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Meet Sports Illustrated's first plus-size model…

Yasmin Vought

Move over Kate Upton, there's a curvier Sports Illustrated model in town and she's about to steal your swimsuit edition glory.

That's right FIXies, size-16 stunner Ashley Graham will be the first plus-size model to grace the pages of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.

"I know my curves are sexy," the Nebraska-born beauty said. "And I want everyone else to know theirs are too.

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"There is no reason to hide and every reason to flaunt."

The 26-year-old, who features in the ad above for the Swimsuits For All #CurvesinBikinis social media initiative, is fast becoming a spokesperson for plus-size models.

Recently hitting out at anyone who has ever called Jennifer Lawrence curvy.

"Jennifer Lawrence is the media's poster girl for curves," she told Net-A-Porter's The Edit. "She's tiny.

"There needs to be more education in schools, because that's where eating disorders start. It's not just about being healthy, it's also about loving who you are."

You tell 'em, sister!

Bring on Ashley's super-sexy bikini campaign in this year's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, due to hit newsstands on February 9, 2015.

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