Ashley Graham Erwin was born on October 30, 1987. She is an American model and television presenter. After a lifetime of modeling, Graham made her debut on the cover of the “Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue” in 2016. A year later, Graham published her first book, “The New Model: What Confidence, Beauty, and Power Really Look Like”, which furthers her advocacy in the body positivity and inclusion movement. When Graham was in high school, she moved to Lincoln, Nebraska, with her family. Growing up, she was diagnosed with “ADD” and “dyslexia”. He has two younger sisters. She attended “Scott Middle School” from 1999-2002 and attended “Lincoln Southwest High School” from 2002-2005. “I & I” identified her in 2000 while shopping at “Oak View Mall” in Omaha, Nebraska.
1. Graham started modeling at the age of 12. In 2001, Graham signed with “Wilhelmina Models” after attending a modeling convention. In 2003, it switched to “Ford models”. During her early career, she appeared in “IM” magazine. In April 2007, she was profiled by Sally Singer from “Vogue” magazine.
2. In 2010, Graham appeared in a controversial “Lane Bryant” TV commercial. The advertisement received over 800,000 views on “YouTube” and attracted a lot of public attention.
3. She also worked for international designers and was a regular guest at fashion events for which she walked, such as “Prabal Gurung”; “Michael Kors”; “Love Mag”; “Dolce and Gabbana”; “H&M”; “Tommy Hilfiger”; “Rag and Bone” and “Christian Siriano”.
