The Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue has featured thin women with the typical great 'bikini body' for years. This year, however, they are making history. SI have featured their first plus sized model on the cover and she is an absolute babe.
Ashley Graham is one of three cover stars to feature and as we can all see, she looks incredible.
Ashley responded to the honour saying: "Truly speechless!!! This cover is for every woman who felt like she wasn't beautiful enough because of her size. You can do and achieve anything you put your mind to. Thank you so much to the entire @si_swimsuit team! I'm so excited to be a part of your family. I love you all!!!#siswim #beautybeyondsize"
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But Sports Illustrated didn't stop there. For the first time ever, they have three different covers to represent a variety of body types.
SI assistant manager MJ Day said "The three covers of Hailey, Ronda and Ashley celebrate the new SI Swimsuit. All three women are beautiful, sexy and strong. Beauty is not cookie cutter. Beauty is not 'one size fits all.' Beauty is all around us and that became especially obvious to me while shooting and editing this year's issue."
