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Don't let your image, don't let your size, hold you back. If I had let my hips or my jiggly thighs hold me back or the fact that I've got these big heavy breasts, then I would not be where I am today.

Ashley Graham

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Ashley Graham
Age: 37
Born: 1987
Born: October 30
Model
Plus-Size Model
Television Actor
Television Presenter
Lincoln
Nebraska
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