When the model was about to give pursuing her career due to her figure, her mother told her, 'Your body is going to change someone's life one day.'

AceShowbiz - Ashley Graham has credited her mother's advice for helping to transform her fashion career.

The curvy model is one of the hottest names in the business and has recently landed gigs for the likes of Lane Bryant, Marina Rinaldi, Revlon and Rag & Bone.

While Ashley nearly gave up pursuing modelling when she first moved to New York at the age of 17 because she became disheartened by the reaction to her figure, she has now shared that some words of wisdom bestowed on her by her mother Linda Graham changed her outlook.

"I gained 25 pounds; I was a US size 18. Agents were telling me that my career was over," she recalled to Harper's Bazaar magazine. "So, I called my mom and said, 'I'm moving home. I'm not doing this anymore.' She then said something to me that now seems prophetic: 'You can't. Your body is going to change someone's life one day'".

Ashley has become a force to be reckoned with when it comes to promoting messages of self-acceptance and female empowerment. But even with her status as a fashion star, she has noted that audience members are sometimes still shocked to see her on the catwalk alongside sample-size models.

"You know, I sometimes still hear gasps when I turn the corner on a runway," the 30-year-old sighed. "But it's creating a conversation. I may be the only curvy girl in a show, but I feel that I am representing the majority of women when I'm wearing that dress".

During the interview, Ashley also discussed how she is determined to stay true to her "authentic" self and encourage other women to embrace their bodies.

"I want to be an example to allow women to be who they are. That's why this connects on a deeper level with different ages, races and sizes. Ultimately, it's about all womankind," she smiled.

Follow AceShowbiz.com @ Google News

You can share this post!

You might also like
Related Posts