Kim Alexis was one of the best models of the 80s.
She appeared on the cover of Vogue and the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, and represented brands such as Gucci, Perry Ellis and Ralph Lauren.
She is currently out of the spotlight, but continues to thrive as a mother of three living in Arizona.
And she often posts health videos and photos on her Instagram, and she still looks fabulous.
The 64-year-old runway veteran spoke with People’s health earlier this year about how she finally felt “comfortable” accepting herself for who she is after battling hypothyroidism, menopause, and weight gain.
Kim Alexis was one of the top models of the 1980s when she appeared on the cover of Vogue and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. And she still looks great. Seen here on the cover of Cosmopolitan in 1984.
In a swimsuit for the cover of Platinum in 1983, left, and Bride’s in 1986, right.
This caused him to withdraw from public life.
“People want us to continue looking like we did when we were younger,” he said. ‘We are not allowed to grow old. It’s not fair.’
Today, the star, who looks much younger than her age, is active on social media talking about how to age gracefully. “I feel great,” she told People Health while posing in denim for the cover along with her dog.
The New York native also said during her interview that she has never had any surgery or injections like Botox.
“And I never will,” he shared.
The blonde beauty added that the older she gets, the more “confidence and wisdom” she has.
Alexis also noted that she has had problems with menopause.
At age 50, she felt a hormonal imbalance, she shared, after being diagnosed with hypothyroidism when she was 30.
The hypothyroid condition resulted in weight gain. “I had to learn to be easy on myself and learn what I could handle,” she said. “I didn’t always like it but I adapted.”
When she was 54, one of her children had a crisis that left her “bedridden.” She found out she had perimenopause.
But he said he was always a glass-half-full type, and after he was given the right medication, he recovered.
“I’m figuring things out along with all the other women,” the cover girl shared. ‘On how to age gracefully, naturally and beautifully.’
Seen in 2012 in New York.
Kim on the cover of Vogue EPR in 1980
On Sunday he shared this old Runner’s World cover.
She started in 1978 and appeared on the cover of Family Health the following year.
She also noted that she retired from the public eye after her third child because the world is not kind to aging models.
“People want us to continue looking like we did when we were younger,” he said. ‘We are not allowed to grow old. It’s not fair.
Kim also reflected on her modeling career that began in 1978.
After she signed with agent John Casablancas, he told her to lose 15 pounds, but she said it wasn’t easy because she was more athletic than thin.
That made her try to “starve herself to death.” “It was hard,” the model admitted.
However, at age 23, the money came when he signed a contract with Revlon for Ultima II. Then came marriage and babies, and even some hosting duties.
She posed for high fashion brands such as Christian Dior.
Her contemporaries were Gia Carangi, Patti Hansen, Christie Brinkley, Kelly Emberg, Iman, Janice Dickinson and Paulina Porizkova.
In the early 1990s, Alexis hosted health shows, including Healthy Kids on the Family Channel.
In the late 1990s, she hosted Daily Edition.
She also acted: in 1993 He also appeared with Mike Ditka on the final episode of Cheers.
Alexis was also in the 1993 film Body Bags and the 1998 film Holy Man with Eddie Murphy.
In 2005, he appeared on the VH1 reality competition But Can They Sing?
‘I’m on the cover of the Winter/Spring issue of People Health! In this edition, I share my personal choice to age naturally, speaking about the beauty and strength of embracing our authentic selves ‘, he wrote on Instagram.
Kim is seen here last month on Instagram.