82-year old fashion models

Daphne Selfe (82), the grandmother of four, started her work for the fashion industry over 60 years ago, but at the age of 82 she is more popular than she’s ever been.

Daphne in her 20s.

At 20 Daphne won a local modeling competition and became a house model for clothing manufacturers. She had a decent career for about five years, but then nothing special happened for a long time. Her break came in 1998, when she got spotted by Models 1 - one of the world’s largest modeling agencies. It was the start of her new career, one that was a lot more glamorous than she’d ever known. She appeared in Vogue, Marie Claire and worked for high-street brands such as Nivea, Olay and Dolce &Gabbana. Daphe does yoga to keep fit, eats large amounts of fruits, vegetables and fish, drinks plenty of water. She doesn’t feel a day over 60 and never had any cosmetic surgery done.

Jacquie Tajah Murdock (82) is one of the latest stars of Lanvin's Fall/Winter 2012 campaign.  
'I grew up in Harlem always wanting to be a model, but in my day there were very little opportunities for women of color to work in fashion. At 18 I went from agent to agent looking for jobs, even as a hand model. I have finally made it and I will never give up'.

What can I say? Beautiful women will always be beautiful.

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via Odditycentral - http://www.odditycentral.com/news/daphne-selfe-a-successful-supermodel-at-82.html
via Advanced Style - http://www.advancedstyle.blogspot.co.uk/

via Models 1 - http://www.models1.co.uk/
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Facebook Woman

Sheryl Sandberg
 photo Vogue

Sheryl Sandberg is the first woman on Facebook's board of directors who brought changes into the tech-heavy, boys-populated environment. She has been mentioned by the Times Magazine as one of the most influential people on the planet. As the Facebook shares went on sales in May, let's hear some of the Sandberg's thoughts on life:
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'I walk out of my office every day at 5.30 so I'm home for dinner with my kids. I've been doing that since I had children but it's not until the last year that I've been brave enough to talk about it publicly.'
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'There is no such thing as work-life balance. There's work, and there's life, and there's no balance'.
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'I want to tell any young girl out there who is a geek that I was a really serious geek in high school. It works out. Study harder.'
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I am a geek. And I know many smart girls who are geeks, too. Let's hope it works out for us as well with a bit of an inspiration from Sandberg.
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via Stylist UK