Gayle King is a swimsuit model at the ripe age of 69 — because she’s on the cover of Sports Illustrated … and even as a senior, she’s showing off her rockin’ bod.
The CBS News anchor was among 4 women tapped to appear on different covers of an upcoming SI issue — and she’s kinda the odd woman out, since the others are veteran models in the biz … including Chrissy Teigen, Hunter McGrady and Kate Upton.
All those gals are also a lot younger than Gayle, which makes her shoot all the more eye-popping. Frankly, she looks incredible in her spread … rocking several different bathing suits.
GK models several different styles here … all of which are tasteful and suit her quite well. Of course, with her trotting out all the different swimsuits — she’s also putting her figure on display, and it’s safe to say … Gayle’s still got it, as she’s absolutely gorgeous in the pics.
Hello, cover girl!@DrewBarrymore, @helloross, @TonyDokoupil and @NateBurleson react to @GayleKing’s @SI_Swimsuit cover: “It is a moment of true empowerment.” pic.twitter.com/AaPg8bQOC8
— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) May 14, 2024
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Now, in terms of how Gayle feels about the attention … she’s actually pretty bashful about it all. GK was on her show “CBS Mornings” Tuesday talking about it, and she says she was stunned to have been asked to participate … explaining she didn’t think she was worthy.
Drew Barrymore and the rest of the anchors assured her she 100% was … noting she looks great, and that her inclusion probably does a lot more good than she might realize.
As you may know … SI and other magazines like it have made an effort in recent years to get different types of people featured for their shoots — and it’s sparked a robust conversation about representation as well as beauty standards, which are being redefined every day.
Anyway … this is definitely Gayle in a different light than what we’re used to. You can see all the pictures in the complete SI issue — which will be on newsstands starting May 17.
