Ashley Graham is officially the first plus-size model to be featured on the front cover of the swimsuit issue of Sports Illustrated. This cover has inspired women all over the world, and her words are doing the same.
“I was never going to be perfect enough for an industry that defines perfection from the outside and that’s okay. Rolls, curves, cellulite, all of it – I love every part of me.”
“I had to learn to reclaim my body as my own, and in reclaiming my body as my own, I understood as a woman that I had a greater purpose to redefine feminine beauty.”
“It’s not just about conforming to a certain type of beauty, it’s about being who you are and embracing yourself through fashion, through clothes, through art.”
“I want women to understand is that it’s not about wanting something else; it’s about being self-assured about your size and also just loving your body. I don’t promote obesity, I don’t promote bulimia or anorexia; I promote health at every single size.”
“I know my curves are sexy and I want everyone else to know that theirs are too. There is no reason to hide and every reason to flaunt.”