Martha Stewart has made publishing history as the oldest woman to grace the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue.
The 81-year-old Stewart, a Katonah resident who previously lived in Westport, unveiled the cover in an interview on NBC”™s daytime talk show “Today,” explaining she was approached by the magazine last November and did the photo shoot in January.
“That was kind of a request that I”™ve never had before,” Stewart said. “To be on the cover at my age was a challenge. And I think I met the challenge.”
Stewart added that her initial apprehensions over the photo shoot was eventually erased when she realized that she could call attention to the positive aspects of growing older.
“I think all of us should think about good living, successfully living and not aging ”“ the whole aging thing is so boring,” she added.
Stewart is one of four women to have a Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover this year ”“ her fellow pin-ups are actress Megan Fox, singer-songwriter Kim Petras and model Brooks Nader.
Photo courtesy of Sports Illustrated
