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If you recognise Yazemeenah Rossi from these photos, chances are you've seen her plastered all over the Internet lately. Pictures and articles about the 60-year-old model went viral in recent months, thanks to her striking appearance and confident attitude displayed in the pictures.
We're not really strangers to older, glamorous women. The likes of Yasmin Le Bon (51), Ines de la Fressange (58), Carmen Dell'Orefice (84), Daphne Selfe (touted as the world's oldest supermodel at 87), and the more familiar ones, actresses Jane Fonda (78) and Lauren Hutton (72), are also hugely popular older models. The famous Twiggy of the 1960s - real name Lesley Lawson - has also made a comeback to modelling at 66. In addition, we're increasingly far more accepting of older women doing screen roles which would've been scripted for much younger women earlier. Cue Sandra Bullock, Julianne Moore, Julia Roberts, Halle Berry, and Nicole Kidman who're still rocking Hollywood.
Yazemeenah, unlike many of these older glam girls though, defies traditional beauty conventions, letting her grey grow completely silver and long, and not bothering with botox, plumpers or face lifts. Her face - stamped with the evidence of time in fine lines and crow's feet - is not so much age-defying as it is age-accepting; something that the lady - who says it's an integral part of ageing well - testifies to. "I receive so many messages asking me how to age gracefully," she says. "But I tell them, embrace your uniqueness, take advantage of it, and keep recreating yourself." Life isn't so much about looks as it is about experiences, she stresses.
The tall and still-lissom model herself slid into life-changing experiences at a rather late age, she says, becoming a model only at age 28. "I started out as ?a fitting model (people used by clothing makers to check the fit, drape and ?visual appearance of garments) back then, not a glamorous one who got to ?be on magazine covers or in prestigious ad campaigns. It involved long, hard days of constant standing, on high heels, without moving, while the clothes are being fitted on you. I was considered too short at 172 cm and too big to work in high fashion, but perfect for prêt-à-porter and commercial shows," she reminisces.
Gradually, however, Yazemeenah broke into the upper echelons and ended up modelling for brands like YSL, Jil Sander, Hermès, Fendi, Guy Laroche, Thierry Mugler, Christian Lacroix, and many more over the years. She's also worked for department stores, and high street and beauty brands such as Macy's, Blooming-dales, Nordstrom, Target, Ann Taylor, J Crew, Kanebo and Dove.
The success of her career coincided with her life situation - as a single mom of two, the income from modelling helped her greatly. Now a grandmother of two granddaughters aged 14 and 10, Yazemeenah is twice divorced, but continues to be friends with her last husband, and is loving her single status.
Yazemeenah's beauty & health tips for the 45+
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"Don't follow extreme diets or extreme exercise, or anything that's not personalised for you. We are all unique and a particular diet does not apply to everybody. Experiment, and feel what is good for you. Another mistake people make is not chewing their food enough. Chewing not only stimulates all the bones in your skull, it sends signals to glands that activate the digestive system. I strongly believe that we have to enjoy food with all our senses. Moderation and variety is important as is a balanced diet, simple foods, and those that aren't overcooked or complicated. Lastly, find your ideal goal while exercising - is it to be healthy inside or just to show off a beautiful body? If the end goal is just appearance, without respect for your body rhythms, your body will find a way to put you off training through pain. There is an amazing intelligence at work inside of us. Learning about that is one of the most important keys for health and beauty" - Yazemeenah
PHOTO: AKOS FOR MARY KAY COSMETICS
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