Swedish-born supermodel Paulina Porizkova is turning heads again—this time, not for a runway look but for her refreshing embrace of authenticity. In a powerful Instagram post on July 28, 2025, she shared two unaltered photos that poignantly illustrate the contrast and beauty of real life at 60.
One image shows her in a white bikini on vacation, bathed in flattering light and pose. In the second, she appears in dim bathroom lighting, wearing a bra and underwear, with unfiltered gray hair and no makeup. “This is me. Vacation, pretty light, posing for a shot,” she wrote. “This is also me. Home, not great light, not posing. This is 60.”
Reflecting on her life, Porizkova shared that turning 60 encapsulates decades of trial and error: “60 years of sometimes healthy eating, sometimes not. 60 years of sometimes working out, sometimes not... learning what works and what doesn’t.” She added, “The beauty of 60 is that now I understand the importance is IN the lesson, not passing the exam.”
Porizkova has long advocated for a shift in beauty standards—encouraging women to dismiss the fear of aging. She views wrinkles not as flaws, but as a map of life, an authentic representation of experience and identity. Her activism led to a renewed partnership with Estée Lauder in early 2025—one grounded in values rather than traditional anti-aging rhetoric. She has even requested the cosmetic giant remove the word “Youth” from the name of one of its moisturizers.
Since celebrating her 60th birthday in April with a makeup-free bikini selfie, which she paired with inspiring hashtags like olderisbolder and levelinguP, Porizkova has consistently championed a candid and empowering narrative around aging.
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