52 Ashley Graham Quotes for You to Enjoy

Ashley Graham

American Model

Born: Oct 30, 1987

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I am more than my measurements. I'm not Ashley Graham just because I'm curvy. Ashley Graham

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I started dating at 16. Ashley Graham

Dating Started

I tried every diet, from living on cabbage soup to fasting to Weight Watchers, and then came the frozen meals and the shakes. I realized that the more I took care of my body, eating what was good for me, then I felt happy and whole. Ashley Graham

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The fashion industry might persist to label me as plus-sized, but I like to think of it as my-sized. Ashley Graham

Fashion Me Think Like Industry Label Persist Might Fashion Industry

Back in Nebraska, I was known as the fat model - the girl who was pretty for a big girl. My body, like my confidence, has been picked apart, manipulated, and controlled by others who didn't necessarily understand it. Ashley Graham

I work out not to lose weight but to maintain my good health. And anyway, if I did want to lose weight, it would be no one's decision but my own. Ashley Graham

Work Health Good Good Health Decision Lose Own Out Would Would-Be My Own Weight Maintain Did Want Anyway Work Out

The sum total of what I learned about African American culture in school was Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and the Underground Railroad. This was more than my mom knew; she didn't even see a black person in real life until she was 18 years old. Ashley Graham

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I really, truly believe beauty is beyond size. Ashley Graham

Beauty Believe Beyond Truly Size Really

My mom is the most positive person. She has always had a smile on her face no matter what came her way. After seeing that, I'm not going to let a little cellulite get in the way of my happiness! Ashley Graham

As hard as it is, owning who you are and knowing what you want is the only sure path to affirmation... I want women to know they can get out of any situation if they return to their core source of strength: themselves. Ashley Graham

I really believe that parents need to know they are shaping the future of their children. Ashley Graham

Future Parents Believe Shaping Know Children Really Need

People called me 'cottage cheese thighs' all through school. Ashley Graham

Me People School Cheese Cottage Through Thighs

What better time to write a memoir than the big 3-0? Ashley Graham

Time Better Big Memoir Write Better Time Than

Growing up, I had my mom to look up to; J. Lo and Marilyn Monroe were notable curvy women. But I didn't have anyone with cellulite or back fat telling me they didn't care. Ashley Graham

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I remember being told by my very first photographer that if I lost weight, and I was a skinny model, it would do wonders for my career. My mum got really defensive - 'I don't think we will be doing that, thank you so much, goodbye.' Ashley Graham

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I'm giving curvy women a seat at a table that we've never been invited to before - a table with high-end fashion people who have never considered us beautiful. Ashley Graham

Beautiful Fashion Women People Giving Before Considered Table High-End Never Invited Been Curvy Us Who Seat

The really hard moment was when my dad said, 'Honey, if an agent is telling you to lose weight, then maybe you should lose weight.' I was 15, standing in our living room, having a moment I will never forget. I never had a parent tell me to lose weight, and it hurt. Ashley Graham

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I think the word 'plus-sized' is so divisive to women. Ashley Graham

Women Word Think Divisive

Curvy models are becoming more and more vocal about the isolating nature of the term 'plus-size.' We are calling ourselves what we want to be called - women, with shapes that are our own. Ashley Graham

Nature Women Own Our Ourselves About Vocal More More And More Shapes Term Calling Becoming Models Want Curvy

My father was a master of the cutting insult. Ashley Graham

Father Master Insult Cutting

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