How Martha Stewart Went From Chanel Model to Oldest Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Issue Cover Star at 81

Long before she had her own television show, Martha Stewart modeled for brands including Chanel and Clairol. Now, at 81, she’s the oldest model to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated’s annual Swimsuit Issue. “I don’t think about age very much,” Stewart told the publication. “But I thought that this is kind of historic.” Martha Stewart is continuing to make her mark — this time on the cover of the 2023 SI Swimsuit issue! See her like never before here https://t.co/BcQZcV7R6j— Sports Illustrated Swimsuit (@SI_Swimsuit) May 15, 2023 Early Modeling Career Stewart began modeling in her teens and had a contract with Ford Models. It was then that she began appearing in television commercials and magazine advertisements. Her clients included Unilever and Tareyton cigarettes. In the early ’60s, Stewart put herself through university at Barnard College in New York City. Modeling gigs helped her pay her tuition. “I got enough modeling jobs at $50 an hour — which was a lot of money at that time,” Stewart said in “Makers,” a 2013 PBS documentary. Stewart even posed for one of the biggest names in fashion: Chanel. She later told André Leon Talley on an episode of “The Martha Stewart Show” that she still owns the Chanel

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