Ashley Graham - "plus sized" Sports Illustrated cover

[LadyLouboutin08]

^ I was just about type that. I don't look at Ashely for body inspiriation either but for the size 22 woman looking to lose weight and get healthier she def serves an inspiration, and I think that's great. Getting down to a size 4 may seem impossible but Ashley's body is def more ideal/realistic for some women, it's not hard to understand, tbh. You can't still love and embrace your current state while still wanting to make improvement and get healthier, etc.

 

[lanasyogamama]

But you can see how a woman who is perhaps bigger or her size may find her inspirational right?

That's a good point. Thanks for posting. It's easy to get caught up in your own perspective.

 

[Sasha2012]

She was the first ever plus-size model to land the cover of the highly-coveted Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue.

So it's no wonder Ashley Graham decided to create her own swimwear line, Swimsuits For All, and took to Instagram on Thursday to drum up attention for the collection.

The 29-year-old model flaunted every inch of her eye-popping figure in a plunging fishnet bathing suit while posing poolside in a sultry photo shoot. Later, she changed into a black-and-white one piece.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...y-display-fishnet-swimsuit.html#ixzz4cHgLnN8T

 

[stylemepretty]

I still don't understand how she's a top model.

 

[Docjeun]

Get in line.....

I just saw a comment about her on another site that is showing these pictures,......"Hurray!!! I've got the thighs of a super model!! WooHoo! I'm still laughing at who ever posted it. lol

 

[White Orchid]

I still don't understand how she's a top model.

I'll second that. I doubt she'd make it in Europe.

And that one photo with her leg hoisted in the air with ingrown pubes protruding - just lovely.

 

[bag-princess]

wow - when you see really real untouched pics of these people it is amazing!

 

[mrskolar09]

I'm a little jealous of her, tbh. I'm plus sized and curvy too, but carry my extra weight so much differently than she does. I'm also a good bit shorter, lol. I wear swimsuits, but they are one piece and offer a lot more coverage.

It's not as if she's going out there saying, 'everyone should look like me and I'm the ideal body shape'.
She's just representing a high percentage of women who are larger than most of the models presented to us. We know we're not the poster children for perfect health, but why do we not have the right to look and feel beautiful too?

If it bothers you that much to see, then don't look.

 

[Tivo]

What stands out most to me is her total comfort in her own body.

 

[Rouge H]

Plus size do have every right to look and feel beautiful and I stand behind every women small, medium or large modeling in a classy tasteful way that doesn't distract from you but rather enhances you. I'm sorry I'd rather not look at some of her recent shots including the one where she needs a bit of private area waxing.

 

[summer2815]

What stands out most to me is her total comfort in her own body.

I wish I had that confidence she just exudes. Makes her even more beautiful.

 

[mrskolar09]

+1!

She owns the way she looks, flaws and all

 

[arnott]

Plus size do have every right to look and feel beautiful and I stand behind every women small, medium or large modeling in a classy tasteful way that doesn't distract from you but rather enhances you. I'm sorry I'd rather not look at some of her recent shots including the one where she needs a bit of private area waxing.

Where? If you're talking about the one with her leg in the air, I don't see anything?

 

[berrydiva]

Where? If you're talking about the one with her leg in the air, I don't see anything?

I don't either....she looks waxed to me.

 

[berrydiva]

What's hilarious about this thread is that when you go into the fitness sub-forum, there are a lot of threads about many women asking how to get rid of cellulite. So I don't understand how she's so difficult to look at when it seems so many women here have cellulite themselves.