Ashley Graham responded to an Instagram follower who said they 'hate' how she referred to herself as a 'big girl'
Supermodel Ashley Graham is no stranger to encouraging her fans to celebrate their bodies, and she often shares unfiltered pictures that showcase real, raw moments.
On Saturday, Graham posted a selfie via Instagram where she's posing in the mirror without clothes. In the caption, she wrote: "nakie big girl."
One Instagram user commented: "I hate that this is seen as 'big girl.' I see nothing but a beautiful, naturally curvy woman in all her glory...super-sexy and womanly."
Graham responded: "I hear what you're saying. But if you look at 'big' as a positive or love then you can see it like I do. i love my big strong beautiful body. Love you girlie."
Supermodel Ashley Graham is known for celebrating her body, and she inspires other people to do the same through candid pictures she's posted in past that show her embracing her stretch marks, posing nude, and showing off her baby bump when she announced she was pregnant in 2019.
On Saturday, Graham posted a selfie on Instagram where she's seen posing in the mirror without clothes. In the caption, she wrote: "nakie big girl."
Graham's selfie garnered applauds from her Instagram followers and star-studded celebrity friends, including supermodel Emily Ratajkowski.
Graham's picture also sparked a conversation in the comments section. One Instagram user wrote: "I hate that this is seen as 'big girl.' I see nothing but a beautiful, naturally curvy woman in all her glory...super-sexy and womanly."
In a comment, Graham responded to the user: "I hear what you're saying. But if you look at 'big' as a positive or love then you can see it like I do. i love my big strong beautiful body. Love you girlie."
Graham is no stranger to encouraging her fans to celebrate their bodies, and she often shares unfiltered pictures that showcase real, raw moments.
Following the birth of her son with husband Justin Ervin in January, Graham took to Instagram to share pictures of her wearing disposable underwear and breastfeeding in a cafe.
But she's also spoken about how she doesn't like being referred to as a "real woman." In a 2016 interview with Elle, Graham explained why she believed all types of women should be free from certain labels.
"There are so many women out there who are naturally thin, or are naturally curvy, and I think when we start putting a label on the type of woman it gets misconstrued and starts to offend people," Graham said. "At the end of the day we just all want to be known as women or models or actresses or whatever."
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