Martha Stewart appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated in swimsuit at the age of 81.

'jailer' becomes the oldest person to appear on the cover of swimwear magazine Sports Illustrated.

It's been more than six decades since Martha Stewart started modeling as a teenager.

Now at the age of 81, the lifestyle guru is back as Sports Illustrated's oldest cover star. Ms. Stewart was chosen along with Megan Fox, Kim Petras and Brooks Nader to play the cover stars of the magazine for 2023.

The businesswoman flew to the Dominican Republic for filming, where she was captured lying on the sand and pouring water on her head.

“When I heard I was going to be on the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit magazine, I thought, ‘Oh, that’s very good, I’m going to be the oldest person I’ve ever seen on the cover of Sports Illustrated',’” said Ms. Stewart. , adding, «And I don't think about very many years, but I thought it was some sort of historical event.»

81 year old lifestyle guru flew to the Dominican Republic for filming

Ms. Stewart started modeling at the age of 15 before becoming a stockbroker on Wall Street. She later opened a restaurant business that has grown into a lifestyle media company.

Revealing the announcement on Monday's Today show, Ms. Stewart said she was first asked about posing for a cover in November.

p>< p>She said, “It was a request that I had never had before. And getting on the cover at my age was not easy, and I think I did it.”

Ms. Stewart said she «didn't starve herself» but didn't eat bread or pasta in the months leading up to filming and went to Pilates every other day.

Iconic Sports Illustrated cover

“For me, this is evidence of a good life, and I think that we should all think about a good life, a successful life, and not about aging. The whole aging thing is so boring.»

She said the shoot was «pretty funny», adding, «I mean, they pushed me and pinched me and poured water on my head.»

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Ms. Stewart also said that over the past 10 years, women have «passed through difficult times», and she wanted this shoot to give «an opportunity to rethink your life and understand the picture.»

«Recently it was the pandemic, the MeToo movement and all that, we were really beaten up really hard… it was hard,” she said. mean it.»