Christie Brinkley was as soon as warned she wouldn’t make it within the vogue world for lengthy.
In a new interview with Folks, the veteran supermodel revealed how she was informed her time on catwalks and journal covers would quickly be over ― and the way she proved them mistaken.
“They told me by the time you’re 30, you’ll be chewed up and spit out of this business,” Brinkley, who celebrated her seventieth birthday earlier this yr, stated. “But 50 isn’t 50 anymore. Thirty isn’t 30 anymore.”
Because the Sports Illustrated cowl lady’s profession has continued to thrive, she stated embracing her age has been a present.
“It’s the start of a great decade,” she informed Folks. “I’m hearing from women on my Instagram, like, ‘Now I’m looking forward to my 7-0. I was kind of dreading it, but you’re making it look so fun.’ And it is really important to make it fun and so far, so great.”
Brinkley additionally gave a shout out to Sports Illustrated for recruiting her and Martha Stewart, 82, for final yr’s swimsuit version.
“I think it’s really, really fantastic that Sports Illustrated not only has me, but Martha, who looks so great,” she stated of the life-style mogul. “She has the distinction of being the oldest cover model on Sports Illustrated. I sat right behind Martha and I can vouch that her skin is perfection!”
Whereas Brinkley has welcomed every thing that comes with rising older and wiser, final summer season the star needed to clap again at trolls questioning why her face hasn’t been frozen in time.
Responding to criticism she bought for posting a natural-looking Instagram selfie, the “Dancing With the Stars” alum edited her unique caption to say, “Update: Whoa Nelly! The Wrinkle Brigade is out in full force in the comment thread!”
Wishing her haters all the most effective, Brinkley added, “They are the people that scan celebrities pages, hoping to find some cellulite, wrinkles, or anything that they can point to to critique. It must be some form of compensation for some thing they are lacking.”
