Lessons Learned from Modeling

While Ireland Is Now Known as an Entrepreneur and Philanthropist, She’s Learned Many Lessons from Her Time in the Cutthroat World of Fashion. “When You Work as a Model, Your Job Description Is Basically to Just Shut up and Pose, and People Pick You Apart No Matter What You Look Like. They Will Find Something Wrong with You, ” She Tells First for Women with a Laugh During an Exclusive Interview for Our Latest Issue (Buy Yours Here!), Where She Was, of Course, Our Cover Model.

Aging with Positivity and Grace

The World of Fashion Modeling Is Notorious for Prioritizing Youth, and Ireland Started in the Industry When She Was Still in High School. but Today, She Has a Refreshingly Positive View of Aging. “It’s a Journey and Actually I’m Enjoying Getting Older, ” She Says. “I Wouldn’t Go Back in Time for Anything. I Want to Grow with Every Year. I Don’t Want to Stagnate and as Long as I Grow, I’m Looking Forward to Old Age. ”

Staying Healthy Inside and Out

Ireland’s Also Managed to Keep an Energetic Spirit by Always Integrating Fitness into Her Life — but She’s Not One to Recommend Fancy Classes or Trendy Workouts. “I’ve Always Been Physically Active, ” She Says. “When I Had My Paper Route as a Teen, I Had 101 Customers on Hilly Roads, So I Always Kept Really Busy. I Grew up Camping and Hiking. ”

Kathy Ireland’s Beauty Philosophy

Ireland Says She Developed Her New Beauty Line out of a Belief That “Beauty Is a Quality Everyone Has, It Simply Must Be Developed and Enhanced. ” She’s Especially Come to Realize the Value of Protecting Her Skin over the Year's, Saying, “I Grew up in an Era Where We Baked Our Skin… and Sunscreen? We Didn’t Use Any of That. We Were Just Cooking Ourselves. ”

Kathy Ireland Shares How She Stays Gorgeous and Happy at 60!

By James H. Sterling

• Oct 8, 2026 • 5 min read

Kathy Ireland Shares How She Stays Gorgeous and Happy at 60!

Direct Answer • Key Takeaway

As One of the Original Supermodels of the ’80S and ’90S, Kathy Ireland Knows a Thing or Two About Beauty and Confidence. the Legendary Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Cover Girl, Who’s Still Stunning at Age 60, Has Also Long Been Known as More Than Just a Pretty Face.

James H. Sterling

Environmental Science & Climate Journalist

James Sterling reports on renewable energy developments, climate policy, ecological conservation, and green tech innovations around the globe.

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