Ashley Graham has always been comfortable in her body, and now that she's four months postpartum, that hasn't changed.
The supermodel just posed completely nude for a Spanx campaign.
In a billboard unveiled in Los Angeles today, the mother of three bares it all with confidence, covering parts of her body with the shapewear brand's new Silver Linings fabric technology.
"I don't think I've ever been naked on a billboard before," she told People. "I'm trying to remember—I've been modeling for so long—but I don't think I've ever been naked."
It is also the first modeling job she's taken since giving birth earlier this year. Graham and husband Justin Ervin welcomed twin boys, Roman and Malachi, in January. They are also parents to two-year-old son Isaac.
"I'm taking it easy," she said. "I'm slowly getting back into work, and I'm picking and choosing very carefully. I don't want to feel overwhelmed rushing back into work."
Graham shot the campaign just three and a half months after the birth of her twins, and while her body, of course, looks different, she said she felt good going into it, because she "felt good mentally."
The model has long been an advocate for body positivity and female empowerment—but sometimes even she needs a pre-shoot pep talk (from herself). She told the outlet that she "had a little talk with [herself] in the mirror," and "I said, 'Everything's gonna be okay. You look fantastic.'"
She added, "My body has changed so much. I have much more gratitude toward my body because of how much work it's been through, but it has definitely taken time to, you know, look at my new body, and my postpartum body, and recognize it again."
Graham has documented her journey toward postpartum body acceptance on Instagram. This April, she shared a nude mirror selfie in her bathroom, and even zoomed in on her stretch marks. "Hi, new tummy. We've been through a lot. Thank you. #3monthspostpartum," she wrote in the caption of the now-deleted post.
She also shared a video of her doing yoga. "Reminder to take a moment to breathe and that we could all use a little support sometimes 🥰 (feels so good being upside down after being pregnant for 2 years! thank you @krissy_jones for holding me up 💕)," she wrote.
And this week, she shared an Instagram carrousel featuring various shots of her looking happy in a black sheer top and a matching bra. She captioned the post with a simple black heart.
Rosa Sanchez is the senior news editor at Harper's Bazaar, working on news as it relates to entertainment, fashion, and culture. Previously, she was a news editor at ABC News and, prior to that, a managing editor of celebrity news at American Media. She has also written features for Rolling Stone, Teen Vogue, Forbes, and The Hollywood Reporter, among other outlets.
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