Since childhood, every girl dreams of becoming a model and defiling at the main fashion Weeks of the world. However, anyone who knows at least a little about the inside of the fashion industry understands that the modeling business is very cruel and demanding. Of the millions of models around the world, only a few really achieve global success and fame. In addition, for a long time, the stereotype spread in society that models can only be young girls with an ideal figure, angelic appearance and a height of at least 170 cm. But now this is far from the case, you can become a professional model even when you are well over 40, you have several children, an imperfect figure and gray hair on your head. In this article, we will talk about age-related models who are very popular in the fashion world and, despite all the stereotypes, have managed to succeed.

Carmen Dell’Orefiche

Carmen is one of the oldest models in the world, listed in the Guinness Book of Records for “the longest career of a runway model.” At the age of 92, she is in no way inferior to her young colleagues, still continues to shoot for glossy covers and participates in fashion shows. Her self-confidence, agile facial expressions, grace and charisma leave no one indifferent. The style icon has repeatedly said in her interviews that she is going to live to be 100 years old and will continue to work in the same mode. We have no doubt about the truthfulness of these words, which is only worth her shooting topless for gloss at the age of 91. By her example, Carmen inspires thousands of women around the world not to be afraid of being judged for their dreams and stubbornly follow the goal.

Yasmina Rossi

Yasmina was an ordinary housewife with two children, who soon grew up, and she was left alone. The woman had nothing to do, and Rossi decided to try her hand as a model, at that time Yasmina was 57 years old. She radically changed her life and moved from France to America, where she enrolled in a modeling school. And after that, Yasmina's life turned 180 degrees. She conquered the fashion world by never trying to rejuvenate herself through cosmetic procedures, but accepted and accepts herself for who she is. "Yes, I have gray hair since I was 40, I have wrinkles, as it should be by age, but I have never thought about plastic surgery. God forbid," says Yasmina Rossi. Now she cooperates with such global brands as Hermes, Ford, Jil Sander, Saint Laurent.

Lyn Slater

The story of Lyn Slater's entry into the modeling business is by no means ordinary. Lin was walking through the streets of the city with her friend and saw that there were many reporters near a building, but she did not pay any attention to them. However, when the photographers noticed Lin, they immediately started photographing her: the woman was in shock. Soon, her photos spread across the Internet and caused delight among users. Actually, that's how Lyn Slater, a sociology professor, woke up to be a celebrity one day. People were struck by her sense of style: how she combines the seemingly incongruous, feels fashion and presents herself vividly. It took only a couple of weeks for Lin to become the most famous woman in the United States over the age of 55. Inspired by her success, Slater created a blog called The Accidental Icon. At the same time, Lin does not use Photoshop. Gray hair and wrinkles are the trump cards that made her famous. At the moment, she cooperates with brands such as Mango, Uniqlo and Valentino.

May Musk

Many people know her as the "mother of Elon Musk" — the founder of SpaceX and Tesla, inventor, entrepreneur and billionaire. However, May herself often says, "I was famous before he became famous." And it's true: she has been working as a model and nutritionist for more than 50 years, and at 69 she became the face of a cosmetics company. May was twice photographed nude for the covers of world magazines when she was already well over 50. She is the idol of millions of women around the world, not only as a mother who raised a genius, but also as a model who achieved everything herself.

Olga Shatyko

Olga has worked as a doctor all her life, but at the age of 69 she became a model. She saw an announcement that an Active Longevity Center was opening in Minsk. When Olga came to the opening, a girl approached her and invited her to a 55+ modeling course. That's how her modeling career began. Today Olga is a sought—after model, Internet star and motivational speaker. At 75, she still shoots for brands, actively maintains her social networks and exercises daily.

The participation of age-old models in the fashion industry not only opens up new opportunities for professional development, but also changes stereotypes about beauty. Thanks to adult models, millions of women are not afraid to start something new, because it's never too late to fulfill their dream.

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