![]() I was in shock."Īfter the meeting, Graham's future husband said, "Racism is never surprising but always disappointing." But he didn't give up, and apparently phoned the model's grandmother to congratulate her on her 60th wedding anniversary. ![]() "Instead my grandmother looked me in the eye, with Justin standing behind me, and said, 'Tell that guy I said goodbye.'" Graham continued, "I had never seen my loving, hardworking, and wonderful grandma be so hurtful and so racist. When the trip was over, her grandmother didn't even acknowledge Ervin. ![]() Having grown up in Nebraska, where she "didn't grow up around many black people," Graham "naively hoped everyone would be color-blind." In another excerpt from her memoir shared by Glamour, Graham revealed that her relationship with Ervin wasn't accepted by her family at first. It was then that the pair began talking, and despite Ervin not being her type-"With his short hair, ill-fitting, baggy Old Navy jeans, white Hanes T-shirt, and Converse sneakers, he exuded a major nerd factor," she told Glamour-she was taken with how "smart and funny" he was, and the fact that "he seemed to be looking into my soul when we talked." He faced tensions with her family at first. One nudged the other and said, 'If you don't talk to her, I will.' His friend left the elevator, but he stayed on." In an essay adapted from her book, A New Model: What Confidence, Beauty, and Power Really Look Like, for Glamour, the model revealed that she was working in the elevator during the church event, "welcoming people, passing out candy and pushing the button to the eighth floor." But everything changed when Ervin got into the elevator.
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