![]() She said: "You have to fight through this." Thank God I listened to her. It was during a terrible time in my life when I’d just moved to New York and was over everybody telling me I was too fat. My mum said my body would change someone’s life one day I was a US size 12 from the age of 12 but I never felt unattractive. I had a bowl haircut, big round glasses and played every sport. ![]() I was always told to be proud of who I was to never try and be less than that. Growing up, there was never a lack of appreciation for our appearance because my mum, two sisters and I all looked similar: we were very big-boned, had very loud voices and were very outspoken. Here, in her own inspirational words, is how she’s achieving it. Ashley Graham is someone who knows what she needs to do in order to make the change – she has to be the change. She is now a speaker, a TV presenter, a writer, a designer and a podcast host, as well as an activist, but her focus has never wavered. Play icon The triangle icon that indicates to playĪnd so she is, unquestionably. So here she is on a Friday morning, fresh from an early workout, with wet hair and a bare face, shifting the air in the room as she enters a health-food café in New York’s West Village. While she is extraordinarily beautiful in photographs, to understand why she is Ashley Graham, you need to get to grips with her compelling physicality and charismatic presence. A trailblazer, ground-breaker, disruptor, provocateur, and, of course, a supermodel: she's a woman who wants to be heard as well as seen, a poster girl for inclusivity who hopes to raise others up even as her own star ascends to the highest.īut this woman changing the shape of fashion has to be seen to be believed. ![]() In case there was any doubt, that's a positive and powerful thing. The supermodel, activist and entrepreneur talks to Avril Mair about the family ties that formed her the motivations that drive her the faith that sustains her and the optimism that can lead us all to greater heights and lasting happiness.Īshley Graham is what happens when we abandon all our beauty ideals. Inspiring, uplifting and empowering, Ashley Graham is changing the shape of fashion, and in doing so, transforming the way women feel about themselves. ![]()
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