Imodeli egobileyo Ashley Graham ikhanya ngo-Oktobha 2016 uqweqwe lwe-ELLE Canada. Ifotwe ngu UMax Abadian , Imodeli ye-Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue inxibe i-sequin edibeneyo yokugqoka kunye nengubo yekamela kunye ne-H & M Studio hat. Ngaphakathi kwimagazini, uAshley ubonisa intsebenziswano yakhe ye-Addition Elle yempahla yangaphantsi phakathi koyilo lweVivienne Westwood, uJimmy Choo, Calvin Klein Collection kunye nokunye. Stylist Juliana Schiavinatto ukhetha umxube weedyasi zoboya, iimbadada ezinemitya kunye neelokhwe zolu phawu.
Kudliwano-ndlebe lwakhe, uAshley uthetha ngendlela awafumana ngayo ukuzithemba ngomzimba wakhe. “Ekukhuleni kwam, umama wayesoloko endixelela ukuba ndikrelekrele nangona kwakusithiwa ndisisimumu esikolweni ngenxa yokuba ndinedyslexia. Kwakhona ndandiyintombazana enkulu edlala imidlalo nesitya kakuhle, yaye wayedla ngokundixelela ukuba ‘Uphilile yaye usempilweni.’ Ngelo xesha ndandingakhuselekanga ngokugqithiseleyo, kodwa kwandinceda ukuva amazwi akhe. Emva koko ndafudukela eNew York [ukumodela] kwaye ndafumana itoni yobunzima kuba ndandingasebenzi ngaphandle okanye ndingatyi ngokufanelekileyo. Ndandimcaphukela umfazi endandinguye kuba ndandingaziva kakuhle kwelam icala. Ndandingubukhulu be-18 kwaye ndandijonge ukuqinisekiswa kunye nokuqwalaselwa kuzo zonke iindawo ezingalunganga. Ndandinabameli ababendixelela ukuba ndimele ndithobe umzimba, yaye ndandisithi, ‘Kutheni ndivumela abantu ukuba balawule ikamva lam?’”
Ashley Graham – ELLE Canada –Okthobha 2016
