The world's oldest working supermodel, Carmen Dell'Orefice, 91, is proving age is just a number - as she posed almost entirely nude for the upcoming issue of New You magazine

The world’s oldest working supermodel, Carmen Dell’Orefice, 91, is proving age is just a number – as she posed nearly-nude for the upcoming issue of New You magazine.

The fashion icon first appeared on the cover of Vogue magazine at just 16, and now, more than seven decades later, she’s still got it – and she certainly isn’t afraid to flaunt it.

Carmen stripped down, covering her assets with a blanket, while stunning in a new shoot for New You’s October issue.

She is also set to grace the cover alongside 69-year-old fashion star Beverly Johnson, who previously made history as the first African-American model to appear on the cover of Vogue in 1974.

The world's oldest working supermodel, Carmen Dell'Orefice, 91, is proving age is just a number - as she posed almost entirely nude for the upcoming issue of New You magazine

The world’s oldest working supermodel, Carmen Dell’Orefice, 91, is proving age is just a number – as she posed almost entirely nude for the upcoming issue of New You magazine

Carmen stripped down, covering her assets with a blanket, while stunning in a new shoot for New You; she is also set to grace the cover alongside 69-year-old fashion star Beverly Johnson

Carmen stripped down, covering her assets with a blanket, while stunning in a new shoot for New You; she is also set to grace the cover alongside 69-year-old fashion star Beverly Johnson

Beverly previously made history as the first African-American model to appear on the cover of Vogue in 1974

Beverly previously made history as the first African-American model to appear on the cover of Vogue in 1974

Shot by celebrity photographer Fadil Barisha, one of the pictures features the women posing together surrounded by greenery – with Carmen donning a stunning black and white ensemble and Beverly wearing an all-white gown.

Shot by celebrity photographer Fadil Barisha, one of the pictures features the women posing together surrounded by greenery - with Carmen donning a stunning black and white ensemble and Beverly wearing an all-white gown

Shot by celebrity photographer Fadil Barisha, one of the pictures features the women posing together surrounded by greenery – with Carmen donning a stunning black and white ensemble and Beverly wearing an all-white gown

Another shot showed Carmen laying in a bed in only a tan pair of undies, holding a white duvet up to her chest.

As for how she stays youthful, the 91-year-old told the outlet that she makes sure to give herself the same ‘love’ and ‘care’ that she gives her daughter.

‘Men and women should care for themselves and love themselves. One of the secrets to maintaining beauty is doing what you do for a baby,’ she explained.

‘[You] nurture and feed babies with love. That’s what we should do with ourselves: nurture ourselves, love ourselves, and give that kind of energy to ourselves.’

Carmen was born in New York City on June 3, 1931. She became a model at the young age of 13, after she was approached by the wife of photographer Herman Landschoff while on a public bus.

As for how she stays youthful, the 91-year-old told the outlet that she makes sure to give herself the same 'love' and 'care' that she gives her daughter

As for how she stays youthful, the 91-year-old told the outlet that she makes sure to give herself the same ‘love’ and ‘care’ that she gives her daughter

'One of the secrets to maintaining beauty is doing what you do for a baby,' she explained. '[You] nurture and feed babies with love. That's what we should do with ourselves'

‘One of the secrets to maintaining beauty is doing what you do for a baby,’ she explained. ‘[You] nurture and feed babies with love. That’s what we should do with ourselves’

Beverly was honored to work with Carmen, with her calling the 91-year-old supermodel her 'idol.' She gushed: 'She's model goals. She's been a mentor to me and doesn't even know'

Beverly was honored to work with Carmen, with her calling the 91-year-old supermodel her 'idol.' She gushed: 'She's model goals. She's been a mentor to me and doesn't even know'

Beverly was honored to work with Carmen, with her calling the 91-year-old supermodel her ‘idol.’ She gushed: ‘She’s model goals. She’s been a mentor to me and doesn’t even know’

By the time she was 15, she had signed a contract with Vogue for $7.50 an hour.

‘[Photographer] Irving Penn told me to try to breathe as little as possible and don’t move,’ she recalled of her first Vogue shoot. ‘Just sit there. Irving was a really good friend to me.’

The fashion icon first appeared on the cover of Vogue magazine at just 16 (pictured), and now, more than seven decades later, she's still got it - and she certainly isn't afraid to flaunt it

The fashion icon first appeared on the cover of Vogue magazine at just 16 (pictured), and now, more than seven decades later, she’s still got it – and she certainly isn’t afraid to flaunt it

And while she flourished in the industry – posing for the magazine many times – Carmen’s family struggled to make ends meet financially.

It’s been said that they couldn’t afford a phone, so Vogue had to send people to their apartment to let them know when Carmen booked jobs. 

She also had to roller-skate to shoots since she couldn’t pay the bus fare, and was severely malnourished.

It’s been reported that the young model was so skinny that doctors had to give her shots to help start puberty.

Over the years, she also posed for Vanity Fair and Harper’s Bazaar; she was signed by Ford Modeling Agency in 1953 – but retired from modeling in 1959.

However, after almost 20 years out of the spotlight, Carmen returned to the fashion industry in 1978, and since then, she has not slowed down.

She has starred in campaigns for big brands like Target, Rolex, Sephora, and H&M, and has walked the runway for companies like Anna Sui, Stéphane Rolland, Thierry Mugler and Guo Pei.

Carmen (seen early on in her career) became a model at age 13, after she was approached by photographer Herman Landschoff's wife while on a public bus

Carmen (seen early on in her career) became a model at age 13, after she was approached by photographer Herman Landschoff’s wife while on a public bus

While her career flourished, it's been said that Carmen (seen in 1955) struggled financially and couldn't even afford a phone, so Vogue had to send people to tell her when she booked jobs

While her career flourished, it’s been said that Carmen (seen in 1955) struggled financially and couldn’t even afford a phone, so Vogue had to send people to tell her when she booked jobs

Over the years, she also posed for Vanity Fair and Harper's Bazaar; she was signed by Ford Modeling Agency in 1953 - but retired from modeling in 1959. She is seen in 1950

Over the years, she also posed for Vanity Fair and Harper’s Bazaar; she was signed by Ford Modeling Agency in 1953 – but retired from modeling in 1959. She is seen in 1950

And according to Carmen, her career got better in time. She told New You in a 2015 interview, ‘I have had more magazine covers in the last 25 years than I have in my whole elongated career.

After almost 20 years out of the spotlight, Carmen returned to the fashion industry in 1978, and since then, she has not slowed down. She is seen in 1987

After almost 20 years out of the spotlight, Carmen returned to the fashion industry in 1978, and since then, she has not slowed down. She is seen in 1987

‘Today I am in a territory that business considers unmarketable: age and white hair. Slowly, however, I started to own that territory little by little because I stood up for age.’

She was married and divorced three times, and welcomed one daughter from her first marriage.

Now, she’s baring it all for the New You shoot, explaining to the outlet that it was photographer Fadil’s idea for her to pose naked, but she was all for it.

‘It’s [the photographer’s] perception of what they see in you or me. We are there, a synergy starts to happen, and they bring it out,’ she said. 

‘It’s where their mindset is. The photographer’s mindset is high, not in the gutter. It’s all projection. We’re all silent actresses, and that’s what it’s about.’

As for Beverly, she was honored to work with Carmen, with her calling the 91-year-old supermodel her ‘idol.’

‘She’s model goals,’ she gushed. ‘She’s been a mentor to me and doesn’t even know, and I have the utmost respect for this woman.

‘I know all of her photographs. She has the biggest, most stunning body of work of any model in fashion.’

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