Cheryl Tiegs clarifies stance on full-figured 'SI' swimsuit model

Published Feb. 26, 2016 10:13 a.m. ET

Nick Schwartz

Former Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover model Cheryl Tiegs responded to the uproar caused by her comments over the magazine's choice to showcase full-figured model Ashley Graham on the 2016 cover. Tiegs said Wednesday that she believes "glamorizing" plus-size models is unhealthy, and cited medical advice from Dr. Oz.

Via E!:

After Tiegs' comments went viral, she doubled down on Twitter and retweeted one of her supporters.

@CherylTiegs Spot on! Same here being overweight is hell on the body.
— Andrew Christiansen (@_archristiansen) February 26, 2016

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