54 Year Old Model

54 year old Ford Agency model Cindy Joseph.  She's in tons of ads. She looks incredible.

"Sometimes the best is yet to be. That's what baby boomer and 54-year-old fashion model Cindy Joseph has discovered as she's grown older and wiser. She enjoys snowboarding and hiking and belly dancing.

Cindy still stands by her best beauty secret, 'I live according to what brings me pleasure.' Since she adopted this point of view her life has become more meaningful, and far more abundant. 'Pleasure is suspect in our society,' Cindy asserts, noting that we generally put our attention on areas of frustration and struggle rather than on what brings us joy. We talk about what's worrying us or driving us crazy, and we put all our focus there. Meanwhile, we totally undervalue the parts of our lives that are current or potential sources of pleasure and joy. But if life's not fun or pleasurable, then what's the point?

No one benefits from being around a miserable person. That's why focusing on the bad and miserable as a way of improving our lives tends to backfire. 'What you put your attention on grows,' Cindy observes. So start by focusing on what's right. Look for ways to find everything perfect just as it is then life can get even better from there!

That approach seems to certainly be working for Cindy. since she was signed at age 49 by the prestigious Ford modeling agency, she has appeared in campaigns for Bloomingdale's, J. Jill, Eileen Fisher, DKNY, Nordstrom, Bobbi Brown, Target and Ann Taylor.

'If we're excited about who we are and what we're doing, if we're thrilled about being alive, we can be just as vital and beautiful as when we were young.'"