Ashley Graham

Ashley Ann Graham is an American model and body positivity advocate who broke barriers as one of the first plus-size models to achieve mainstream supermodel status. Discovered at age 12 in a shopping mall, she signed with Wilhelmina Models and later moved to IMG Models.\n\nGraham made history in 2016 as the first size 16 model to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. She has appeared on the covers of Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Glamour, and Elle, and has walked for Michael Kors, Prabal Gurung, and H&M. Her 2017 TED Talk on body positivity has been viewed millions of times. She authored the book A New Model: What Confidence, Beauty, and Power Really Look Like and hosted America's Next Top Model. She is widely credited with helping shift the fashion industry toward greater size inclusivity.

• •Ashley Graham was discovered at age 12 while shopping at a mall in Omaha, Nebraska.
• •She was the first plus-size model to appear on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 2016.
• •Ashley Graham has her own Barbie doll as part of Barbie's 'Shero' line, which celebrates women who break boundaries.
• •Ashley Graham is an author; her memoir is titled 'A New Model: What Confidence, Beauty, and Power Really Look Like.'