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Nicola Griffin is showing everyone what it looks like to redefine beauty.

Mature models haven’t really been acknowledged in the beauty world as much as they should. However, Nicola Griffin has been on the path to changing that. Thanks to her success in the modeling industry, she’s been presented with opportunities to lead conversations on aging gracefully and lifelong body positivity.

If you don’t know who Nicola Griffin is, you should. Here’s what you need to know.

1 She’s 56 years old.

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Age is nothing but a number. Nicola Griffin started her modeling career a little bit later than others, but she’s proven that age isn’t a factor in her career.

Nicola Griffin told The Daily Mail, “It’s not all about being 20 and 5’10.” And we completely agree with her. Although many magazines are looking for that fresh and young face, those publications aren’t acknowledging the beauty of age.

Thank goodness we have Griffin to prove all the haters wrong.

2 Nicola Griffin is a mother.

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Griffin is a mother of twin girls. And they couldn’t be any more proud of their mother.

“My children can’t believe it. They text me and they’re like, ‘Mom, is it true?’ They keep asking me to double check [but] they both think it’s marvelous though,” Griffin told The Daily Mail. “Their boyfriends are so excited too, which is great. There’s a lot of giggling going on.”

3 She’s, of course, a model.

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Nicola Griffin started her modeling career about three years ago, after her twin daughters left for college.

Griffin stumbled upon a lady at the bank who asked her if she would like to model for their shampoo. Griffin quickly accepted the offer because she says having two kids away at college was the least of her concerns.

“I didn’t sit there being lonely or missing them because I was so busy,” she said in an interview. “Now they have trouble tracking me down.”

4 She’s also been on the cover of Sports Illustrated.

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The 56-year-old model is the oldest woman ever to appear in the pages of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit.

“I’m very honored, but ‘old’ to me means when you’re 100,” says Griffin.

Griffin posed alongside Ashley Graham and Philomena Kwao for the 2016 “Swimsuits for All” campaign in the swimsuit edition. Sports Illustrated is known for making history as the first magazine to feature plus-size models in their swimsuit issues. And this year, they are doing it again by featuring an “older” woman on the cover.

5 And last, she’s had (and loved) her lingerie shoots.

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Nicola Griffin recently did a shoot with SLiNK, a lingerie publication based in the U.K., which focuses on plus-size fashion. The risqué photoshoot shows Griffin with so much confidence. And we’re here for it.

“This seems to be my moment and I’m really happy,” she told SLiNK. “Life definitely begins over 50 … Nowadays I just think to hell with it. I am going to wear what I like; I am going to wear my hair long. The key is not listening to what other people tell you.”

Kudos to her! We hope to have the same confidence she has at every stage of our life.

Nicola Griffin is a Woman That Does no matter what age she is. And at this point in her life, there’s no stopping her.

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