U-Ashley Graham othakazelisayo ukuze afinyelele ezindinganisweni ezijwayelekile zezinhlobo zomhlaba. Kodwa leli qiniso alizange limvimbele yena ekufezeni izintaba ezingakaze zenziwe, kodwa futhi waba ikhadi lakhe lokuvakashela kulelizwe lwakamanje.
Imodeli eneminyaka engu-30 ayithandi imininingwane kanye nezinqamuleli, ngakho-ke, ekubeni isigaba sesayizi esiningi, empeleni, akasizwa njalo ikheli lekheli lakhe ekhelini lakhe. U-Ashley unamandla kakhulu kangangokuthi ukumbona okokuqala, umuntu akanakuhlala enganaki umthombo wakhe wokujabula nokuhle.
Ngo-2017, u-Ashley Graham wangena ezinhlobonhlobo eziyishumi ezidume kakhulu futhi ezikhokhelwa kakhulu emhlabeni, ehola u-Forbes, u-5.5 wezigidi zamaRandi. Futhi ku-2016 edition i-Sports Illustrated Swimsuit iyisusa nge-bikini ukuze ikhava yayo ibe yinto engavamile, ngoba okokuqala okokuqala imodeli yesigaba nesayizi imenywa ukuba i-heroine yenkinga ekhethekile.
U-Ashley uqobo lwakhe uzibeka nje njengentombazane enefomu futhi uyamangala lapho othile ekhuluma ngesimo sakhe esingenasimo esijwayelekile njengento ehlazozayo. U-frank futhi uyavuma ukuthi akazange azame ukuba njengomunye umuntu. Mayelana nokuhlangenwe nakho kwakhe siqu kanye nendlela eya empumelelweni, uGraham watshela abalandeli encwadini esanda kushicilelwa.
Impossible kungenzeka
Indaba yonke yokuphila komdwebo ifana nendaba yezinganekwane, enika ithemba kubantu abaningi abangaqiniseki ngokwabo abanamafomu angewona ajwayelekile. Intombazane yazalwa eNebraska futhi yakhula emndenini ompofu. Eminyakeni engu-12 kwesinye sezikhungo zokuthenga, wabona ummeli futhi wamemela kudubula, futhi ngemva konyaka u-Ashley wasayina inkontileka yakhe yokuqala.
Kodwa umnikazi wamafomu amahle ngezikhathi ezithile kwakudingekile, umuntu othile wazama ukumbamba, ukukhumbuza ubukhulu, futhi eminyakeni engu-16 isoka liye lashiya ngenxa efanayo, ngokulahlekelwa kokuhlukumeza:
"Akukhona nje ukuthi awulali nami, kodwa nginovalo lokuthi maduze uzoba njengomama."
U-Ashley wabelane ngezikhumbuzo zakhe:
"Lapho ngikhula, angizange ngifise ukufana nobuhle obuvela kumagazini. Umama wayehlala engithanda kakhulu, wathi ngihlakaniphile, omuhle futhi omuhle. Futhi emva kwamagama esoka lami lesandulela, mina, eqinisweni, ngangizizwa ngingamanga futhi ngingaqiniseki neze ngokwami. Iqiniso, hhayi isikhathi eside. Encwadini yami, nganquma ukutshela wonke amantombazane ukuthi kubaluleke kanjani ukwamukela wena njengoba ukhona nethando. Ngangizwa ubulili bami futhi ngabona ukuthi akunakwenzeka. Manje, ngeshwa, wonke umuntu ufihla izinkinga zabo futhi azenze sengathi benza kahle. Ngakho akufanele kube khona. Nganginenkinga enkulu, kodwa nginqoba ubunzima, ngezindlela eziningi umama wangisiza futhi, njengoba kungavamile ukuthi kungase kuzwakale, umhlaba wefashini. Abaningi bakholelwa ukuthi amantombazane anamafomu angajwayelekile awanqamuki futhi ngokushesha azokhomba emnyango. Lokhu akunjalo! Kubalulekile ukwamukela wena futhi uzizwe uqiniseka. Ngiyethemba ukuthi ngesibonelo sami ngizosiza abantu abaningi ukuba bashintshe isimo sabo sengqondo futhi bazuze lokho abakufunayo empilweni. "
Namuhla u-Ashley akajabuli kuphela emsebenzini wakhe. Ngo-2010, wahlangana esontweni nomqondisi uJustin Ervin kanye nonyaka kamuva lo mbhangqwana washada.
U-Ashley uyavuma ukuthi nomyeni wakhe konke kwakungavamile:
"Sawenqaba ucansi ngaphambi komshado, futhi sasisondeza ndawonye, saba abangane abakhulu."
Umyeni ka-Ashley - umAfrika waseMelika nomndeni wakhe abazange bamamukele ngokushesha lo mshado. Kwakukhona ubunzima, kodwa lo mbhangqwana unqobile konke futhi manje bayajabula. UGraham uthi ukuthi ebuhlotsheni kubalulekile ukuba uqotho futhi ukwazi ukuxoxa konke ngesikhathi:
"Kufanele utshale imali enkulu, kodwa ngokuphindaphindiwe uzothola okungaphezulu."
Mayelana nobudala
Muva nje, lo modeli wagubha iminyaka engu-30. Futhi u-Ashley ngokwakhe uyavuma ukuthi uyayithanda ngempela iminyaka yakhe yamanje:
"Ngizizwa nginenjabulo manje kunangaphambili. Futhi kuyiqiniso ukuthi lapho kudala kufika ukuzethemba nokuzwa kokuphelela kokuphila. Iminyaka engu-30 iyinhle kakhulu! Ngiziqhenya ngami. "
Futhi kukhona okuningi! Ngaphandle komsebenzi wokuzilibazisa we-model, u-Ashley Graham wadala iqoqo lakhe lokugqoka u-Marina Renaldi. Umklami osanda kukwamukela uyavuma ukuthi unelisekile ngomsebenzi wakhe, ngoba usephuphile isikhathi eside ekusizeni amantombazane amafomu amahle ukuba agqoke ama jeans ayithandayo futhi azizwe ekhangayo futhi enhle. Ama-Ashley Graham amasheya amafashini:
"Into eyinhloko ukugqoka okulula, udinga nje ukhethe amamodeli lapho ukhululekile khona."
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U-Ashley ozimisele ukuhamba naye ngeke ayeke lapho, futhi esikhathini esizayo izinhlelo zokuxhuma impilo yakhe nethelevishini:
"Ngingathanda ukuba nombukiso wami. Kungaba kuhle ukusiza abesifazane ukuba bashintshe impilo yabo kube ngcono! ".