Iseluleko se-Real-Talk Ashley Graham Unikeza Amamodeli Aspiring

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Impilo yeSupermodel izwakala njengephupho elivela ngaphandle-nayo kuyinto iphupho lezintombi eziningi. Ukhokhelwa i-jet embukisweni wemfashini, ugqoke izingubo ezinhle, futhi usebenze nezitayela ezinhle kakhulu nabaculi bezimonyo emhlabeni. Kepha u-Ashley Graham usanda kulahla ulwazi oluthile lomkhakha engxoxweni naye I-CBS ngeSonto Ekuseni. Okufushane kwakho: U-Graham akancomi umsebenzi wakhe kubantu abasafuna ukumodela.

"Umbuzo engibuzwa ngaso sonke isikhathi emantombazaneni asemancane uthi, 'Ngiba kanjani imodeli? Ngifuna ukuba imodeli," etshela i-CBS. "Futhi ngithi kubo, 'Kungani ungafuni ukuba yisibonelo? Kungani ungafuna ukuhlukaniswa ngaso sonke isikhathi? Kungani ungahambi ube mhleli? Kungani ungalweli nje ukuba njengo-Anna Wintour? Noma kungani ungabi umklami futhi tshela amamodeli ngenzeni usuku lonke?"

Esikhundleni sokudalula umsebenzi wakhe njengobukhazikhazi ngaso sonke isikhathi, u-Graham waveza iphutha eliqinisekile: Amamodeli ahlala ngaphansi kwesibonakhulu. Futhi angahle aveze ukuzethemba manje, kepha uGraham wazizwa "engaphandle" ngenxa yobukhulu bakhe ngenkathi eqala.

Yiqiniso, isipiliyoni sakhe asizange sibe njalo konke kubi. Ngesikhathi sokuxoxwa, uGraham ukhulume ngenjabulo yakhe yokuba yimodeli yokuqala ephikisayo esembozweni sika Ezemidlalo Ziboniswe. Kukho konke, uyabonga lapho ekhona namuhla. "Nginomzuzwana, kodwa benginomzuzwana isikhashana njengamanje, futhi ngiyabonga kakhulu ngakho. Awugcini nje ngokubona abesifazane abanesimo somzimba wami, abakhulu, abancane , noma yini; ubona imboni ishintsha phambi kwamehlo akho. "

Futhi nakuba engacabangi ukuthi ukumodela yikona konke osekusezandleni, u-Graham wenze iphuzu ukusiza ukuhlahla indlela yamamodeli azayo.(Waze wasungula i-ALDA, i-ejensi yabamodelayo ekhuthaza ukubandakanywa kwemfashini.) Uma uzimisele ngokugqekeza i-biz, qaphela amathiphu ka-Graham okuthola ukuzethemba ngeziqinisekiso zansuku zonke, futhi ungavumeli abazondayo bakuvimbele ukuba ungabi khona. wena. UGraham ungubufakazi bokuthi ukuhlala uthembekile kuwe kuyazuzisa.

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