1472 wrote:

Ahahaha exactly or doing Allstate commercials

"hey grandma"

I read the article, and therein lies her issue. She isn't bragging on how wonderful she is. It's that she doesn't look like the archetypal or stereotypical grandmother who would be casted for an Allstate commercial. So, she isn't going to get work for those kinds of shoots.

And, she knows she looks too old for the work she did previously. Now what does she do?

I don't understand the level of snarking on her appearance in this thread given the model's frank assessment of her professional predicament. The underlying issue, which is an interesting subject for discussion, revolves around preconceived notions of what a person in a certain societal role ought to look like.

Jules NYC wrote:
Some people just naturally look younger. It's genetics mostly.

Absolutely true. And how we deal with the aging is our own choice.

Svetlana Muerte wrote:

I read the article, and therein lies her issue. She isn't bragging on how wonderful she is. It's that she doesn't look like the archetypal or stereotypical grandmother who would be casted for an Allstate commercial. So, she isn't going to get work for those kinds of shoots.

And, she knows she looks too old for the work she did previously. Now what does she do?

I don't understand the level of snarking on her appearance in this thread given the model's frank assessment of her professional predicament. The underlying issue, which is an interesting subject for discussion, revolves around preconceived notions of what a person in a certain societal role ought to look like.

Wait a second.
There is not snark here.  It's truth. Yes, she does look her age.

Next...

So she's not going to do fashion and is clearly in a flux trying to figure out her target market.  She's not going to be doing what she did before.  If you look young, you can do different genres but lingerie modeling? Errr unless it's a line for more mature women.

I think it's a 'oh you're too young' thing because the MODEL is wanting a specific target market for herself.  If she is trying to get represented, what agencies is she really going to?

The article doesn't tell you that.

Orca Bay Images wrote:

Absolutely true. And how we deal with the aging is our own choice.

Yes.

de BUEN PHOTOGRAPHY wrote:
"The 49-year-old also seemingly revealed her secret to staying in such good shape - the lack of a man in her life."


Oh she went there.....

REALLY?

I'd think you'd be in better shape WITH a partner (if you give two shits about your health and wanting to look good for yourself first).

London Fog wrote:
Yes, I know it's Yahoo, so you can't really take this stuff seriously, but does she look too young?

http://uk.lifestyle.yahoo.com/underwear … 43907.html

You decide!

Is that a joke? I was expecting to see a young-looking model with flawless, porcelain skin. Not a 40 year old looking woman (OK, 50 looking) who looks like she's spent too long in the sun.

I literally scrolled down the page to see if there was a different model in question.

I didn't read the article but if she thinks she's not getting jobs because she looks too young, I'd have to say she's severely delusional. The only thing she might be too young for is the Early Bird Discount at Applebee's...maybe.

Moon Pix Photography wrote:

35? She doesn't look a day under 50 to me!!!

+1

Jules NYC wrote:
1 year shy of 60.

She is not her.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/2 … 34951.html

You can have all the plastic surgery in the world, take care of your skin until the cows come home, but the hands always give it away.
I find the same thing here in Korea where Asians tends to age differently that North America. A lot of women well into their 40s will have amazing bodies, really good skin, and still look pretty young (early-mid 30s by western standards, easily 10-15+ years off), but it's the hands that will give it away.

Ruben Sanchez wrote:

The photo is a little too soft focused to be able to see the detail in her face.

Saying she's "too old", would get them sued, but saying she's "too young" won't.  I think it's just a nice way to say, "It's time for you to retire from underwear modeling".

This was my first thought too.

MC Seoul Photography wrote:
You can have all the plastic surgery in the world, take care of your skin until the cows come home, but the hands always give it away.
I find the same thing here in Korea where Asians tends to age differently that North America. A lot of women well into their 40s will have amazing bodies, really good skin, and still look pretty young (early-mid 30s by western standards, easily 10-15+ years off), but it's the hands that will give it away.

Yep.
Know a woman in her late 40's, looks like she is in her late 20's.
But, the hands show her age.

MC Seoul Photography wrote:
You can have all the plastic surgery in the world, take care of your skin until the cows come home, but the hands always give it away.
I find the same thing here in Korea where Asians tends to age differently that North America. A lot of women well into their 40s will have amazing bodies, really good skin, and still look pretty young (early-mid 30s by western standards, easily 10-15+ years off), but it's the hands that will give it away.

True, I just think Christie Brinkley looks better than most 20 year olds imho.
It's just what I see... and I'm not focusing on her hands.



