Baywatch vet Daisy Fuentes, 59, still looks great in a swimsuit 30 years after posing for Maxim
Daisy Fuentes was a major star in the 1990s as she worked as a VJ for MTV.
The Latin beauty also had a role on the hit lifeguard show Baywatch opposite David Hasselhoff and was on Cybill with Cybill Shepherd.
That led to sexy covers for Maxim, Stuff and FHM as she became a global pinup.
She has also built one of the longest-running celebrity lifestyle brands, which has been thriving for more than 20 years.
On Thursday the fashion designer proved she still is a 10 as she posed in a bright orange swimsuit while in St Barts with her pop singer husband Richard Marx.
‘I’m often asked what my favorite island is. St Barth. Always, St Barth… off season, of course #nocrowdsplease,’ wrote the former model in her Instagram caption.
Pal Bethenny Frankel hit the like button.
Daisy Fuentes was a model for Revlon, an MTV VJ, and starred on Baywatch; seen in 1994
The siren was a pinup model for, left, Maxim, and, right, Cosmopolitan
On Thursday she proved she is still a 10 at age 59 as she posed in a swimsuit in St Barth
In October she talked about getting older.
‘I think that our philosophy on aging should reflect who we are, where we are, and our own evolution,’ Fuentes told Daily Mail reporter Jane Herz in an exclusive interview.
‘I think that is truly what aging is, our own evolution. I’ve been many versions of myself,’ she explained.
Fuentes shared that over the years, she’s been able to leave certain versions of herself behind, something she says is a normal part of the aging process.
‘You know, I think the first time that I remember leaving a version of me behind was probably as a young adult, when I turned 18 or 19,’ Fuentes explained.
‘I’m realizing that, oh, I am no longer that girl. And that has continued happening every era of my life. It’s continued to happen, and it will continue to happen.’
She has also built one of the longest-running celebrity lifestyle brands, which has been in business for more than 20 years
‘I’m often asked what my favorite island is St Barth. Always, St. Barth… off season, of course #nocrowdsplease,’ wrote the former model in her Instagram caption
Pal Bethenny Frankel hit the like button as she received hundreds of compliments
In October she talked about getting older. ‘I think that our philosophy on aging should reflect who we are, where we are, and our own evolution,’ Fuentes told the Daily Mail
Fitness cover, left, and on Stuff, right
Here is another Stuff cover where she had on a white bikini top and a wet shirt
‘I think that is truly what aging is, our own evolution. I’ve been many versions of myself,’ she explained. Seen in 1994
The star shared that she believes Hollywood, and the rest of society, for that matter, has the wrong idea about how exactly one should age.
‘I think what most of society, especially Hollywood, gets wrong about aging, is that there is one specific way of doing it, that it should look any certain way,’ she said.
‘It just doesn’t. We all have our own way of doing things and of really evolving and feeling good with the different versions of ourselves,’ she said.
‘It’s very personal, and I think that’s what they get wrong, that there’s one right way of doing it. There just isn’t.’
But even so, Fuentes admitted that at one time, she was ‘nervous’ about getting older, especially when she thought about being judged by others.
She even acknowledged that some users on social media aren’t too kind.
The star also had on a beige woven coverup as she sat by a swimming pool
And she had a mug of coffee as she went for a walk on the beach
‘There was a time where I was, like most people, nervous about getting older, especially when you grow up in front of the camera, when you’re in your 20s,’ the Daisy Fuentes Style founder shared.
‘You’re doing swimsuit calendars and you’re the girl of the moment, you age in front of the camera and then by the time that you’re 40 or 50, people don’t even know you,’ she admitted.
‘They don’t even know what to say. And some of the comments on social media are so harsh and just so wrong. Not just for me, but for many other women I see who are aging beautifully,’ she said.
‘We all age in very different ways. It’s all very personal. But that part is tough. So I was a little put off by… especially getting into my 50s – and thinking about being judged by everyone.’
Fuentes and Richard Marx got married on December 23, 2015, in a winter ceremony in Aspen, Colorado
Marx is a singer-songwriter who has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide. He’s known for international hits like Right Here Waiting and Hold On to the Nights
But it seems like Fuentes has since let go of that fear, and has embraced every part of her journey.
She told Daily Mail that at the end of the day, the only person who has to be comfortable in her own skin is herself, after all.
‘It’s so silly once you really think about it, because the only one that has to be comfortable in my skin is me,’ Fuentes told Daily Mail.
‘The only one that has to feel good about what I’m doing as I age is me. And that’s where aging gracefully, I think, has a very different definition for everyone. Aging gracefully is very different for her, and it’s very different for me,’ she continued.
‘For some people, you know, you go and you get a facelift and for some people, you let your hair go gray and you don’t even do Botox,’ she said.
‘So those are both legit ways of aging gracefully, if that’s what feels right to you.’