American television icon Martha Stewart posed in a swimsuit on the cover of the new issue of “Sports Illustrated Swimsuit” and became the oldest model to ever appear on the cover of this magazine. “It turned out fine,” the star told Today.
“Sports Illustrated Swimsuit” is a special edition of the monthly “Sports Illustrated”, which has been present on the American market for nearly seven decades. An event that not only readers are waiting for. The covers of the swimwear edition usually feature the hottest names in the world of modeling, sports and entertainment. The issue with the 81-year-old Stewart goes on sale on May 18, but has already caused an avalanche of comments. “I like this photo,” the American TV star herself commented on the “Today” program that aired on May 15.
“It’s weird to go to an island and then change into nine different swimsuits in one day in front of all these people.” But it turned out okay,” she added. “When I heard I was going to be on the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit, I thought, ‘Pretty good, I’m going to be the oldest person ever to appear on this cover. I don’t think too much about my age, but it’s actually kind of historic,” she told Today.
Martha Stewart on the shoot for “Sports Illustrated”
Stewart was photographed by acclaimed photographer Ruven Afanador on Dominicans. Photos from the session are widely commented on the web, and the media points out that Stewart is the oldest model to appear on the cover of “Sports Illustrated Swimsuit”. And also that the new photos don’t fit the image of the famous perfect housewife and lifestyle textbook author.
“At 81, she seems determined to break that label by trading the ‘housewife’ image for something spicier,” the New York Times reported. When asked by the daily if she posed in a swimsuit to cut herself off from her media image, she replied: – No, it’s part of my constant self-creation – I call it education. One of my life principles for many years is that if you stop changing, you stop living.
Who is Martha Stewart, a TV icon with Polish roots
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Martha Stewart, born in 1941 in Jersey City to Polish immigrants, rose to fame in the 1980s when she began writing cookbooks and appearing on television. Since then, “she has written 99 books, hosted numerous cooking shows, started her own lifestyle magazine and developed her own lines of clothing, cooking and homeware,” the Guardian reported, commenting on Stewart’s latest Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover.
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