Why Does Beauty Have a Size?

Today in my social media feeds, I have seen countless posts themed "Plus size model in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue" and I can't help but shake my head. 
I get it, this is a win in many ways. And I'm happy to see Sports Illustrated expanding their model horizons to include more curvy women. But I can't help but notice that it's far from equal. 
For starters, every post just says "plus size model" and you don't see her name until you get further into the article. 

This is Ashley Graham. She's absolutely gorgeous. She should be on the cover of every magazine, and plastered all over the bedroom walls of teenage boys (and girls) the world over. So why must we focus so much on the fact that she's "plus size"? When other models grace the pages of the Swimsuit Issue, we don't say "skinny model" or "underweight model" or any of the like. They're just models. Nor do we include their swimsuit size in the posts, yet every single thing I've read about Ashley includes the fact that she's a size 16. Does that really matter? Why isn't the cover model's swimsuit size listed? 
Why can't beautiful models be just that? It's 2015. And Ashley is the first "plus size" model to ever grace the pages of Sports Illustrated? Am I the only one who sees a problem with that? In a time when body shaming is so popular, why are we still separating models by size? Is it a move in the right direction to have an average sized model in the Swimsuit Edition? Yes. But the better move would have been to put her on the cover, and NOT make a big deal about the fact that she's "plus size". By putting all the attention on the fact that they're featuring a bigger model, they are taking away from the fact that she is simply just a stunning woman, who SHOULD be in their magazine. 

I mean just look at this photo. LOOK AT IT. Imagine the impact it could have made if that had been the cover. No hype, no pats on the back for using a "big girl". Just "Hey, look at the hottie on this year's cover." 
So yeah... it's great that Ashley made it in. It's amazing, in fact. And good for her. But it will be even more amazing when she's featured just because she's a beautiful model, with a hella bangin' body, and not so that Sports Illustrated can score points for finally using a normal sized woman.