Brilio.net - Becoming a model is a profession that relies on beautiful body and good looks. Apart from that, a model must also be skilled at styling and expressing herself in front of the camera.
Because it relies on the beauty of the body and appearance, it is not uncommon for models, especially women, to be mostly young. The reason is that they are considered still fresh and have tight facial skin without wrinkles, and are still energetic.
For the sake of a bright career, every model certainly does many things to keep their appearance excellent and beautiful. Even as they age, models continue to struggle to make their appearance look youthful .
Talking about models, it turns out there is a woman who can be said to be elderly. However, he is still relied on in the modeling world. Just imagine, at the age of 9, this woman is still a top model. WOW!
The story of the world's oldest model
Facebook/Carmen Dell'Orefice
Yep, she is Carmen Dell'Orefice , a female model from New York, United States. Seeing that his career is still soaring at such an old age, of course many people are curious about the secret of his eternal youth. The following is the complete story as reported by brilio.net from odditycentral.com, Saturday (30/3).
Carmen Dell'Orefice, the oldest model is 92 years old
Born in New York, United States on June 3 1931, Carmen Dell'Orefice lives with her mother. As a child, Carmen had to go through many difficulties. Because her family experienced financial difficulties, Carmen also had to suffer from malnutrition.
As a result, when Carmen started her career in the modeling world, she had to overcome many challenges. When the camera wants to be captured, the photographer must pin up her dress and fill her curves with tissue.
Another challenge came, where Carmen's house was not equipped with a telephone, so Vogue had to send a team to call her to take part in the photo shoot.
According to Oddity Central, Carmen Dell'Orefice started modeling when she was 13 years old. He then tried to take part in a magazine photo shoot, but the test photos didn't go well.
The story of the world's oldest model
Facebook/Carmen Dell'Orefice
At that time, being a model could not meet the needs of Carmen's family. So he and his mother had to work as seamstresses to make ends meet.
Luckily, at the age of 15, Carmen's career began to improve. Dai got the opportunity to grace Vogue Magazine for the first time, after becoming photographer Erwin Blumenfeld's favorite model.
In the 1950s, Carmen Dell'Orefice decided to marry Bill Miles. Unfortunately, this couple's household is not going well. Reportedly Bill only took advantage of Carmen's fame, it wasn't Carmen he wanted, but his wealth. Bill took most of Carmen's salary so that the woman only pocketed a small amount of money. Carmen and Bill Miles finally divorced.
The story of the world's oldest model
Facebook/Carmen Dell'Orefice
Then Carmen decided to remarry photographer Richard Heimann. But again, the household didn't last long. After Carmen decided to leave the modeling world in 1958, Richard left her.
As the situation became increasingly difficult, Carmen returned to the world of modeling in 1978 and only a few years later she was back on the cover of fashion magazines.
She has been working hard ever since, appearing in magazines, advertising campaigns and even the catwalk for various fashion brands.
Even now, Carmen Dell'Orefice is still actively working as a model even though she is 92 years old. This makes it one of the oldest models in the world.
Last year, at the age of 92, Carmen Dell'Orefice also appeared on the cover of Vogue Czechoslovakia, this time as the world's oldest active model.
He's done it all, and even though he's well into his retirement years, he shows no signs of stopping.
The story of the world's oldest model
Facebook/Carmen Dell'Orefice
Carmen also reveals secrets and tips for staying beautiful inside and out. For him, caring about yourself and continuing to love yourself is the key to staying young.
"Men and women must take care of themselves and love themselves. One of the secrets of maintaining beauty is to do what you do for babies, nurture and feed babies with love," said Carmen, quoted from odditycentral.com.
"That's what we have to do to ourselves. Namely nurturing ourselves, loving ourselves, and giving that kind of energy to ourselves," he added.
The story of the world's oldest model
Facebook/Carmen Dell'Orefice
In 2019, 96 year old Alice Pang became the oldest fashion model in Asia. But considering she only started modeling at age 93, she's technically a beginner.
Meanwhile, Carmen is the opposite. She has decades of experience, so Carmen deserves the title of the oldest model in the world.