Cameron Brink added to her already impressive resume by scoring the cover of Flaunt Magazine.
The L.A. Sparks rookie is profiled in the Gold Standard Issue of the Canadian publication, where she modeled an array of designer pieces from Versace, Alexander Wang and Dolce & Gabbana, just weeks before she suffered a season-ending ACL injury.
“I love to be masculine and feminine, and it depends on the day. There are a lot of days where I embrace that, but there’s also a huge part of me that identifies so much with my femininity,” Brink said in a wide-ranging interview. “I love to wear heels and wear makeup and do my hair. It’s very near and dear to my heart to have that process of getting ready and feeling beautiful and feeling confident.
“That’s honestly a hot topic in the world of basketball and sports, because there are a lot of people who think that women shouldn’t wear makeup when they play basketball or a sport. And you know me, I wear almost a full face. I don’t think I need it, but I love it, and it makes me feel like the best version of myself.”
The shoot featured the 6-foot-3 women’s basketball star striking poses on the beach and leaning against cars, with intimate close-ups adding to the allure.
Brink gave followers a sneak peek of the shoot Monday on Instagram and her WNBA peers hyped her up in the comments.
“DROP DEAD GORGGGGGGG,” Chicago Sky rookie forward Angel Reese commented, adding a heart-eyed emoji.
Throughout the interview, the former Stanford star discussed the lessons she’s learned entering the WNBA and how she has navigated playing professional basketball while pursuing endeavors off the court.
“To be frank, as a female basketball player, our salaries are hard to sustain ourselves, especially for our needs throughout a whole year,” the 22-year-old said. “That’s why endorsements are so important, and that’s why I’m so thankful for every brand I work with because that’s the majority of the money I make. It’s not from my basketball salary.”
After the 2024 WNBA Draft, discussions about the pay gap between WNBA and NBA players heated up, with the salary of Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark, this year’s No. 1 overall pick, sparking major debate.
Amid the salary talks, the WNBA has witnessed a surge in viewership and popularity.
“It’s kind of groundbreaking. It’s just really exciting and honestly unfamiliar for me to have this much attention around women’s sports and women’s basketball, but we embrace it. We hope this momentum continues,” Brink said. “There is a bit of fear, like, will people kind of hop off the bandwagon per se.”
Brink is now on the road to recovery after she suffered an ACL tear in a game against the Connecticut Sun on June 18.
The injury occurred just days after she was named to the USA Basketball 3×3 Women’s National Team, which will compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
Before the injury, the three-time Stanford All-American was averaging 7.5 points, 5.3 rebound and 1.7 assists in her rookie season with Los Angeles.
“I will not be derailed and I will continue to love this life — I’m not defined by basketball, but it is something that I love deeply and I will work everyday to get back to it,” Brink wrote in a statement on social media after the injury.
Brink’s high-fashion shoot with Flaunt wasn’t her first rodeo in the modeling industry.
She was featured in Kim Kardashian’s Skims underwear line campaign in May, along with other WNBA stars Candace Parker, Dijonai Carrington, Kelsey Plum and Skylar Diggins-Smith.
