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Ashley Alexiss is opening about how a “life-changing loss” led to major weight loss.

The former Sports Illustrated model, who has spent 15 years carving out a career in plus-size fashion, said losing 100 pounds was not intentional.

“About 2 1/2 years ago, I gave up drinking,” Alexiss said in an interview with People magazine .

“I was kind of just tired of feeling like a–. Like, having a few hours of fun and then having to essentially pay for it for two days with a hangover,” she said.

“My body just didn’t metabolize alcohol well. And also in the midst of that, my dad was battling cancer and he actually passed

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