Ashley Graham is bringing a whole new perspective to the world ofmodeling.
The beauty bombshell also uses her recognition for good, making sure young girls know how beautiful they are.
So let’s take a closer look at Graham’s life and her stunning transformation throughout the years.
As the article shared, men began making sexual advances towards Graham when she was just 14 years old.
She was badly bullied in high school
High school was not easy for Ashley Graham, either.
She had to deal with a lot ofbullyingfrom girls in school.
And I’m afraid you’re going to be as fat as my mom."
Being on her own, she experimented with drugs and alcohol.
This income went towards Graham’s partying, “from $2,500 bar tabs to retail therapy.”
The model’s mom encouraged her to change her attitude about the situation.
This ended up being the perfect solution for Graham.
She would stand in front of the mirror and repeat to herself, “I love you.
You are beautiful.”
I started focusing what I was doing, how I was impacting my own career…. And boom!
I started excelling in my career.
I knew whatever I wanted, I could have."
As she shared duringan interview withGlamour, one previous boyfriend had a drinking problem and was abusive.
When Graham first met her husband, Justin Ervin, he wasn’t what she expected.
But her perception of Ervin changed over time.
They began dating and decided not to have sex before marriage.
But we’d go to late movies or take walks through the city together.
We had a spot on 14th Street and Seventh Avenue where we loved to sit and chat."
As reported byBridesmagazine, the two married in 2009 when Graham was 22 years old.
During an interviewwithVogue, Mina White, Graham’s manager, spoke to this disadvantage for her client.
Duringa Tedx Talkin 2015, Graham did not hold back in her story.
Graham has since done what she could to make a difference.
The 28-year-old at the time was the first plus-size model to grace the magazine spread.
This accomplishment did not go unnoticed by Graham, who was quite nervous for the shoot.
How did she handle the nerves?
As shedescribed toElle, it’s all about talking to herself.
She shared, “My thing really, truly is affirmations talking to myself.
And just kill it and own it and don’t put that pressure on yourself.'”
She gave herself a goal and made that her focus.
She continued, “This is mySports Illustratedmoment.
And I don’t want women to hold themselves back.”
