“Mom often said to me, "I know if you look good, you get special treatment." And then she went a step further:… — Ashley Graham Copy Share Image
I've lived the torment of the names. I've lived the torment of boyfriends breaking up with me because they were afraid I… — Ashley Graham Copy Share Image
Basketball really is a metaphor for life - the intangible skills I have learned on the court, have helped shape the person… — Ashley Graham Copy Share Image
I just don't live my life in a world where I am not feeling my best, and feeling my best is feeling… — Ashley Graham Copy Share Image
College basketball was one of the hardest, most rewarding experiences of my life. Every single day on the court was a mental… — Ashley Graham Copy Share Image
Basketball, and the people I have met through the game have far and away had the largest impact on my life. Almost… — Ashley Graham Copy Share Image
I don't think guys judge curvy women as much as women do. It shocks me how catty some women can be. In… — Ashley Graham Copy Share Image
Words have power, and if you are going to use your words negatively, then that is exactly what is going to happen… — Ashley Graham Copy Share Image
The sum total of what I learned about African American culture in school was Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and the… — Ashley Graham Copy Share Image
“The bond between food and me is like other relationships in my life: complicated, evolving, demanding, and in need of constant work.… — Ashley Graham Copy Share Image
“No matter how beautiful or not one is perceived to be, the true beauty we all possess is found on the inside.… — Ashley Graham Copy Share Image
The really hard moment was when my dad said, 'Honey, if an agent is telling you to lose weight, then maybe you… — Ashley Graham Copy Share Image
Words have power. The things that you say to yourself as a parent - the things that you say maybe even just… — Ashley Graham Copy Share Image
The SI Swim cover was life changing, not just for myself but for women everywhere who've been told they can't do something… — Ashley Graham Copy Share Image
There's something to be said about just being vulnerable. Every woman has gone through something in her life that has been an… — Ashley Graham Copy Share Image
I think that when you use the word 'plus-size,' you're putting all these women in a category: 'You don't eat well.' 'You don't work… — Ashley Graham Copy Share
People would do the sound of a truck backing up - beeeep, beeeep - as I was sitting down. — Ashley Graham Copy Share
I've lived the torment of the names. I've lived the torment of boyfriends breaking up with me because they were afraid I was going… — Ashley Graham Copy Share
I wasn't put on the cover of Sports Illustrated as a plus-size model, I was put on the cover of Sports Illustrated as a… — Ashley Graham Copy Share
“You are good enough to make whatever you want to achieve possible. You just need to find your talent and passion, then put a… — Ashley Graham Copy Share
'A New Model' is saying that women should be confident in who they are and that they can be their own role models. — Ashley Graham Copy Share
For me, wearing lingerie isn't about anyone else but me. If I dressed for others I would be a miserable person. — Ashley Graham Copy Share
I felt free once I realized I was never going to fit the narrow mold society wanted me to fit in. — Ashley Graham Copy Share
People want to know that there's someone else out there that looks like them. — Ashley Graham Copy Share
When you're given an 'SI' cover, and you take advantage of it, you can conquer the world. Look at Chrissy Teigen. Look at Tyra… — Ashley Graham Copy Share
Eventually, I joined a church. I didn't go there to find a boyfriend; I truly wasn't looking for anyone other than the person I… — Ashley Graham Copy Share
I always say wear what makes you feel most confident, and confidence doesn't always come over night. — Ashley Graham Copy Share
If a plus-size woman is not represented in fashion or on TV, what the hell are we doing? — Ashley Graham Copy Share
