• Carmen Dell'Orefice is the oldest model in the world
  • At the age of 15 she was on the cover of 'Vogue'
  • She reveals her beauty secrets

At the proud age of 92, Carmen Dell'Orefice is the oldest model in the world. Her career began in 1946, when she posed for the cover of the fashion magazine 'Vogue', at the age of just 15!

Back then, when Carmen was traveling by bus in hectic New York, she was discovered by the wife of Munich-born star photographer Hermann Landshoff (†81). A short time later, she made her breakthrough in the modelling industry.

Carmen Dell'Orefice: this is how she looks today

Carmen Dell'Orefice has modelled for numerous labels and graced countless magazine covers. Even today, she is regularly photographed and appears in the most stunning outfits.

Quitting modelling is completely out of the question for Carmen. "I'm planning to be 105, then I'll see if I can find another job," she explains with a wink in an interview with 'Harper's Bazaar'.

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Carmen Dell'Orefice in the 1950s during a fashion show in an airplane

In addition to her jobs as a model, Carmen Dell'Orefice has also stood in front of the film camera for supporting roles. For example, she appeared in the comedy 'The Super Guru' and in an episode of 'Law & Order'.

Carmen Dell'Orefice's beauty secret

Carmen Dell'Orefice reveals to 'New You' why she still looks so amazing at over 90 years old: "Men and women should take care of themselves and love themselves".

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Carmen Dell'Orefice

"One of the secrets to maintaining beauty is to do what you would do for a baby. You nurture and nourish babies with love". Therefore, she said, it is important to "take care of ourselves, to love ourselves and to give ourselves that kind of energy".

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To keep her perfect figure, Carmen Dell'Orefice also works out, but not in the gym, as she reveals to 'Harper's Bazaar'. "I prefer to do it the way it suits me: naked and at home".