PHOTOS: World’s Oldest Model Carmen , 91, Poses Shirtless For Risque Magazine Shoot
Carmen Dellorifice, 91, the world’s oldest active supermodel, has gone nearly nude for the next issue of New You Magazine.
Her fashion icon landed her first Vogue cover when she was 16.
Carmen strips naked, covers her property with a blanket, and looks stunning in a new shoot for New You’s October issue.
She will be on the cover alongside 69-year-old fashion star Beverly Johnson, who made history as the first African-American model to grace the cover of Vogue in 1974.
Another shot shows Carmen lying in bed in nothing but her tan panties, her white duvet tucked against her chest. As for staying young, the 91-year-old told the outlet that she tries to give herself the same “love” and “care” she gives her daughter.
“Both men and women should take care of themselves and love themselves. One of her secrets to staying beautiful is doing what you can for your baby,” she explained.
“[They] raise babies with love. Here’s what we should do ourselves.
Nurture yourself, love yourself, and give us that kind of energy.
Carmen was born on June 3, 1931 in New York City. At the young age of 13, she became a model after being lured by the wife of photographer Hermann Ranshoff on a public bus.
When she was 15, she signed a contract with her Vogue for $7.50 an hour.
“[Photographer] Irving Penn told me to hold my breath and not move as much as possible,” she recalled of her first Vogue shoot. did.
She has also posed for Vanity Fair and Harper’s Bazaar over the years. She signed with her agency Ford Modeling in 1953, but she retired from modeling in 1959. After almost two decades away from the spotlight, Carmen returned to the fashion industry in 1978 and has been in the spotlight ever since.
She has appeared in campaigns for major brands such as Target, Rolex, Sephora and H&M and has walked the runways for companies such as Anna Sui, Stéphane Rolland, Thierry Mugler and Guo Pei.
