Model Ashley Graham is the cover model for Maxim magazine’s April edition. With olive-toned skin, full lips, and strong cheekbones, she has been compared to Eva Mendes and Cindy Crawford. The lingerie model and entrepreneur boasts 1.4 million Instagram followers, and described her life as, “lately, naked”.
The 28-year-old stunner is most likely best known for her appearance on billboards and buses as part of Lane Bryant’s 2015 “I’m No Angel” advertising campaign. This winter she also launched her eighth collection of namesake lingerie for the label Addition Elle, available at Nordstrom and Bare Necessities.
As both a model and an entrepreneur, Graham’s ambitions are taking her far.
“I know these celebrity entrepreneurs are just people,” she says. “They’ve just been given the right opportunities and have soared with them. And that’s what I’m trying to do.” When she landed a certain major swimsuit cover in February, Graham’s raw reaction at the televised unveiling was emotional and infectious. “I’m gonna take over,” she laughed, gripping the microphone with tears in her eyes.