a victim. This is her attempt at making sense of the realities behind an industry that exploits millions and makes trillions.
