Model Ashley Graham has made powerful moves toward greater body positivity in the fashion world—and she’s looked gorgeous every step of the way. Graham made body acceptance history earlier this year when she became the first size-16 model to rock the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue. While serving as backstage host at the 2016 Miss USA Pageant this month, she spoke out in favor of including more diverse women in the competition. She even walked in designer Christian Siriano’s first plus-size runway show. (Um, when does she sleep?)
Graham’s latest step towards body positivity is an Instagram photo reminding her followers that cellulite is NBD. The photo, shared yesterday, features Graham riding a bicycle in a cheerful purple dress, laughing and evidently having the time of her life. The picture also features her beautiful legs, complete with cellulite (which is very common and normal, by the way). In the photo’s caption, she wrote, “A little cellulite never hurt nobody. Stop judging yourself, embrace the things that society has called ‘ugly.'”
The post must have struck a chord with followers, because it has now received over 124,000 likes and countless uplifting comments. “You are an inspiration,” one commenter wrote. “The reason you’re so fabulous is because you’re brimming with confidence.” Another shared, “you help me be confident.” Others still just wanted to know where Graham’s fantastic dress is from. (So do we!) Take a look at the post below and get ready to feel inspired. The picture serves as a great reminder that whatever you look like right at this moment is perfectly gorgeous.
Her fans cheered her on, leaving comments like, “My hero,” “#preach,” and “What real women look like.” I guess you could say Graham puts the “model” in “role model.” And she’s not the only prominent voice calling for self-acceptance.
Body-image specialist Holli Rubin applauds Graham’s bold move, saying the model is “not only allowing her cellulite to show without covering it up and Photoshopping, but even … attempting to change followers’ views by highlighting what is usually deemed ugly and in need of being hidden.”
In April, comedian Amy Schumer slammed Glamour magazine for including her in its “Chic at Any Size!” issue focused on plus-size women. “I go between a size 6 and an 8,” she said on her Instagram. “Young girls seeing my body type thinking that is plus size? What are your thoughts? Mine are not cool glamour not glamourous.”
Recently, body-positive singer Meghan Trainor expressed her anger over having her waist digitally altered in her video “Me Too.” “I don’t know how [they] would shave my waist off,“ she told Robin Roberts on Good Morning America. “They made me skinnier than the dancers next to me.”
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