Kathy Jacobs’ success is proof positive that you’re never too old to have a dream.
The 56-year-old has made it to the finals of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model search competition.
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The Calabasas, California woman is using her newfound fame to highlight ageism in the industry and hopes she can make a change by helping people expand their views on beauty.
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Jacobs was a petite (5’3″) model represented by the Ford Agency in the 1980s, but had given up on fame to raise a family. Married for 25 years with a daughter in medical school, she was working at a Drybar when she decided to give modeling one last go.
As soon as she made that decision, she started getting jobs again.
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She’s recently modeled for Soji Health, BeautyBlender, and has appeared in Green Day and Miley Cyrus music videos.
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After her Sports Illustrated photos went viral, fans have been clamoring for her workout and diet secrets. Jacobs, who was pre-diabetic, says she switched to a mostly plant-based, high protein diet (she does have fish a couple of times a week) and works out four times a week to the videos posted on Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Instagram’s live TV.
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Of her second chance at modeling success, she says, “It’s kind of impractical to tell someone, [a] man or woman over 50 that they should just ride off into the sunset… I’m so out that I’m in, and I want to show that you can be whatever you are, and still be a star. Old is gold.”
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