First "Plus-Size" Model to Be Featured in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue...

[marylander1940]

First Plus-Size Model to Be Featured in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue

 

When the annual Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit Issue hits newsstands Feb. 9, readers may notice something a little different.

 

Ashley Graham (27) size 14-16 is making history as the first plus-size model to appear in the annual Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue which will feature an ad showing Ashley in a string bikini for Swimsuits for All. The successful model also has a work out video series.

 

She says in a statement: "I know my curves are sexy and I want everyone else to know that theirs are too. There is no reason to hide and every reason to flaunt."

 

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/sports-illustrated-swimsuit-issue-plus-size-model-ashley-graham-2015-2#ixzz3QpcD9cZr

 

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[bigvalboy]

This is a good idea......and surprisingly a little sexy.

[marylander1940]

This is a good idea......and surprisingly a little sexy.

 

The guys in the video are so hot!

[BabyBoomer]

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In particular, this guy!

[+ quoththeraven]

This is a step in the right direction. It's too bad, though, that she's in an ad rather than the editorial spread itself. To my mind, she's sexier and better-looking than many of the skinnier models the magazine will likely feature -- a reaction I know many men who are attracted to women share. Also, Christina Hendricks is another actress/celebrity other than Marilyn Monroe and J Lo who's admired (and sometimes vilified) for her curves.

 

Those guys really are hot, and help sell the video.

[Guest boiworship08]

She really is a pretty gal. Lovely hair and smile.