Ashley Graham Quotes

I am always being asked to gain or lose weight, but I am at a point now where I don’t care anymore. I love my body, I love my super-hourglass shape and I love showing it off.

There is no reason to hide and every reason to flaunt.

For me, I don’t do nip or bush. I won’t do it. And that’s because I talk to numerous young women in high school and I talk to them about owning who they are, and not giving up their sexuality because they have to.

Some styles don’t look good on bigger women.

Don’t let your image, don’t let your size, hold you back. If I had let my hips or my jiggly thighs hold me back or the fact that I’ve got these big heavy breasts, then I would not be where I am today.

I was the first size 14 model to be featured in an ad in the magazine,I was the first size 14 model on the cover!

The SI Swim cover was life changing, not just for myself but for women everywhere who’ve been told they can’t do something because of their size. Body positivity is no longer a side conversation, it’s mainstream.

It’s just amazing to be a part of something that you so strongly agree with.

I feel like we have to have [plus size models] as soon as possible. We’re the norm. We’re the majority.

We are lucky to live in a world made up of so many different kinds of people and I am confident in the direction we are going.

College basketball was one of the hardest, most rewarding experiences of my life. Every single day on the court was a mental and physical challenge.

I might sound like a crazy person, but that’s the way I pump myself up. You know how some people are just like ‘I have to talk about it’? Sometimes I’ll call my husband and we’ll talk about it, sometimes I have to talk to myself in the mirror. So I start talking to myself: ‘You got this. Don’t think of this as Sports Illustrated, just think about this as the best swimsuit campaign you’ve done in your life. And just kill it and own it and don’t put that pressure on yourself.’