Why do they put models on the cover of SPORTS Illustrated?

The model just made history, becoming the first-ever size-16 body activist ... “I thought Sports Illustrated was taking a risk by putting a girl my size in the ... They aren't just breaking barriers; they are the standard now. ... You can catch Graham on this historic cover of Sports Illustrated, on newsstands Feb. 15...

... the very first 'plus-size' model to grace the cover of SI's popular Swimsuit Issue. ... woman, Graham thought “they would never put a girl my size on the cover. ... In fact, she'd rather we do away with the category altogether.

The 2016 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue has finally revealed its cover girl, and ... cover models! https://t.co/Akav137QKh pic.twitter.com/doCJAKGkE0 ... voices were heard and together you can help me win Rookie of the Year. ... 14 hours to put on and photographed by the brilliant @fredericpinet - these ...

The 2016 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue covers — that's right, there are more than one! ... a girl my size in the pages already, but putting me on the cover? ... and talk about how you can be an overcome and not let society take you ... get a page in SI Swim in 2015] even our core models, they're curvy girls.

Is Ashley Graham's 'Sports Illustrated' Swimsuit Issue Cover For The Male Gaze? ... But besides being talented models, what do these women have in common? ... They are "beauty standards" incarnate — the sort of women all other women are so ... You can do and achieve anything you put your mind to.

In the moments leading up to the 2016 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover ... You see, it's one thing for the Swimsuit Issue to put a model who's visibly above a size ... Does a part of me wish Sports Illustrated had been even more radical still, ... They aren't just breaking barriers; they are the standar...

... three cover models—and they have three totally different body types. ... “I thought Sports Illustrated was taking a risk by putting a girl my size ...