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Meet The Real First Plus Sized Model Featured In Sports Illustrated, Robyn Lawley [VIDEO/PHOTOS]

By: Evan Jankens
@kingofthekc

Another day, another story about a plus sized model featured in Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue.

Wednesday afternoon, it was brought to the world's attention that plus sized Ashley Graham is featured in the issue, though it later turned out she's only in an ad and not actually in a photo spread.

That alone had Graham's name trending on social media.

So here I am on a Thursday afternoon bringing you the first-ever model to be actually featured in the pages of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue!

Robyn Lawley, who is a size 12, which means little to me but I guess that is big, is considered to be the "curviest" girl featured in the magazine.

I think she doesn't look big at all; I think she is gorgeous. The ladies in the office are suspicious that she's actually a size 12, saying she looks a lot smaller than that. Most of them also don't believe she's actually "plus sized," and we all know no one harder on a woman than another woman.

Lawley,25, who is from Australia, was the first plus sized model to grace the cover of Australian Vogue, as well as the first plus sized model for Ralph Lauren.

Below is a video released by Sports Illustrated, as well as photos of Lawley.

Robyn also doubles as a DJ and wears a pretty cool outfit when she hits the stage.

So what do you think of the real plus sized model?

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