Kim Alexis was a regular on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in the 1980s.
The blonde beauty from New York was also in Vogue and Cosmopolitan magazines as she walked the runways for Gucci and Ralph Lauren.
Her contemporaries were Christie Brinkley, Janice Dickinson and Paulina Porizkova.
Now the 64-year-old has reflected on the pressure to stay beautiful even though the clock keeps ticking.
‘Sometimes I’m asked how to deal with the pressure of staying young and beautiful. It’s a real question — and I shared my thoughts in a recent video on my profile,’ said Kim on Instagram.
She also wrote over a photo: ‘Age is inevitable. I believe we need to let go of what we can’t control and be at peace with it. I’m a big believer that beauty comes from within, from a sense of peace acceptance, and knowing you’re a worthy person.’
And in a video she shared that women should not ‘worry’ about things you can’t control.
Kim Alexis was a regular on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in the 1980s. Now the 64-year-old has reflected on the pressure to stay beautiful even though the clock keeps ticking
‘Sometimes I’m asked how to deal with the pressure of staying young and beautiful. It’s a real question — and I shared my thoughts in a recent video on my profile,’ said Kim on Instagram. Seen here on the cover of Cosmopolitan in 1984
‘There’s so much pressure to stay young and beautiful — but age is inevitable,’ the cover girl stated while in a white-and-pink blouse.
‘What we can control is how we take care of ourselves from the inside out. Beauty isn’t just about skin or makeup. It’s about peace, purpose, joy, and how we choose to show up in the world. That’s what makes someone truly glow.’ she added.
These days she is away from the spotlight but still thriving as a mother of three living in Arizona.
She talked People Health last year about how she has finally felt ‘comfortable’ by accepting herself as is after struggling with hypothyroidism, menopause and weight gain.
That caused her to pull away from public life.
‘People want us to continue looking the way we did when we were younger,’ she noted. ‘We’re not allowed to get older. It’s not fair.’
These days the star – who looks much younger than her years – is active on social media talking about how to age gracefully. ‘I feel great,’ she told People Health as she posed 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,’ she shared.
The blonde beauty added the older she gets, the more ‘confidence and wisdom’ she has.
Alexis also noted that she has struggled with menopause.
In her 50s she felt a hormonal imbalance, she shared, after she was diagnosed with hypothyroidism in the 30s.
She also wrote over a photo: ‘Age is inevitable. I believe we need to let go of what we can’t control and be at peace with it. I’m a big believer that beauty comes from within, from a sense of peace acceptance, and knowing you’re a worthy person.’ Kim on the cover of Vogue EPR in 1980
And in a video she shared that women should not ‘worry’ about things you can’t control. In a swimsuit for the cover of Platinum in 1983, left, and Bride’s in 1986, right
Alexis looked youthful in her new video shared to Instagram on Thursday
The hypothyroid condition resulted in weight gain. ‘I had to learn to be tolerant of 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 sons had a crisis, which left her ‘bedridden.’ She learned she had perimenopause.
But she said she was always a glass half full type and after she was given the right medication, she plugged on.
‘I’m figuring things out along with every other woman,’ the cover girl shared. ‘About how to age gracefully, naturally and beautifully.’
Last year Kim shared this old cover from Runner’s World
She got her start in 1978 and the following year was on the cover of Family Health
She also noted that she retreated from the public eye after her third child because the world is not kind to aging models.
‘People want us to continue looking the way we did when we were younger,’ she noted. ‘We’re not allowed to get older. It’s not fair.’
Kim also reflected on her modeling career which began in 1978.
After she was signed to agent John Casablancas he told her to lost 15lbs but she said that was not easy as she was more athletic than skinny.
That caused her to try to ‘starve’ herself. ‘It was tough,’ the pinup allowed.
At age 23, however, the cash rolled in as she signed a deal with Revlon for Ultima II. Next came marriage and babies, and even some hosting duties.
She posed for high fashion brands like Christian Dior
In the early 1990s, Alexis hosted health shows, such as Healthy Kids on the Family Channel.
In the late 1990s, she was host of Daily Edition.
She acted too: in 1993 also appeared with Mike Ditka in the last episode of Cheers.
Alexis was also in the 1993 movie Body Bags, and the 1998 film Holy Man with Eddie Murphy.
In 2005, she appeared on VH1’s reality competition But Can They Sing?
‘I am featured on the cover of the Winter/Spring issue of People Health! In this edition, I share my personal choice to age naturally, discussing the beauty and strength in embracing our authentic selves ✨,’ she wrote on Instagram.
