'There is emotion rushing through me': Lingerie-clad model Ashley Graham breaks down in TEARS as she directs women of all shapes and sizes in their first lingerie shoot

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ashley graham has helped four women of all difference shapes, sizes, and colors drown out their insecurities by directing them in an empowering lingerie shoot that moved her so much, she burst into tears.

The 29-year-old curvy model also stripped down to her lingerie as she encouraged Karolena, Anastasia, Alyssa, and Kaitlyn to ditch their robes and proudly show off their bodies in a video created by Glamour.com.

'You know the part that I hate most about my body is my side butt. So you know what I am going to do? I am going to pull my bottoms really high so that my most insecure part is hanging out — and you're going to take your robe off,' she tells Alyssa at the start of the clip. 

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Spreading the love! Ashley Graham (left) stripped down to her underwear to direct four women of all shapes, sizes, and colors in their first lingerie shots 

Being honest: Each of the women were dealing with their own insecurities, including Kaitlyn who said she has a skin condition that has left scars on her body

Ashley immediately makes the other girls at ease at the shoot, and Kaitlyn reveals that she has scars from a skin condition that she feels really insecure about.   

'I don't talk about it ever, but I already feel comfortable with you here,' Kaitlyn tells Ashley. 

Meanwhile, Alyssa opens up to Ashley about her struggles with anorexia, explaining: 'I still hate a lot of parts of my body'. 

Ashley asks her if she looks in the mirror and sees someone much bigger than she really is, and Alyssa agrees that is what it is like for her.   

Opening up: Ashley spoke to Alyssa about her struggle with anorexia 

Take it off! The curvy model playfully encouraged Karolena to take off her robe 

'It just doesn't really go away. The way I see myself doesn't really go away,' she says.

Alyssa admits that up until five minutes ago, she was wearing high-waisted bottoms, but she ultimately decided to wear something more lower cut. 

Ashley reassures the women that everyone has parts of their body that they feel insecure about, but she goes on to share her trick for focusing on the parts of herself that she loves.   

'I always feel like if I touch the part that's insecure, I look insecure, so I don't ever touch it,' she explains. 'But the parts I love I remind myself.'

Good vibes: Although she was uncomfortable at first, Ashely quickly had Kaitlyn laughing 

Role model: Ashley showed all the women how to forget about the parts they are insecure about and confidently strike a pose 

Ashley notes that she loves her breasts and hour glass shape, and she goes on to demonstrate how she runs her hand across those parts to draw attention to them. 

The model happily poses with the other women and encourages them to strut their stuff as if they are on the catwalk during their individual shoots. 

'Can you see how great you look?' Ashley asks Alyssa as she dances around. 'Oh god I don't want to look yet,' she admits. 

After their shoots, Ashley goes over each of the pictures with them as they pick out there favorites.   

'I look like I thought I would,' Anastasia says. 'It's not every day I see a girl like me in this kind of lingerie.'

Pucker up: Ashley also struck a pose with the women while directing their shoots 

Having fun: The curvy star had the other women dance with her because she loves to shake it while on set 

Ashley agrees, noting that curvier women aren't 'put out there' like that. 

Kaitlyn says the shoot made her realize that she should embrace her body more, while Alyssa tells Ashley that she usually hates photos of herself, but these are 'fun'. 

'You gave that gift to me,' Alyssa says, asking if Ashley also had to get used to seeing herself on camera. 

However, Ashley says what she actually had a hard time getting used to was having people pointing out to her things that 'didn't look good', thinks she hadn't noticed before.  

Work it girl: Ashley and Karolena strut their stuff during her individual shoot 

Coming out of her shell: 'Can you see how great you look?' Ashley asks Alyssa as she dances around

'Knowing one thing about yourself. Loving who you are, but then having someone say, "Oh no no we need to retouch that and take that out. That is what is wrong with society,' Ashley says. 

'We're not seeing or talking about insecurities that women go through. Then we're shining the light on the perfection of a woman.' 

The shoot was an emotional experience for many of the women, and Ashley stars to cry after Alyssa says it helped her realize that the way her mind thinks she looks isn't the same thing as other people see.  

'I'm about to cry because am thinking about all the young girls out there that are so insecure with their bodies, and then they're looking at you and saying, "If she can do it, I can do it,"' Ashley says before giving Alyssa a hug. 

Self-love: After their shoots, Ashley had them pick out their favorite photos 

Breaking boundaries: 'It's not every day I see a girl like me in this kind of lingerie,' Anastasia said while viewing her stunning photos 

Moved to tears: Ashley was so overcome with emotion at the end of the empowering shoot, she started to cry 

'I did not think I was going to cry today,' Ashley says after the shoot. There is an emotion just rushing through me.'

At this point, the model is sobbing and has to take a minute to compose herself.  

'People just think that body image and the body revolution is a trend and a fad. You guys it's not,' she says tearfully. 'It goes from big girls to little girls. It goes from Spanish girls to black girls. It goes from white girls to young girls.

'It's everybody in between, and if we keep having this conversation, if we keep talking about the things that society has said are ugly or the things we don't see in media, that is what is going to change. 

'That is how we make a statement. That is how we rule out all of the things that are here right now and make a new normal.'