Paulina Porizkova revealed the part of her body that she has grown to love more at age 60.
As a supermodel, she said she had always been taught to sell a ‘vision of beauty inextricably linked to youth’ but is now embracing growing older.
She also opened up about the ‘best part’ of aging in a Harper’s Bazaar interview published on Monday — just shortly after she rang in her milestone birthday in a bikini earlier this month.
She talked about her newly rekindled partnership with Estée Lauder — over three decades after she served as the face of the brand in her 20s — and talked about how she wants to now spread the message of positive aging.
And she added that her favorite part of getting older was her hair.
‘I love my gray hair,’ she admitted to the outlet.
Paulina Porizkova revealed the part of her body that she has grown to love more at age 60; pictured in April 2023
As a supermodel, she said she had always been taught to sell a ‘vision of beauty inextricably linked to youth’ but is now embracing growing older; pictured in March 2023
‘It still requires maintenance, believe it or not,’ she continued. ‘But I feel very good about my hair.’
The Swedish-American model also discussed the ‘best part’ of aging overall and explained that it is when ‘you finally turn into the person that you were meant to be all along.’
She added: ‘And perhaps that’s not always a happy finding.
‘But I think if you try to live your life with an understanding that other people matter, that connections matter, and that love matters, then you won’t be disappointed with who that person is that you truly are.’
She also told the outlet about how old she feels now since she marked her milestone birthday earlier this month.
‘Do I feel younger? No. But every year I feel smarter, wiser, and better. So, I guess that makes me 60!’
When asked about what keeps her feeling ‘vibrant and youthful,’ Porizkova poked fun at her own answer and called herself a ‘meme.’
‘Hope,’ she responded. ‘And how do you cultivate hope? Gratitude. I sound like an Instagram meme, but unfortunately, it’s kind of true.’
She also opened up about the ‘best part’ of aging in a Harper’s Bazaar interview published on Monday — just shortly after she rang in her milestone birthday in a bikini earlier this month
And she added that her favorite part of getting older was her hair. ‘I love my gray hair,’ she admitted to the outlet. ‘It still requires maintenance, believe it or not,’ she continued. ‘But I feel very good about my hair’; pictured in January 2023
Porizkova continued: ‘Because I’ve gone through a part of life where I utterly lost hope, I understand what it’s like when you’re living a life you don’t want.’
She continued: ‘And it’s a horrible feeling. It robs you of everything. So, hope is really the most important thing there is.’
She also brought up a similar message she had shared in her 2022 memoir, No Filter: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful.
‘Because if you have hope, even that just tomorrow is going to be a better day, then you’ve got it,’ she said.
‘And I have hope. I’ve had hope for a while that tomorrow will be a better day, and now I have the gratitude that it is better every day.’
She also previously talked about another aspect of aging she likes in her post-menopausal years.
The Swedish-American model also discussed the ‘best part’ of aging overall and explained that it is when ‘you finally turn into the person that you were meant to be all along’
‘One of the incredible things about aging is that you care less and less about what other people think,’ she told People in October 2023.
‘You’re like, “You know what? I’ve done my bit. I’ve been serving everybody else for 50 years — now, it’s my turn.”‘
At the time, she also said that she is sure ‘without a doubt that I am the best that I’ve ever been.’
‘Why do I need improvement? I’m in my prime right now,’ she continued.
‘I’m sorry that you think my wrinkles dismiss me from being in my prime, but as a person, as a fully formed woman at the height of her power, this is it.’
