Martha Stewart turns into oldest Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cowl mannequin

Martha Stewart has made historical past because the oldest Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cowl mannequin ever on Monday. 

Stewart, the longtime creator, life-style skilled and 81-year-old media character, mirrored on the excellence. 

“When I heard that I used to be going to be on the quilt of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit, I assumed, Oh, that is fairly good, I’m going to be the oldest particular person I feel ever on a canopy of Sports Illustrated,” Stewart instructed the journal. “And I do not take into consideration age very a lot, however I assumed that that is form of historic.”

She was photographed within the Dominican Republic by Ruven Afanador and appeared in dozens of photos. She stated Monday morning on the “Today” present that she appreciated the image and admitted to “shaking” earlier than the reveal on the present.

“It’s odd to go to an island after which get turned into 9 completely different bathing fits in at some point in entrance of all these individuals, and it turned out okay,” she stated. 

Stewart stated it was a “problem” to don the quilt at her age, however she appears like she met it and known as the photograph shoot “enjoyable.” 

“For me, it’s a testomony to good residing and I feel that each one of us ought to take into consideration good, profitable residing and never growing old,” she stated through the Today interview.

Stewart dethrones Elon Musk’s mom Maye Musk, then 74, for the oldest cowl mannequin within the historical past of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit version. Stewart is amongst 4 cowl fashions who’re being featured, together with actors Megan Fox and Brooks Nader and singer Kim Petras.