Plus Size Model Graces Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition For First Time
- 9 years ago
This year’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue will be a history making one, as a plus size model will for the first time be gracing the pages of the publication.
This year’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue will be a history-making one, as a plus size model will for the first time be gracing the pages of the publication.
Ashley Graham, a 27-year-old, size 16 woman will be featured in an ad for the online retailer swimsuitsforall.
In the spread she wears a black bikini designed by the brand.
Graham has previously appeared in Glamour, Elle, and Harper’s Bazaar, but a lot of the press she’s been getting lately has to do with her public criticisms of society’s general attitudes toward women’s bodies.
Just weeks ago she expressed her frustrations to Net-a-Porter.com’s The Edit.
Of particular concern was the tendency to refer to Jennifer Lawrence as ‘curvy’.
Said Graham, "Jennifer Lawrence is the media’s poster girl for curves — she’s tiny. There needs to be more education in
This year’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue will be a history-making one, as a plus size model will for the first time be gracing the pages of the publication.
Ashley Graham, a 27-year-old, size 16 woman will be featured in an ad for the online retailer swimsuitsforall.
In the spread she wears a black bikini designed by the brand.
Graham has previously appeared in Glamour, Elle, and Harper’s Bazaar, but a lot of the press she’s been getting lately has to do with her public criticisms of society’s general attitudes toward women’s bodies.
Just weeks ago she expressed her frustrations to Net-a-Porter.com’s The Edit.
Of particular concern was the tendency to refer to Jennifer Lawrence as ‘curvy’.
Said Graham, "Jennifer Lawrence is the media’s poster girl for curves — she’s tiny. There needs to be more education in