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The pressure to be hot never ends – just ask Martha Stewart, 81
Women used to be able to give in to middle life, but now, high beauty standards stalk the ageing process
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Last week, Martha Stewart became the oldest star to feature on the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition.
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Emma Jacobs
In 2007, aged 81, a grey-haired, buttoned-up Queen Elizabeth featured alongside supermodels Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell in Vogue’s glamour list. The fashion magazine praised her for being “as glamorous in her brogues and headscarf... as she is wearing the crown jewels”.
Last week, another 81-year-old featured in a glossy magazine when Martha Stewart, the domestic influencer, became the oldest star to feature on the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition. Buttercup highlights frame a youthful face, with a hint of cleavage and leg beneath a frothy orange drape.
