This is the face and bod that launched a plus-sized bra-haha.
Brooklyn model Ashley Graham said she was shocked to learn ABC couldn’t handle the beautiful bust she flaunted in a Lane Bryant ad the network said was too hot for TV.
“I was very surprised,” the size-16 stunner told The Post yesterday.
“The first thing I thought of was Victoria’s Secret commercials, and how they’re just as racy, if not more racy, than Lane Bryant.
“[The models are] just a lot smaller than what I am,” said the Nebraska native, a 38D.
“[ABC] can’t handle bigger on TV, bigger boobs on a normal-sized woman on TV.”
Lane Bryant accused ABC of refusing to air its ad rolling out Cacique, a new line of lingerie, this week during the hit show “Dancing with the Stars.”
Lane Bryant believes the network is just turned off by big gals.
But “their statements are not true,” said ABC Vice President Julie Hoover. “We were willing to accommodate them, but they chose to seek publicity.”
The label acknowledged that ABC offered it a slot in the final 10 minutes of “Dancing” — but only with heavy editing that would have gutted the spot.
“We’ve never witnessed this level of content censorship,” said Holly Baird, a rep for the clothier.
Graham, 22, said she doesn’t hold a grudge against ABC. In fact, she believes the network did plus-sized gals like her an unintended favor by putting the issue front and center.
“Let’s face it, America is getting bigger, and women want to see themselves instead of the image of what society says they should be,” she said.
The 5-foot-9 Graham said she has never felt uncomfortable with her shape. She was a size 12 by age 12.
“I was always beyond confident because my mom and dad never put me down for my size,” Graham said. “I come from a big-boned family.”
The clothing-maker struck a deal with Fox to air the banned ad Wednesday during “American Idol.”