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A smooth look! Ashley Graham shows off her incredible figure on Elle Canada cover...but have her thighs been airbrushed?

Published: 16:17 EST, 1 September 2016 | Updated: 03:19 EST, 2 September 2016

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She defended her thighs as a badge of 'victory and courage' after photos were leaked from her Elle Canada shoot in July.

Now Ashley Graham's official photos for the magazine have been released and she looks more sensational than ever in the beach-inspired spread.

The 28-year-old is stunning in a sheer-paneled bodysuit while posing next to gymnastic rings...however the photos look slightly different from the paparazzi images from the shoot.

Spot the difference: Ashley Graham's official photos (L) for Elle Canada have been released and she looks slightly different from the images leaked in June from the shoot (R)

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Ashley Graham's star is steadily rising with her latest gig landing her on the pages of Elle magazine. The curvy model posed in a number of sultry pieces but none more sexy than this Bao Tranchi bodysuit.

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Ashley posted paparazzi images from the shoot in July and wrote: 'Someone once told me my thighs were "cellulite city". But I now realize these thighs tell a story of victory and courage.'

Graham, who defended her cellulite in July on Instagram, appears to have been touched by the airbrush wand ever so slightly, smoothing over any natural bumps.

Two months ago the model responded to online haters when photos from the shoot were leaked.

'Someone once told me my thighs were "cellulite city",' she wrote. 'But I now realize these thighs tell a story of victory and courage.

She's got some front! Ashley wears a variety of sexy outfits in the spread

Picture perfect: Ashley wore a sheer net dress for the shoot, seen her on L in the mag and on R in the paparazzi photos

'I will not let others dictate what they think my body should look like for their own comfort, and neither should you. #beautybeyondsize #effyourbeautystandards.'

She posted the photo in question along with her note. The powerful image has been liked hundreds of thousands of times, and many people took to the comments section to praise Ashley for advocating for self-love and body acceptance.

In the shoot, her racy bodysuit is belted at the waist to accentuate her famous hourglass figure.

All business: The 28-year-old takes the plunge in another stunning ensemble

Full court press: The model proves just why she is in so much demand

In the accompanying interview for the shoot she declares: 'I believe that we are all here for a purpose and that one of my biggest ones is to help people understand that they’re beautiful.

'I get emails every day from women who say "I would have never gotten into a bikini without you" and from husbands who say "I bought my wife your lingerie, and she’s never felt sexier...."'

Ashley became the first plus-sized woman cover Sport's Illustrated's vaunted Swimsuit Issue this past February.

The model deemed the achievement a 'game changer' has since become an instant icon and role model for women the world over.