"My mom's prudishness has a lot to do with her growing up Mennonite," Graham wrote. "I didn't see my mom's breasts until three years ago, when we were in a hotel room and someone started banging on the door, which I'd forgotten to lock. She jumped out of bed and grabbed her shirt, and I got a full view. 'I've never seen your boobs!' I shrieked. She was mortified."



But it was her mother's encouragement and constant support that pushed her to pursue modeling.

Although Graham has been through a lot of hurt, she harnessed it and learned from it to become the confident, successful Ashley Graham we know and love (and read about) today.