Ashley Graham
Board of Directors

Ashley Graham is an American supermodel, designer, author, and entrepreneur whose influence has reshaped the fashion and media industries and redefined traditional beauty standards. Ashley has worked in numerous areas of the fashion industry, including editorial, catalog, runway, commercial, television, and film. In February 2016, Ashley made history as the first size 14 model to ever be featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated Swim. In January 2018, she became a brand ambassador for Revlon, making her the first curvy model of her generation to receive a major beauty contract.

Ashley has been featured on the covers of Vogue, British Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar UK, Cosmopolitan, SELF, New York Magazine, Maxim, and many more. She has received numerous accolades for her work, including Forbes’ coveted “30 Under 30” list and cover feature; Glamour’s “Woman of the Year,” with Mattel simultaneously creating a one-of-a-kind Barbie in her likeness; People’s “25 Most Intriguing People of the Year”; Time’s “100 Most Influential People in the Word”; The Daily Front Row’s “Fashion Force of the Year”; and GQ’s “International Female Model of the Year." She was honored at the 2023 Women Making History Awards, and in 2019, the United Nations’ Women for Peace Association presented her with their first “Women Empowerment Award.'' 

Ashley is a sought-after television personality and has hosted internationally televised programs such as ABC’s Countdown to the Oscars in 2019 and 2023, Miss Universe, Miss USA, and Lifetime's American Beauty Star, a competition series to find the next best hair or makeup artist. In 2023, she hosted HGTV’s Barbie Dreamhouse Challenge, where teams transformed a Southern California home into a real-life Barbie Dreamhouse. Most recently, Graham hosted Roku’s Side Hustlers alongside entrepreneur and investor Emma Grede. 

Ashley is regularly invited to speak about body image, self-acceptance, and female empowerment. Her first TEDx talk, “Plus Size? More Like My Size,” given at TedxBerleeValencia, was viewed over 4.3 million times.