Hitting the "Beauty Jackpot" Is Not Enough
As larger sizes make their way into the mainstream and Graham's stardom continues to rise, she is still never without critics, particularly ones who attack her for appearing to lose weight. She has since rebuffed such claims, but Graham does admit there was a time when she wanted her weight to whittle down.
"Do I sometimes wish I were thinner? God, in the old days, absolutely I did, but now I feel that to lose weight would be disloyal to myself. A lot of who I am is connected to my size, and I am so happy with who I am," she told the magazine.
She's transformed that strong personal identity into a lucrative brand with a judging gig on the revival of America's Next Top Model, collaborations with lingerie and dress retailers, her own Barbie doll and continuous high fashion magazine covers—proving her own business philosophy that a model needs more than good looks to thrive.
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