Model and activist Ashley Graham will be honored at this year’s upcoming Awards Luncheon on International Women’s Day, March 8th.
The 30 year-old Lincoln, Nebraska born business-savvy entrepreneur, has been a leader for the body positive movement, and featured on the covers of Vogue, British Vogue, Cosmopolitan, SELF, New York Magazine, Maxim and many more.
In January 2016, Ashley was named to Forbes Magazine’s coveted “30 Under 30” list and was featured on the cover of the magazine’s January issue alongside top celebrities and entrepreneurs.
In November 2016, Glamour named her “Woman of the Year,” while Mattel simultaneously created a one-of-a-kind Barbie in her likeness. In December 2016, People Magazine named Ashley one of the “25 Most Intriguing People of the Year” and in 2017, Time named her one of the 100 Most Influential People in the Word.
Ashley has collaborated with Canadian brand Addition Elle on her own line of size-conscious lingerie available online and carried by prestigious retailers such as Nordstrom. In March 2016, Ashley launched “Beyond by Ashley Graham,” an exclusive dress collection in collaboration with Dressbarn. Additionally, she secured an exclusive partnership with swimsuitsforall, for who she will design annual swimsuit collections, the first launching in May 2016.
As a role model and body activist, Ashley is regularly invited to speak at national conferences, high schools and girls’ groups about body image, self-acceptance and female empowerment, and her first book, A NEW MODEL: What Confidence, Beauty & Power Really Look Like, was published on May 9, 2017 with Dey Street Books.