Martha Stewart rose to fame as a businesswoman, writer, and television personality throughout her extensive career.
She’s also one of the few people to somehow get “cooler” by spending time in prison. Usually when celebrities are to sent to jail for white collar crime, the general public celebrates their downfall, angry at the sense of entitlement. When rich people cheat the system to get richer, the general public HATES it.
But with Martha, who spent five months in a cushy prison for securities fraud, she emerged with a certain sense of “cool grandma” energy.
She’s doing commercials with Snoop Dogg and Willie Nelson, she goes viral for her comments about wanting to date her friends hot husbands, gets a little sauced on Instagram, post the occasional thirst-trap… she’s kind of a badass.
And now, she can add yet another accolade to her impressive resume… she just became the oldest woman to land on the cover of the coveted Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition at the age of 81.
At 81, Martha Stewart becomes the oldest model in history to cover Sports Illustrated Swimsuit. pic.twitter.com/TMzoiLPbno
— Pop Base (@PopBase) May 15, 2023
That’s right, Stewart is 2023’s face of the magazine, beating out Maye Musk who broke the record as the oldest woman to make the cover at age 74 last year. She also joins Megan Fox, Kim Petras and Brooks Nader who also got the honor this year.
Stewart weighed in on the new record in a conversation with Sports Illustrated Swimsuit:
“Usually I’m motivated by pay. But this time I was motivated by showing people that a woman my age could still look good, feel good, be good.
I thought that this is kind of historic and that I better look really good.”
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit’s editor in chief MJ Day also told the outlet:
“While the industry wavers on its arbitrary notion of beauty, our issue has stayed the course, showcasing the women of today, the women shaping the future.
Martha Stewart is a legend. The definition of a great female entrepreneur who built a dynasty against insurmountable odds.”
Martha detailed how it all went down this morning on TODAY:
Needless to say, the move to choose Stewart as the cover has turned a lot of heads, particularly on Twitter.
Some loved the choice, some hated it, and there was everything in between:
Martha Stewart being on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition was not on my 2023 bingo card. pic.twitter.com/dZr5I4C6I1
— THEE Side-Eye Pinkie Pie (@NYPoliticalMom) May 15, 2023
I want women to stop limiting themselves by saying “I’m too old.”
Martha Stewart is on the cover of Sports Illustrated at 81!
— DelyanneTheMoneyCoach ® (@DelyanneMoney) May 15, 2023
I see people sniping “well she is botoxed and airbrushed.”
So are the 20 year old models.
Martha Stewart has taken care of herself and it shows: https://t.co/ee2jvXxE6D
— Lion Chops @ Safeway (@SilencedNope) May 15, 2023
Gonna need to take the afternoon off after seeing the Martha Stewart Sports Illustrated cover…
— Mark Moran (@itsmarkmoran) May 15, 2023
Madonna age 64 , Martha Stewart age 81. Looks like making sammiches is the way to go pic.twitter.com/Ssfyku95DF
— TheLizVariant (@LibsAreSoDumb) May 15, 2023
I will say Martha Stewart has got to be the youngest looking 81 year old Babylonian in the history of man. Can’t even say it’s money cause the richest ones be looking like raw chicken skin. Maybe she really do got a pure spirit.
— Aokiji クザン (@DukeOfZamunda) May 15, 2023
I just glanced at article Martha Stewart is on cover of SI swimsuit edition. At first I thought it was parody. Lo & behold is true & for 81 shes kinda smoking
— Ray scott💙 (@Rayscot2963) May 15, 2023
who's my favorite athlete? hmm well it's
[scrambling for an answer]
[sees sports illustrated on coffee table]
probably martha stewart— adrian (@crawf34) May 15, 2023
Dear Baby Jesus, please let me be half as fly as Martha Stewart at 81. Amen. pic.twitter.com/34zbtiD2k7
— 🌹 (@_monalisavito_) May 15, 2023
81 years old and on the cover of Sports Illustrated—baby Martha Stewart is LIVING pic.twitter.com/QTWOyufsxQ
— Meech (@MediumSizeMeech) May 15, 2023
She looks great for her age but this is the epitome of “Clown World”.
— CSFurious (@furious_cs) May 15, 2023
Grandpa doesn’t even want to see this! 😂
— Darren Mohr (@Mohrcomedy) May 15, 2023
Man…This has really gone downhill over the years.
— Andy (@CleSportsFan34) May 15, 2023
On one hand, I’m wondering why? What sport is she representing? What young female athlete is looking at her saying, I aspire to be like her? On the other hand at least it’s not a 6’,2” guy with a giant adams apple in a bathing suit.
— Mark Vieta (@mvieta360) May 15, 2023
WTF? Why? Is she that desperate for attention?
— XRP 1% er (@XRPistheKING) May 15, 2023
They putting convicts on Sports Illistrated now?!
— Dale (@fenskehouse5) May 15, 2023
✨A reminder to everyone that Martha Stewart went to prison for insider trading ✨
— Kathryn (@kmcnizzle27) May 15, 2023
~~Geratric Edition~~ pic.twitter.com/P7iFBok2D1
— @DemsWin24 (@DemsWin24) May 15, 2023
