Aly Raisman Reveals The Confidence She Found Behind Modeling
Aly Raisman is giving us major confidence by finding confidence herself.
The Olympic gymnast, who made the best comeback ever at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics, dished about modeling for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and how she gained all the confidence she needed for life from it.
“I [also] model because when I was younger I used to get made fun of by the boys in my class,” she shared in an Instagram video. “They told me that I was too strong, that I looked manly, and that I was anorexic and looked like I was on steroids. Of course, that really bothered me, and I used to hate the way that I looked, which, looking back, it makes me feel really sad.”
Aly adds, “But that’s why I’m so proud to be in the SI Swim 2017 issue because at 22 years old I feel strong and beautiful in my own way and there is no perfect body type.”
Aly, and boyfriend Colton Underwood, are pictured at multiple events this weekend at the VIBES by Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2017 launch festival in Houston, Texas.