U-Ashley Graham Umele Abesifazane Abakhulu Kakhulu Emqhudelwaneni KaMiss USA
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Imodeli nesishoshovu, u-Ashley Graham, usephenduke izwi labesifazane abacoboshayo (bona ukuthi kungani enenkinga ngelebuli yobukhulu obukhulu), okumenza inxusa elizimele lenhlangano yokuhleleka komzimba, okuyisihloko asiphilile impela.
Umuntu osemusha oyisibonelo uyalazi ithuba lokukhuluma uma ebona. Izolo kusihlwa, uGraham ubephethe uhlelo lwasemuva emncintiswaneni kamncintiswano kaMiss USA walo nyaka, ehlanganisa injabulo yasesiteji nabo bonke abangenele umncintiswano abangama-52. Ngesikhathi somncintiswano wokubhukuda, weba umzuzwana osheshayo ukusho amagama ambalwa ngesizathu esisondele enhliziyweni yakhe. "Abazongenela imincintiswano manje, ngiyethemba, bazoqala ukubeka abesifazane abanobuqili nabakhulu ngaphambi kwekhamera," esho.
Noma kunjalo, uGraham utshele Abantu ukuthi uzizwe ejabule ngethuba lokusingatha umcimbi. “Ukuthi bangicelile ukuthi ngize ngizokhuluma ngemuva kwesiteji kusho ukuthi kunemizwa eyehlukene ngobuhle obuhlukahlukene,” kusho yena. "Kuvulwe lo mnyango futhi lo mbuzo othi 'Awu, kungani singenamuntu? Yini esivimbayo ekubeni nowesifazane othanda kakhulu angene azuze uMiss USA noma abe ngumncintiswano?'"
Umdidiyeli wohlelo futhi ongumdidiyeli wezobuciko, uJulianne Hough, uzwakalise imizwa efanayo kwi-USA Today maqondana nomncintiswano wesudi yokugeza. "Kunomsebenzi engicabanga ukuthi kusamele wenziwe, yilapho kade sixoxa khona nabadidiyeli. Eminyakeni embalwa ezayo, singakhula kulokho, kodwa ake sibone ukuthi lo nyaka uzoshonaphi."