You've probably seen and heard all about Ashley Graham, who has captured a lot of attention as the "first" plus-sized model to "land" a spot in the hot Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.
She's a size 16, and she's flaunting her curves.
But she's a model in a paid advertisement.
She's not a model featured in the magazine.
Robin Lawley, however, is. She's the true first plus-sized model to grace the SIswimsuit issue. And she's wearing a bikini from her own swimwear line.
"I don't know if I consider myself as a plus-size model or not," Lawley tells Timemagazine. "I just consider myself a model because I'm trying to help women in general accept their bodies."
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Lawley, 25, is an Australian native. She was the first plus-size model to land the cover of Australian Vogue magazine. And she was the first plus-size face of Ralph Lauren. At that time (2012) she was described as being 6-foot-2 and a size 12.
And right now, Robyn is about to be plus-size, plus one. She's pregnant and expecting a baby any minute.
She told Cosmopolitan in December she was a little worried about one thing with her pregnancy."
The one thing I'm quite worried about is stretch marks. I don't have any yet — knock on wood — but if they do happen, I'll just have to live with it. ... As a lingerie model, that's not ideal."
But, she added, "I don't think women should feel bad at all about having stretch marks. I want women to know that it's a normal thing that happens, and the only worry I have about them is that it might keep me from some work."
We're guessing she'll have plenty of work in her future.
Meanwhile, reaction to her photo what you might expect: That's "plus-size"?
