Imodeli ye-Curvy Ashley Graham ikhanya kukhava yango-Okthoba 2016 ye-ELLE Canada. Isithombe ngu Max Abadian , imodeli ye-Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue igqoka ingubo efekethisiwe ye-sequin nejazi bekamela nesigqoko se-H&M Studio. Ngaphakathi kwephephabhuku, u-Ashley ukhombisa ukusebenzisana kwakhe kwangaphansi kwe-Addition Elle phakathi kwemiklamo ka-Vivienne Westwood, uJimmy Choo, Calvin Klein Collection nokunye. Stylist UJuliana Schiavinatto ikhetha ingxube yamajazi oboya, izimbadada ezinezintambo nezingubo zalesi sici.
Engxoxweni yakhe, u-Ashley ukhuluma ngokuthi wakuthola kanjani ukuzethemba komzimba wakhe. “Ngisakhula umama wayehlale engitshela ukuthi ngihlakaniphile nakuba esikoleni kuthiwa ngiyisilima ngoba ngine-dyslexia. Futhi ngangiyintombazane enkulu eyayidlala imidlalo futhi idla kahle, futhi yayingitshela ukuthi ‘Uphilile futhi uphilile.’ Ngangingazethembi kakhulu ngaleso sikhathi, kodwa kwasiza ukuzwa amazwi ayo. Ngabe sengithuthela eNew York [ukuyomodela] futhi ngathola isisindo esiningi ngoba ngangingasebenzi noma ngingadli ngendlela efanele. Ngamzonda umuntu wesifazane engase nginguye ngoba ngangingazizwa kahle esikhumbeni sami. Ngangineminyaka engu-18 futhi ngangifuna ukuqinisekiswa nokunakwa kuzo zonke izindawo ezingalungile. Nganginamanxusa ayengitshela ukuthi kufanele ngehlise isisindo, ngase ngithi, ‘Kungani ngivumela abantu ukuba banqume ikusasa lami?’”
U-Ashley Graham - ELLE Canada - Okthoba 2016
