PLUS MODEL MAGAZINE August 2015 Denim Issue | Page 132

Interview

Amanda
Bingson
with

By Natasha Nurse
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Olympic Hammer Thrower, Amanda Bingson
talks to PMM about self-acceptance, posing nude

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for ESPN and telling haters to “kick sticks!”
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you probably noticed all the
attention surrounding Amanda Bingson, the 25 year-old Olympic
Hammer Thrower who has graced one of the covers of this year’s
ESPN Body Issue in her birthday suit. I had a quick chat with this
bubbly Olympian about her thoughts on this whole experience.

What was it like to pose naked on the ESPN magazine
cover?

It was awesome but I was so nervous! I initially wanted to wear
underwear but everyone there just kept telling me how awesome it
was that I was going to be part of the body issue - they made me feel
very comfortable.