It is generally accepted that in adulthood, a woman should shorten her hair by making a practical short haircut. And, of course, gray hair must be masked, tint it monthly. Some women strictly follow these recommendations, while others feel free to look the way they want, not chasing youth.
These 10 women made long and gray hair their trademark in adulthood and became an inspiration to many others. They either left the hair naturally gray, or accentuate the gray hair by coloring while maintaining a uniform silver shade.
1. Roxanne Gould - 61 years old
A California native, she began her modeling career at the age of three and continues to this day. In the 80s, she moved to Europe to become the star of glossy covers and advertising campaigns. Since 2007 Roxana has owned her own coaching project, where she teaches girls who want to become models, the subtleties of this matter, as well as self-respect, the rules of life to preserve health, figure and other female little things.
2. Pia Grönning - 70 years old
Danish actress and model, participant of the Miss Denmark competition. The correct facial features favored her classification as a "commercial model", so she became the face of the beauty campaigns Elizabeth Arden, Dior, Avon. Pia acted in films and then left her career to become an interior designer. At the age of 52, Grönning resumed modeling and today participates in advertising campaigns and photo shoots.
3. Daphne Self - 91
Selfie is the world's oldest living model. Daphne is now 91 years old, and she began her dizzying career in 1949! She has her own website and several projects where she inspires other women of different ages to live and enjoy life. According to her, she has been driven by curiosity and inexhaustible optimism all her life.
4. Gillian Macleod - 64 years old
This Scottish woman, who has lived for many years in Los Angeles, began her modeling career when she was already over 60. She became famous by starring in an ad campaign for swimwear from Swedish retailer H&M. Today she works with a New York modeling agency that specializes in models aged 60+ and this is literally a new life for her.
5. Yasmina Rossi - 64 years old
Corsican Rossi is considered one of the most sought-after age models in the world - you've probably seen her photos on the Internet. She often appears in photo shoots and advertising campaigns with an emphasis on her hair, which has become a real trademark for her. She also became one of the first age models with long gray hair.
6. Ingmari Lami - 72 years old
This Swedish model started filming back in the 60s. She advertised Yves Saint Laurent perfumes, was the face of Kenzo, appeared on the covers of Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. Being a hippie at heart all her life, Ingmari adheres to the boho-chic style in clothes and continues to appear for campaigns and photo shoots.
7. Cindy Joseph (1951-2018)
Having started her career at 49 years old, former makeup artist Cindy Joseph has become the most popular model of adulthood. She has appeared frequently in cosmetics advertisements and even created her own line of cosmetics for women of mature age. Alas, Cindy is no longer in the world - she passed away in 2018 at the age of 67.
8. Marian Moneymaker - 66 years old
In her younger years, Marian impressed the owners of modeling agencies in New York and built an amazing career. She was in great demand, a lot of designers wanted to see her at their fashion shows, she starred a lot for magazines. And then she had to interrupt her career for the sake of raising her daughters. She resumed it already in adulthood, opening the show of then beginning designer Donna Karan. Today, at the age of 66, Marian continues to take part in advertising campaigns and photo shoots.
9. Manon Crespi - 54 years old
Manon has the appearance of a classic beauty with expressive features. Nevertheless, she began her modeling career after forty. Manon is a real ambassador of age-related beauty: she launches a personalized cosmetic line, Manon des Sources, to preserve the health and beauty of hair in adulthood.
10. Nikola Griffin - 60 years old
Griffin burst into the fashion industry at 56, becoming the oldest model on the cover of Sports Illustrated. She became very popular on the wave of body positivity, because she became the face (and figure) of advertising campaigns for swimwear and underwear, promoting the trend of diversity - beauty and the need to accept people of different ages, weight and appearance at all.
