Christie Brinkley Looks Ageless in This Photo From Her “Sports Illustrated” Shoot at 63
Christie Brinkley, 66, shared a throwback picture from her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit photoshoot in 2017.
The model and actress expressed gratitude for her decades-long career.
Brinkley swears by a “rainbow diet” and the Total Gym machine to keep her in shape.
Christie Brinkley has still got it. The 66-year-old model and actress just posted a throwback picture from her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit photoshoot in 2017—and she looks happier and healthier than ever.
In the behind-the-scenes photo, Brinkley poses on a tree in a black one-piece swimsuit. She said the experience of modeling for the magazine at 63 really pushed her out of her comfort zone. “I was stunned when they asked me to do the legendary Swimsuit issue again! I almost said, ‘no thanks,’ but I was so glad I ‘branched out’ ha!” she wrote in the caption. “I am so lucky and grateful for my career that spans four decades.”
Naturally, she thanked all of the people who supported her throughout her career, and even gave her Total Gym a shout-out for keeping her “toned, strong, and moving for the past 25 years.”
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Brinkley has been open about how her body image has changed as she’s grown older, too. In January, the model shared a photo from her 1977 Cosmopolitan cover, and explained in the caption about how she didn’t feel confident at the time.
“I remember I was worried that I looked fat,” she said. “I’m so glad that today our industry appreciates all shapes and sizes so we can just focus on being healthy. Not cookie cutter.”
“Still there is something in some young girls that often makes them feel they just don’t measure up. I was one of them,” she continued. “I look back at these and think that worry was such a waste of time. If only the perspective we gain with age that elevates the worries could be absorbed by the younger generation but I do think shifting the focus to feeling great is a great step in the right direction.”
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To feel her best at 66, Brinkley follows a “rainbow diet.” In fact, she became a vegetarian at 13. When it comes to fitness, she is all about the Total Gym. In July, she shared a bikini pic to Instagram and credited her toned legs to the at-home workout machine, which she’s been using for more than 20 years. But she also loves to do speed walking and lots of gardening to keep her body moving.
And that, friends, is how you land yourself in a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue at 63!
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