Ashley Graham is one of Glamour Magazine’s women of the year. I think Glamour chose some interesting women for their WOTY feature – along with Ashley, they’re also recognizing Simone Biles, Gwen Stefani, Zendaya, Emily Doe (the victim in the Stanford rape case), Miuccia Prada and Nadia Murad, amongst others. When you really think about it, Ashley deserves this. This time last year, I had zero clue who Ashley was, but she dominated 2016 and became the face of body-positivity and body-acceptance. She starred in music videos, launched her own clothing line, walked important runways and covered countless magazines. Here are some highlights from Ashley’s profile.

Sizeism among models: “When I was 17 or 18 years old. I was doing a group shot for this really big campaign, and one girl, who was probably a size 2 or 4, said to me, ‘Did you actually get paid for this job?’ I remember thinking, She’s asking me that because I’m fat. She’s always friendly and nice. I think she forgot she said it. But it’s one of those things I’ll never forget.”

Her Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Issue cover: To Graham, who didn’t truly believe she’d be on the cover until the issue was in her hands, this triumph “wasn’t just for curvy girls. It was for every woman. Most of us have not been told, ‘If you have cellulite and your thighs rub together, who cares?’”

How she reacts to body criticism: “I kind of just give my middle finger to it, like, ‘Guess what? I’m really hot’”

Her fans see her a body-positive champion: “Every day I get at least 20 messages. A woman who was bulimic for six years said she stopped throwing up after she watched my TED Talk.” She kicked off that presentation (also once on her vision board) by looking into a full-length mirror onstage and having a friendly chat with her body parts: “Back fat, I see you popping over my bra today. But that’s all right. I’m gonna choose to love you.”

Long-term goals: Next up, Graham will debut as a judge on America’s Top Model. And now both she and her husband, cinematographer Justin Ervin, keep vision boards beside their bed. On hers: a beauty campaign, a book, and maybe a talk show. But her deepest wish is for girls. “I hope they look in the mirror and say, ‘I am beautiful.’ When you do that, it’s a whole other ball game—you start to understand that your words have power.”

Her Words to Live By: “Be your own woman. Be your own kind of role model. And remember that the women around you are women you can lift up. You can change their lives.”

[From Glamour]

Would you watch an Ashley Graham talk show? We’ll have to see how she does on the revamped America’s Next Top Model. My guess is that if she is a breakout star from ANTM, she will get offers to do a talk show, reality show, Sirius radio show and more. I would watch an Ashley Graham reality show. I’m just saying, you know it would good! Ashley does make me feel better about my body, which is the point she’s been trying to make this whole time.

Photos courtesy of WENN.