Martha Stewart is looking fit and fabulous at 81 years young on the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, becoming the oldest model to grace the highly coveted cover. “It’s odd to go to an island and then get changed into nine different bathing suits in one day in front of all those people, and it turned out OK!” she remarked about the cover when it was debuted on “TODAY” on Monday morning.
Martha Stewart is making history, again.
The 81-year-old businesswoman was revealed as the oldest cover model in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit history on Monday.
Stewart will be featured as a cover model alongside Megan Fox, Kim Petras and Brooks Nader. She was photographed by Ruven Afanador in the Dominican Republic.
“When I heard that I was going to be on the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit, I thought, 'Oh, that’s pretty good, I’m going to be the oldest person I think ever on a cover of Sports Illustrated,'” Stewart told the magazine. “And I don’t think about age very much, but I thought that this is kind of historic.”
Stewart worked as a model during her teen years before becoming a best-selling author and Emmy Award-winning TV host. Now, she reaches over 100 million fans each month through her various platforms -- magazines, television shows, books and other products.
You can view the entire gallery of Stewart's SI photos here and pick up a copy of the magazine starting Monday.
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