The first time Paulina Porizkova appeared in the “Sports Illustrated” swimsuit issue was way back in 1983 and now, 36 years later, she’s posing for those pages once again. This will be the 10th time the 53-year-old model has been in the magazine’s famous Swimsuit Issue and she’s probably the only grandmother to do so.
Porizkova says she was surprised to be “the oldest ‘girl’ in the SI stable,” but she knew she couldn’t say no to the offer. Even though she has to “pose in a bikini with a bunch of 20 year olds,” she says it’s both “thrilling and disconcerting.” But just because she’s older, don’t expect to see her posing in more conservative bathing suits. She says they’re the same teeny-weeny bikinis she wore 30 years ago.
But even the seasoned swimsuit model had her reservations about taking part in the 2019 edition, which comes out in May. “Although I am militant about aging women still being sexy and beautiful, I don’t always feel that way,” Porizkova admits. “But refusing was out of the question. I was honored to be invited to break a barrier. I would just have to suck it up, or in, rather, and hope for a photographer who knew his light."
Source: PopSugar