Paulina Porizkova Gets Candid About The ‘Acceptance’ Of Aging

Model Paulina Porizkova often gets candid about the subject of aging.

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This fashion model is set to turn 58 years old later this year.

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She recently opened up on aging in a photo shoot with Vogue Scandinavia.

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She posted one of the photos to her Instagram page on Monday.

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“Aging is the privilege of living a long life,” she wrote. “You can fight it or accept it.”

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Paulina also offered a third option to her fans: “embracing it.”

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“Embracing it means both acceptance and battle,” she explained.

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“Here’s to embracing age- for both the good and the bad, because that’s living!” she concluded.

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Many fans “embraced” her positive caption!

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