India,a psychotherapist,
is representedbyMrs
RobinsonManagement,
anagencyestablished
in 2015tochampionthe
classiceleganceand
beautyofolderwomen.
Indiahasbeenontheagency’sbooks
forthepasttwoyearsandis in huge
demandforeditorialcampaigns.
indiasays:“I alwayswantedtobe
a model,butI grewupin a working-
classIndianfamilyandmyparentsdid
notapproveofmodellingasa career
path.Pluslifegotin theway– I got
married,hadchildren,developed
wobblybitsandthoughtmychance
hadpassed.Butthingschangedin
mylateforties.Mychildrenlefthome
andI gotdivorced.I approached
myfiftieswitha positivemindset
andwhenI readaboutMrsRobinson,
I thought‘whynottry?’.Theagency
tookmeonandI’mhavinga fantastic
time.I thinkolderwomenmakegreat
models– we’remorecomfortable
in ourskinandweexudeaneasy
energy.There’sa thrivingmarketfor
oldermodelsnow,andtheindustry
haswokenuptothefactthatolder
womendon’twanttoslideinto
oldage,theylovefashionandhave
great style – so this is my time.”
Don’ttellmeI can’t...
becomea modelin my 50s
psyChotherapist
India Gill, 54
Womenprovingthat
anything is possible
adVenturerandBroadCaster
AliceMorrison, 53
Alice,a formerCEOofa creativemedia
company,decidedtobecomea full-time
adventurerafterbeingmaderedundant.
Sincethenshehascompletedthe
world’slongestbikerace,LeTour
d’Afrique,trekkedfromAfrica’shighest
pointtotheAtlanticOceanandrunthe
gruellingMarathonDesSables.Having
movedtoMoroccototrain,shesettled
in theAtlasMountains,securinga BBC
seriesonhervoyagefromMoroccoto
Timbuktu, and a second following her
Don’t tell me I can’t... move toMorocco& be anadventurer
asshebecamethefirstwomantowalk
thelengthofthecountry’sDraaRiver.
alicesays:“It’snevertoolatetorecreate
yourself.I waswoefullyunpreparedforLe
Tourd’Afrique,butsomehowI managed
the8,500milesfromCairotoCapeTown,
andin doingso,discoveredthejoysof
freedom,ofpushingmybodytoitslimits
anddiggingintomyemotionalreserves.
I knewI washookedwhenI signedupto
runtheMarathondesSables.I fellin love
withMorocco– I wasonlysupposedto
staya fewmonths,butfiveyearsonI’m
stillhere.Mylifeis asfarremovedasit
could be from my corporate existence.”
founder& CeoofpraiBeauty
CathyKangas, 54
Cathyis a staunchsupporterofanimal
welfarearoundtheglobe.In 2006she
managedtopersuadetheCanadian
governmenttoshutdowntheCanadian
sealhunt.In 2014,sheestablishedthe
firstanimalprotectionsummitonthe
islandofStMartin,topushformore
humanetreatmentofstraydogsacross
theCaribbean.In addition,shehas
rescued hundreds of horses from kill
Don’t tell me I can’t... getsealhuntingbanned
pensin Mexico,workedto tacklethestray
dogpopulationin PuertoRico,andsetup
herowneponymousfoundationto rehome
healthydogsandcatsin animalshelters.
Cathysays:“I’vemadeit mylife’smission
togiveanimalsa voice.WhenI created
PRAIBeauty,I wantedtobuilda brand
thatwentbeyondjustcruelty-freeskincare
products.I sawanopportunitytosavethe
livesofanimalseverywhere.EachPRAI
Beautysalecontributestomynamesake
foundation,theCathyKangasFoundation
for Animals, which helps shelter animals.”
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