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You Better Werk! - Precious Lee just made Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue history with her Lane Bryant ad. Rocking a white bikini, the Atlanta-born beauty is the second plus-size woman of color to rock the pages of the mag’s special annual issue. Learn more about Lee and her rise to fame! By Kellee Terrell (Photo: Lane Bryant via Twitter)

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Sister's Footsteps - Lee’s own sister was a “straight size” model and pushed her to get in the game. "She told me, 'You should be a plus-size model because my friend's sister is and she makes more money than [me].'”(Photo: Precious Lee via Instagram)

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#TheBody - The ad message is simple: “This body is made to be uncovered." Lee tells People, “I want to do the things that haven’t been done before. That’s my thing. Being the first, opening doors in general are the things I’m dreaming about right now.” (Photo: JP Yim/Getty Images)

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Power to the People - Lee hopes she can empower a new crop of models, telling Pop Sugar, “I think that a lot of times people are so used to seeing models that are a size 2 or 0, [they] automatically assume you're not working as much. All of my friends that are plus-size models are so in shape — they work out all the time. Just because we're larger doesn't mean that we're unhealthy.”(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images for Playboy)

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Tip-Top Shape - The model loves running, dancing and hot yoga, which she says, ”improves flexibility and releases toxins, which is great for the skin.” She also loves to cook and puts "healthy twists on classics like sautéing kale, roasting sweet potatoes and making oven-fried rosemary chicken.”(Photo: JP Yim/Getty Images)

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#Goals - “Beauty doesn’t have a sample size,” she says, naming cosmetics or skincare as her next dream campaign. “Showing off my skin and my eyes — it doesn’t necessarily have to be about my hips and curves.”(Photo: Monica Schipper/Getty Images for Lane Bryant)

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She’s an HBCU Grad - Lee told Essence in 2013 that she recently graduated from Clark Atlanta University with a B.A. in mass media arts. She said, “I am exploring acting and other media projects, which enables me to use my experience as a model and my education in the arts.” (Photo: Precious Lee via Instagram)

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Advice for Inspiring Plus-Size Models - Emphasizing the need to know your body and its angles, Lee also encourages models to "learn the industry past and present, not just the plus industry, but all designers, all photographers, all publications."(Photo: Craig Barritt/Getty Images)