Age is just a number for 91-year-old supermodel Carmen Dell’Orefice. The world’s oldest working supermodel shared the cover of New You magazine with another beauty this month — 69-year-old Beverly Johnson. Carmen posed nude for the photoshoot, looking as comfortable in her skin as ever.
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“Just like working with acclaimed photographer Fadil [Berisha], it’s their perception of what they see in you or me. We are there, a synergy starts to happen, and they bring it out,” the supermodel said of why she agreed to go for the shoot, according to Page Six. “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.”
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The life of Carmen, who calls the Big Apple her home, has been a rollercoaster ride. From dealing with dishonest spouses to battling bankruptcy, the catwalker has seen it all. Her godfather introduced her to Vogue in 1946, when she was just 15 years old, and she signed a modeling contract for $7.50 an hour. She went on to become a favorite model of photographer Erwin Blumenfeld, who shot her first Vogue cover the same year.
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Carmen and her mother struggled financially as her modeling…
