At 57, Cindy Crawford Denies ‘Ageless’ Stamp & Is ‘Grateful’ To Be Healthy And Older

Aug 03, 2023 by apost team

Cindy Crawford is one of the original '90s supermodels, and not only does her legacy live on today, but she's actually still modeling! Born on Feb. 20, 1966, in DeKalb, Illinois, Crawford shot to fame in the late '80s after moving to New York and getting signed with Elite New York modeling agency.

She quickly joined the ranks of other top-level models at the time, such as Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell and Christy Turlington, and was featured on a Vogue 1990 cover alongside them that is now considered iconic. Throughout the following decade, Crawford was one of the most popular supermodels, gracing the covers of prestigious magazines and strutting down runways for top fashion designers. On top of that, she found plenty of work in major fashion campaigns and even dabbled in acting. Today, she is still a working model and has also even started to branch out into business ventures.

While there’s no denying Crawford's beauty, we, unfortunately, live in a society where people can be judgmental at times. Now 57 years old, Crawford has been met with numerous comments about her appearance whenever she posts online. From trolls arguing she's too old to be wearing a bikini to people commenting on how she looks for her age, even as one of the most beautiful women in the world, Crawford isn't immune to people picking apart her looks. However, that hasn’t stopped her from living out all of her dreams and continuing to live her most authentic life.

Frustrated at the constant discussion of her changing appearance, Crawford came clean about aging and revealed she has no desire to look younger. Read on to learn more about Crawford's views on getting older.

Crawford left her career as a full-time model in 2000 in order to have children and focus on family life. However, the stunner didn't turn her back on the camera entirely — she still models, albeit for select campaigns and fashion shows. Since then, she also wrote a book titled "Becoming" and created a furniture line of her own.

Despite living a full, happy life, Crawford hasn't been able to escape the public's prying eyes. In a 2017 interview with The Cut, the supermodel came clean on aging and how she feels as a woman in her 50s:

"Everything changes: your skin, your hair, and your body. I take care of myself but I know that I’m a 51-year-old woman. There are times when that’s hard and I’m also sure it’s hard for my sisters who aren’t models."

Since Crawford still models, she spoke up on how aging has affected how she does her job:

"You feel a little apologetic that you can’t deliver in the same way that you could when you were 20 or 25. ... I want to do my job well, and I want to deliver but I also know that what I have to offer now is different from what I had to offer at 25."

However, just because Crawford is acutely aware of her age and no longer being in her 20s, it doesn't mean other people should rub it in her face. In an interview with New Beauty, she spoke up about the difficulties of social media.

“I don’t need everyone on Instagram pointing out that I don’t look the same way I did when I was 20. I know that. Sometimes when you’re in the public eye, it can be hard, and that’s where you kind of have to work on yourself,” she said.

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Crawford is clearly very passionate on the matter, as she echoed the same sentiment in an interview with Haute Living. “Being told I’m ageless isn’t right, especially because getting older is hard enough, never mind that we live in a youth-obsessed culture,” she opined. 

“I’m not 25, so why should I be trying to look 25? Why do I want someone to mistake me for a 25-year-old? I’ve had children. I have all this life experience,” Crawford proudly declared.

The model elaborated on the situation as such:

“There’s one comparison I use a lot, and it’s this: I’m like an aging athlete. I know the game so much better, but I don’t have a 20-year-old neck or whatever. Sometimes I think, screw it. Maybe I don’t want to model anymore. But then I think, gosh, then I’m just further telling women that at a certain age, we’re just expired, and we should go on the shelf. Do I want to play into that for women? And so I don’t. … Aging is what happens if we’re lucky; it means that I’m alive.”

She added she often battled between doing what she wanted and living up to public perception.

“I’m probably at an age where I should be wearing one-pieces, but I’ve never worn one-pieces, and it’s (the same kind of dilemma I have with my hair). I’ve always had long hair; I wouldn’t feel like me with short hair. And I’m kind of worried, like, oh, God. Am I going to have to cut it when I get a little older? Am I too old to have hair this long? (Similarly), whenever I put a one-piece on, I don’t feel like me,” she lamented.

In her interview with New Beauty, Crawford explained how her goals nowadays are about looking and feeling great for her age.

“No matter what I do, I’m not going to look 20, or 30. I just want to look great for 50. I exercise, eat healthy and take really good care of my skin. There’s pressure on women to do the undoable, which is not age. But it’s about looking great for however old you are, regardless of what that number is.”

She added a positive attitude towards aging was a far better approach. 

“My focus is on accepting the inevitable part of aging while trying to feel good, be grateful for good healthy and enjoy being 50. … I think the sanest way to age is to accept it.”

Leading by example is another approach Crawford is intent on taking.

“When I’m 70 and 80, I’m probably going to look back and ask what was I being so hard on myself for. I think if my approach was to be less hard on myself, then maybe the world will follow it, too!” she exclaimed.

This approach makes perfect sense, but considering the pressure on women — especially those in the public eye — to remain youthful, it's easier said than done. So how exactly does Crawford practice what she preaches? By looking to her girlfriends for inspiration. She told The Cut:

"When I look at my friends, I look at how beautiful they are and don’t pick them apart. I think to be kind to ourselves as women, we should try to look at ourselves through our friends’ eyes as opposed to the super hyper-critical eye that we usually turn on ourselves."

Crawford's compassionate words are truly inspiring and something we could all stand to follow in our daily lives!

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