Ashley Graham in Glamour Iceland lingerie shoot to promote body diversity

May 14, 2015 by admin
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The 28-year-old model, from Lincoln, Nebraska, strips to her underwear
Part of plus-size collective, ALDA, which celebrates body diversity
Has posed for Sports Illustrated; recently hit back at Protein World ads

Maybelle Morgan For Mailonline

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09:10 EST, 13 May 2015

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09:35 EST, 13 May 2015

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She hit back at the controversial Protein World ads and made history by becoming the first ever plus-size model to grace the esteemed pages of Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit issue.

There is no doubt that size 16 Nebraskan model Ashley Graham, is making waves in the fashion industry .

Her latest shoot is no exception, as the 28-year-old graces the pages of Glamour Iceland alongside other iconic curvy models in a bid to promote body diversity.

(From left to right) Ashley Graham, Marquita Pring, Julie Henderson, Inga Eiriksdottir and Danielle Redman pose nude for the Glamour Iceland spread

Size 16 Ashley Graham poses in the pared-back shots for the Glamour Iceland spread

Graham is part of a plus-size model collective, ALDA – which means ‘wave’ in Iceland – and includes successful international models Marquita Pring, Julie Henderson, Inga Eiriksdottir and Danielle Redman.

The pared-back images see the curvaceous five strip down to their underwear, and for one particularly racy shot, posing completely nude.

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They are seen laughing in the laid-back shots, as well as embracing each other, naturally posing.

One shot sees just four of them sporting a selection of denim and white tees.

The 28-year-old looks naturally glamorous in the pared-back shots where she is posing in a ribbed t-shirt

(From left to right) Julie Henderson, Danielle Redman, Marquita Pring, Inga Eiriksdottir and Ashley Graham strip down to just their underwear for part of the shoot

Other images see Ashley on her own, posing with her trousers unzipped, but in a tasteful manner.

The eight-page spread appears in the second ever issue of Glamour Iceland, which was launched in April 2015.

On the ALDA Woman site, the group explains: ‘ALDA is a new collective of models that represents beauty without divisions, boundaries, and – most importantly – beauty that doesn’t conform to any body shape or size.’

ALDA is signed to global agency, IMG Models.

In the interview, Icelandic model Eiriksdottir explained: ‘We had all worked together for many years before our agency closed a lot of their divisions including plus size, which is the one we were in.

On one page of the spread (from left to right), Julie Henderson, Danielle Redman, Marquita Pring and Inga Eiriksdottir posed in their underwear

Another page of the Glamour Iceland spread sees (from left to right) Danielle Redman, Marquita Pring, Julie Henderson and Inga Eiriksdottir posing in jeans

‘I contacted the girls I knew and the ones that had been the most successful in the business to see how we could, as a group, have impact on the business.’

She added:’It’s exciting to see the positive change in the industry, and we already see a lot more diversity in age, size and race than before in magazines and on the runways.’

Size 16 Graham recently made headlines after she hit back at the ‘fat-shaming’ beach body advert from supplements company, Protein World.

The curvy brunette posted a copycat ad on Instagram, showcasing her own voluptuous bikini-clad body – an image taken from her Sport’s Illustrated shoot.