“Not Necessarily The Model Type”: Salma Hayek Strips Down For Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover

Salma Hayek latest Sports Illustrated photoshoot. Looking this good at 58 is really something 🥵 pic.twitter.com/j8Mv7PfFLx

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Eventually, when she stepped on the beach, she laid eyes on a whale jumping behind her, making her instantly feel a shift in her mindset.

“All of a sudden I felt, ‘This is magical. This is my land. I’m 58, I’m doing this,’” she said.

She reflected on how her generation of female stars were convinced that they would be “dismissed” at the age of 35. And that inspired her to positively embrace her time posing for the magazine cover.