Ashley Graham (model)

 Graham started modeling when she was twelve years old. [10] In 2001, Graham signed with Wilhelmina Models, after attending an modeling convention.n 2003, she changed to Ford Models. She appeared in YM magazine throughout her early career. Sally Singer, editor of Vogue magazine, featured her in April 2007. She was featured in October 2009 issue Glamour's editorial "These Bodies Are Beautiful at every size" together with other models who are plus-sized, such as Amy Lemons (Kate Dillon Levin), Crystal Renn (Jennie Runk), Jennie Runk, and Anansa SIMS. Graham was prominent in the controversial Lane Bryant TV ads in 2010. The commercial received more than 800,000 views on YouTube and was covered by news outlets such as The Huffington Post and the New York Post. The commercial was featured on Jay Leno's Tonight Show May 31st, 2010 to talk about the controversy. [15][16] Her international designs comprise Prabal Gurung and Michael Kors. She also walked for H&M, Tommy Hilfiger and Rag and Bone. [18][19Graham has appeared in Graham has appeared in numerous Marina Rinaldi campaigns, including Spring/Summer 2012;[20] Fall/Winter 2012 denim,[21and Fall/Winter 2012 sport. Other clients include Addition Elle, Bloomingdale's, Elomi lingerie, Evans, Hanes, Liz Claiborne Macy's, Nordstrom, Simply Be and Target. In the month of December, Graham was featured on two billboards in New York for Lane Bryant. In the course of the year, Graham was named the Full Figured Fashion Week's Model of the Year.In 2013, Graham designed a lingerie collection for Addition Elle, a Canadian plus-sized clothing retailer. She was also on MTV's Made as a mentor for aspiring models. [6] She was featured in the May 2014 issue of Harper's Bazaar prefall collection and beauty editorial. Elle Quebec's June 2014 issue featured her as its cover model. Swimsuitsforall was a plus-size retailer that sells women's swimsuits in 2015 and included Graham in an advertisement in Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Issue. This ad was part the #CurvesInBikinis campaign run by swimsuitsforall. Graham was the first plus-size model to be featured on the Swimsuit Issue pages. Graham was the first plus-size model to appear on the Swimsuit Issue cover in 2016. Graham was the backstage host of Miss USA 2016, Miss Universe 2017 Miss Universe 2017 & Miss Universe 2018. She also served as the official judge of America's Next Top Model, which is a reality show on VH1. In 2016, Graham was a guest on Joe Jonas in DNCE’s video for "Toothbrush." She competed against Superior Donuts ' actor Jermaine Foller in Spike's Lip-Sync Battle 2017. Graham took home the victory with performances of Shawn Mendes's "Treat You Better" and Shania Twain's "That Don't Impress Me Much".In 2017, Graham published a book, A New Model A New Model: What Confidence Beauty, and Power Really appear like. She shares her thoughts about the future of body images and provides a glimpse into her experiences as model. Graham was also included in a nine-episode program called The Ashley Graham Project on Go90. [33]