Here, I can't help it.







Can't escape growing old ladies!

New Art Photo wrote:
It's sad. The agencies are  just trying to be civilized about the situation, and let her go gently, but she's not getting the clue.

A friend should take her aside, and tell her the truth.

aahaha I've seen that before too

Jules NYC wrote:
1 year shy of 60.

She is not her.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/2 … 34951.html

I will forever have this image etched in my brain...



Stunning woman, then and now!

London Fog wrote:
I will forever have this image etched in my brain...



Stunning woman, then and now!

Exactly!!!

P.S. I love that pic of her in the Ferrari! Me too.
"Are you going to go for it?" (Pool scene)

Jules NYC wrote:

Exactly!!!

P.S. I love that pic of her in the Ferrari! Me too.
"Are you going to go for it?" (Pool scene)

I'd have given anything to be Clark Griswold in that movie, especially the pool scene!

London Fog wrote:

I'd have given anything to be Clark Griswold in that movie, especially the pool scene!

!

If I were a man, me too!

Jules NYC wrote:

!

If I were a man, me too!

Well for an 18 year old with raging hormones, it was a dream scene come true!

London Fog wrote:
does she look too young?

if by young, you mean delusional, then yes

MC Seoul Photography wrote:

You can have all the plastic surgery in the world, take care of your skin until the cows come home, but the hands always give it away.
I find the same thing here in Korea where Asians tends to age differently that North America. A lot of women well into their 40s will have amazing bodies, really good skin, and still look pretty young (early-mid 30s by western standards, easily 10-15+ years off), but it's the hands that will give it away.

Too true.

London Fog wrote:
Yes, I know it's Yahoo, so you can't really take this stuff seriously, but does she look too young?

http://uk.lifestyle.yahoo.com/underwear … 43907.html

You decide!

That's her?  I'm not buying it.  Looks like they stuck her face on someone else's photo.  If it is her, the retouch is awful.

The b/w image is suspect too.

The last photo...young? no...no...no

Jules NYC wrote:

Hahaha!

Jules NYC wrote:
So she's not going to do fashion and is clearly in a flux trying to figure out her target market.  She's not going to be doing what she did before.  If you look young, you can do different genres but lingerie modeling? Errr unless it's a line for more mature women.

This is the point. At 49, she is too old to be considered sexually attractive/beautiful but too young to be a sexless grandmother. Actresses over 40 are always saying the roles dry up. They are relegated to ingenue, mother, or grandmother.

A Visual Haiku wrote:
From the article: "So she relaunched her career as a freelance model..."

Tells me she is good at marketing, and that the interwebs are always in need of a story.

As a side note, the pics in the article show me a model who looks pretty stiff and lifeless, so maybe she isn't getting the gigs for reasons other than her age....

IMHO

Shrewd response AVH.
Good PR agent probably.

May S wrote:

This is the point. At 49, she is too old to be considered sexually attractive/beautiful but too young to be a sexless grandmother. Actresses over 40 are always saying the roles dry up. They are relegated to ingenue, mother, or grandmother.

Do you believe a woman who is a mother can not be sexually attractive?

May S wrote:
Actresses over 40 are always saying the roles dry up. They are relegated to ingenue, mother, or grandmother.

"There are three roles for women in Hollywood: Babe, District Attorney, and Driving Miss Daisy." -Goldie Hawn, in character, The First Wives Club

Subject of OP looks much older than most of the 49-year-olds I know. I'm not talking about movie stars with personal trainers and masseurs and plastic surgeons either - just regular people.

If that's her actual body, I applaud her. And she has nice hair. But her face is a hard 49. I would have guessed she was a well-preserved 60. Wear sunblock every day of the year, kids, you'll be glad someday.

May S wrote:
This is the point. At 49, she is too old to be considered sexually attractive/beautiful but too young to be a sexless grandmother. Actresses over 40 are always saying the roles dry up. They are relegated to ingenue, mother, or grandmother.

So 49 is "too old to be considered sexually attractive and beautiful"?  As a 49 year old I find that remark rather insulting.  I think these mature ladies do too. 

These beautiful ladies are 50 or very close to it.
















These lovely ladies are over 40


[img]http://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/130529/20/51a6c0eea6ee6_m.jpg[img]






















I can go on with many more images of beautiful mature ladies. 


I know to someone that is 24 that 49 seems old...but that does  not mean that someone that age cannot be beautiful or attractive.