Age is just a number.
Jodi Harrison-Bauer is aiming to become the oldest non-celebrity model to appear on the cover of the Sports Illustrated.
The 58-year-old former ‘Fitness America’ champion is committed to staying in tiptop shape, enough to give people half her age complexes.
1. Oldest SI model?
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She will become the senior-most swimsuit model to feature on the magazine cover.
2. Owner of Jodi Fitness chain in Connecticut
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SI has never had a model over 50 who isn’t a sports star or swimsuit mode, but Harrison-Bauer, who owns the Jodi Fitness chain of gyms in Connecticut intends to change that.
3. Mother of two
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Harrison-Bauer a mother-of-two - Elyssa, 30, and Alexis, 26 – told the New Haven Register how she applied to come on the cover: “I saw there were no specific age categories. That was my loophole to go for it.”
4. Encourage others to stay fit
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“Whether I’m chosen or not. I’m doing this as another way to share who I am and encourage others along the way that it’s not too late to try something new,” she said.
5. How she stays in shape
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The oldest model ever featured in an SI shoot is Paulina Porizkova who was 54 in 2018.
The open casting, which took place in Miami on July 12 has no age limit.
To stay in shape, she squeezes in 10 hours of resistance training, weight lifting and cardio each week.
