Ashley Graham Responds To Cheryl Tiegs' Criticism Of Her Figure

Ashley Graham Responds To Cheryl Tiegs’ Criticism Of Her Figure

Ashley Graham has broken barriers by baring all her thickness on the cover of Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Issue, but not everyone is happy with the shine plus-size bangers are getting these days. Former Sports Illustrated model Cheryl Tiegs recently made headlines calling Ashley Graham’s body “unhealthy” and not good for women to look up to…and Ashley has a thing or two to say about it.

Via E!online:

Cheryl Tiegs caused quite a stir when she criticized Sports Illustrated for choosing Graham for one of the three covers of its 2016 Swimsuit Issue, claiming the magazine was showcasing a body type that isn’t healthy, and, well, Ash had a few words to say about that.

“Cheryl Tiegs may have said what she said and it may have hurt a lot of peoples feelings,” Graham began to tell E! News, “but my skin is so thick. I kind of rolled my eyes, I was like, ‘Oh whatever, another one of these ladies.’ But what’s great is that—the fact that she said it—it means that other women think like her. And what that means is that we really need to change the industry.”

She adds, “There are too many people thinking they can look at a girl my size and say that we are unhealthy. You can’t, only my doctor can!”

And while Cheryl took to her Twitter to give a very general, halfhearted, faux-apology — mainly to pull her mentions out of the shambles — Ashley feels like it all means nothing until her phone rings:

“I’ve never personally heard from her. She said her comment about me, then never heard a follow up. People are saying she apologized. But I never heard one,” the 28-year-old said, but did mention what she would say to Tiegs if they ever crossed paths.

“You never know, and I will go up to her and say hello, and all the SI girls, I’ve always looked up to them. They are classic, amazing, beautiful women and it’s a shame that we have to bring other people down, but that’s why I’m here. I’ve got to bring other women up.”

Well there’s a classy response. Besides, it’s a different day and age for the fashion industry…who cares what this old obsolete model thinks about the new wave anyway??

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