and wait in line to get a bed by the pool. In the summer, Graham tells me, she and her best friend hang out here on weekends. “Do you want to see the pool really quick? The view is kinda maj.” Up to the stairs we go, Graham exuberantly greeting everyone we pass: Hey, baby! Oh, hiii, sis! Standing by the pool, we take in the sweeping-in point of fact, major-view it is the ultimate palimpsest, one that allows you to see all of the layers of New York history. Like, if there’s no food? We don’t need to stay.” But wait. “And not pregnant!” Then: “Are you hungry?” Yes. “And then look! Here’s my party trick!” She sucks her pregnant belly all the way in and smooths the dress out flat. “See? It’s great for pregnant-” here she pushes her belly out as far as it will go and starts laughing. “I love this dress,” she says as she turns to show it off in profile. Graham is five months pregnant when we meet, and wearing a black chiffon dress from The Row that skims the floor. It is why Ellen DeGeneres chose Graham to host her digital series Fearless with Ashley Graham, where Graham talks to everyday folks who, as she puts it, “take a chance at something they never thought they could do.” And it’s also why Kim Kardashian West and Lilly Singh and Gayle King are all too happy to visit Graham’s podcast, which is in its second season and which she is confident enough to have named Pretty Big Deal. Which is exactly why Revlon has made her a face of its brand, and why she is an ambassador for several more, including Marina Rinaldi and Swimsuits for All and Addition Elle. Within minutes, we’re cackling like eighth-graders in a sex-ed class, and it does not take long to understand why the universe seems to be tilting in her direction, everyone finally coming around to her POV, which is one of radical transparency, a kind of punk-rock commitment to being forthright about nearly everything-body positivity above all. Graham has an uncanny knack for making you feel not just relaxed and happy but like you might actually be a better, funnier person than you think you are. A fashion-editor friend of mine who’s known Graham for years told me, “She’s the opposite of hard work-she’s the best girl, period,” and I immediately get what she means.
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