Paulina Porizkova.Photo: Gonzalo Marroquin/Patrick McMullan via GettyWhenPaulina Porizkovastripped down for her nudeVogue Czechoslovakiacover,she went au naturel, with no Photoshop added.The 56-year-old model proudly showed off her fit physique for the cover shoot as she posed in nothing more than a sheer black bodysuit that leftverylittle to the imagination. Though some people assumed the magazine used photo editing or filters to enhance Porizkova’s appearance, the star revealed that the image had no retouching at all.“As soon as it came out, Twitter was like, ‘Well, fine, retouch [the photos] and then sure, they’ll look fine,'” Porizkova toldPage Six. “It’s unretouched.“Join PEOPLE starting on May 19 for an exclusive shopping event with special deals, live tutorials and more from COVERGIRL and Sally Hansen.Register herefor the live events andsign up here for deal text alertsduring the 3-day event.The model explained that she wanted famed photographer Marie Tomonova’s work to speak for itself. “It’s like, no, no, no … it was Marie’s photography! Obviously, you know, you could take a much worse picture than that of me, but you wouldn’t want to see that on the cover, right?” sheadded.She told the outlet she actually didn’t know the shoot would be for the cover: “I figured we’d have a page or two in the back ofVogue,” she said.But when her image landed the coveted spot, Porizkovathanked theVogueCzechoslovakiateam for choosing to highlight a woman in her mid-’50s on the cover of the magazine. “Exactly 40 years after my very first (German) Vogue cover at the age of sixteen, here is a new one. Full frontal nude, at 56, onVogueCS,” the modelwrote in the caption on Instagram, thanking the “brave folks” at the magazine for “daring” to put her nude on the cover.She added, “I can’t wait to share the inside pages as well, this was one of the most fun and playful photos shoots I have done- possibly in my life. For you peeps who have a problem with the lack of coverup- you can peruse the pages fully dressed.😁"The star hasn’t been afraid to show skin on social media too, like when she shared a nude photo standing in her bedroom and shut down theageist online criticsof her Instagram posts.“When I was in my twenties and thirties, the less I wore - the more popular I was. In my forties, I could walk around practically naked and illicit nothing more than a ticket for public indecency,” she wrote in a FebruaryInstagram post. “At fifty, I am reviled for it.““Why is sexiness and nudity applauded in a woman’s youth and reviled in her maturity?” she mused, going on to answer her own question: “Because of men. The only thing that is pathetic here is allowing others to set your priorities. #sexyhasnoexpirationdate.”
Paulina Porizkova.Photo: Gonzalo Marroquin/Patrick McMullan via Getty
WhenPaulina Porizkovastripped down for her nudeVogue Czechoslovakiacover,she went au naturel, with no Photoshop added.The 56-year-old model proudly showed off her fit physique for the cover shoot as she posed in nothing more than a sheer black bodysuit that leftverylittle to the imagination. Though some people assumed the magazine used photo editing or filters to enhance Porizkova’s appearance, the star revealed that the image had no retouching at all.“As soon as it came out, Twitter was like, ‘Well, fine, retouch [the photos] and then sure, they’ll look fine,'” Porizkova toldPage Six. “It’s unretouched.“Join PEOPLE starting on May 19 for an exclusive shopping event with special deals, live tutorials and more from COVERGIRL and Sally Hansen.Register herefor the live events andsign up here for deal text alertsduring the 3-day event.The model explained that she wanted famed photographer Marie Tomonova’s work to speak for itself. “It’s like, no, no, no … it was Marie’s photography! Obviously, you know, you could take a much worse picture than that of me, but you wouldn’t want to see that on the cover, right?” sheadded.She told the outlet she actually didn’t know the shoot would be for the cover: “I figured we’d have a page or two in the back ofVogue,” she said.But when her image landed the coveted spot, Porizkovathanked theVogueCzechoslovakiateam for choosing to highlight a woman in her mid-’50s on the cover of the magazine. “Exactly 40 years after my very first (German) Vogue cover at the age of sixteen, here is a new one. Full frontal nude, at 56, onVogueCS,” the modelwrote in the caption on Instagram, thanking the “brave folks” at the magazine for “daring” to put her nude on the cover.She added, “I can’t wait to share the inside pages as well, this was one of the most fun and playful photos shoots I have done- possibly in my life. For you peeps who have a problem with the lack of coverup- you can peruse the pages fully dressed.😁"The star hasn’t been afraid to show skin on social media too, like when she shared a nude photo standing in her bedroom and shut down theageist online criticsof her Instagram posts.“When I was in my twenties and thirties, the less I wore - the more popular I was. In my forties, I could walk around practically naked and illicit nothing more than a ticket for public indecency,” she wrote in a FebruaryInstagram post. “At fifty, I am reviled for it.““Why is sexiness and nudity applauded in a woman’s youth and reviled in her maturity?” she mused, going on to answer her own question: “Because of men. The only thing that is pathetic here is allowing others to set your priorities. #sexyhasnoexpirationdate.”
WhenPaulina Porizkovastripped down for her nudeVogue Czechoslovakiacover,she went au naturel, with no Photoshop added.
The 56-year-old model proudly showed off her fit physique for the cover shoot as she posed in nothing more than a sheer black bodysuit that leftverylittle to the imagination. Though some people assumed the magazine used photo editing or filters to enhance Porizkova’s appearance, the star revealed that the image had no retouching at all.
“As soon as it came out, Twitter was like, ‘Well, fine, retouch [the photos] and then sure, they’ll look fine,'” Porizkova toldPage Six. “It’s unretouched.”
Join PEOPLE starting on May 19 for an exclusive shopping event with special deals, live tutorials and more from COVERGIRL and Sally Hansen.Register herefor the live events andsign up here for deal text alertsduring the 3-day event.
The model explained that she wanted famed photographer Marie Tomonova’s work to speak for itself. “It’s like, no, no, no … it was Marie’s photography! Obviously, you know, you could take a much worse picture than that of me, but you wouldn’t want to see that on the cover, right?” sheadded.
She told the outlet she actually didn’t know the shoot would be for the cover: “I figured we’d have a page or two in the back ofVogue,” she said.
But when her image landed the coveted spot, Porizkovathanked theVogueCzechoslovakiateam for choosing to highlight a woman in her mid-’50s on the cover of the magazine. “Exactly 40 years after my very first (German) Vogue cover at the age of sixteen, here is a new one. Full frontal nude, at 56, onVogueCS,” the modelwrote in the caption on Instagram, thanking the “brave folks” at the magazine for “daring” to put her nude on the cover.
She added, “I can’t wait to share the inside pages as well, this was one of the most fun and playful photos shoots I have done- possibly in my life. For you peeps who have a problem with the lack of coverup- you can peruse the pages fully dressed.😁”
The star hasn’t been afraid to show skin on social media too, like when she shared a nude photo standing in her bedroom and shut down theageist online criticsof her Instagram posts.
“When I was in my twenties and thirties, the less I wore - the more popular I was. In my forties, I could walk around practically naked and illicit nothing more than a ticket for public indecency,” she wrote in a FebruaryInstagram post. “At fifty, I am reviled for it.”
“Why is sexiness and nudity applauded in a woman’s youth and reviled in her maturity?” she mused, going on to answer her own question: “Because of men. The only thing that is pathetic here is allowing others to set your priorities. #sexyhasnoexpirationdate.”
source: people.com
