Ashley Callingbull is ready to break down stereotypes as the premiere Indigenous First Nations woman to appear in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.
The 32-year-old model from Enoch Cree Nation in Alberta will appear in the issue, hitting newsstands on May 19. READ MORE: Transgender Model Leyna Bloom Makes History On The Cover Of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue “As a woman, I want my voice to be heard,” said the motivational speaker in an interview with Fox News Digital. “I wanted to break down those stereotypes of Indigenous people.
I want our people to feel that they belong wherever they want to go. My whole life, I’ve heard racist terms. I’ve been told my skin isn’t beautiful, my culture isn’t beautiful.
I didn’t feel like I fit in anywhere.” Looking back on growing up as “an insecure girl from the reserve,” she continued, “I never dared to have dreams because I didn’t see anyone out there who looked like me chasing those dreams.
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