When 28 year-old brunette bombshell Ashley Graham made history in February as the first plus-size model to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit issue, not everyone was thrilled: A handful of critics, including former Sports Illustrated model Cheryl Tiegs, condemned the choice to put a full-figured woman on the highly coveted cover — lest it "glamorize” being overweight.

Their criticism didn’t slow Graham’s skyrocketing career. This week, she became the first plus-size model to be featured on the cover of Maxim, posed with only a white button-down shirt draped against her body. Tagline: "Natural beauty turned brand builder.”

In the USA Ashley Greyam (Ashley Graham) there was the first plus-size model ("with forms") which was removed for a cover of the American version of the Maxim magazine. The model has published a picture on Monday, March 28, on the page in Instagram.

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