A New Model What Confidence Beauty and Power Really Look Like

A New Model : What Confidence, Beauty, and Power Really Look Like
ISBN: 9780062667946
Publication Date: 9 May 2017

Ashley Graham was first discovered at age 12 in a shopping mall in Nebraska, and a year later she signed a contract with an international modeling agency. Since then, she has gone on to grace the covers of Cosmopolitan, Maxim, and Sports Illustrated, is the face for H&;M Studio, a new judge for America's Next Top Model, and so much more.

She is a talented women, but what makes her stand out to not only those in the fashion industry but to women all around the world is that she has done all of this with the label plus-size. In fact, Ashley Graham is the first plus-size model to ever be featured and be on the cover of Sports Illustrated's famous swimsuit edition. Graham is the voice for the body positivity movement today and a role model for women everywhere.

In this collection of essays, Graham will share her perspective on how ideas around body image are evolving, how they aren't, the fun of the fashion world, the torture, her life before modeling, and her own path to accepting her size despite her industry telling her that she'd only go so far.

About the Author

Ashley Graham is a world-renowned model who has been featured in Vogue, Glamour, Elle UK, Style Magazine, Harper's Bazaar, Sports Illustrated, and many other publications. She is a body activist who speaks out about body positivity and self-acceptance, particularly for women. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.