In April 2007, she was profiled by Sally Singer of Vogue magazine. During her early career, she appeared in YM magazine.
In 2001, she signed with Wilhelmina Models after attending a model convention. Graham started modeling at the age of 12. Graham was scouted in 2000 by the I & I agency while shopping at Oak View Mall in Omaha, Nebraska. As a youth, she was diagnosed with ADD and dyslexia. She attended Scott Middle School from 1999 to 2002 and Lincoln Southwest High School from 2002 to 2005. When she was in middle school, she and her family moved to Lincoln, Nebraska.
A year later, she published her first book, A New Model: What Confidence, Beauty, and Power Really Look Like, which contributes to her advocacy in the body positivity and inclusion movement. Graham made her debut on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 2016. Ashley Graham Ervin (born October 30, 1987) is an American plus-sized model and television presenter.
