Suzy Monty is the UK’s oldest glamour model (Picture: SWNS)
The UK’s oldest glamour model is still stripping off and turning heads at the age of 71.
Suzy Monty is still rocking her slim frame and long dark brown hair and even still dons a green bikini she first wore in her 20s.
Since kicking off her modelling career when she won a catwalk competition just aged 10, Suzy has appeared in dozens of calendars and magazines and still loves posing for the camera.
She puts her youthful looks down to her healthy lifestyle and insists she has never had any surgery or dyed her hair.
Suzy, from Truro, Cornwall, said: ‘I’m still loving posing in a bikini and modelling.
‘I’ve still got the green bikini from 40 odd years ago – I don’t tend to get rid of anything.
Suzy Monty, 71, first started her modelling career after winning a catwalk competition at just 10 years old (Picture: Suzy Monty / SWNS)
Suzy has been modelling for over 50 years, but now only steps in front of the camera for people she trusts (Picture: Rob Eschle / SWNS)
‘People don’t believe that my hair is mine, but it is real.
‘I’ve never had it dyed and it’s still thick and dark and goes all the way down to my waist.
‘I keep fit by doing lots of walking and love to cook and bake.
‘I don’t feel old, I still feel like I’m 21.’
Suzy has been modelling for the past 50 years but now steps in front of the camera less often – opting to only work with people she trusts.
‘I still love to do it but I’m a bit pickier with who I work with,’ she said.
‘I’m not afraid to pose in my bikini still.
‘I’m still a size 10 and keeping fit.
‘I used to do shoots four to five times a week but now do them sporadically.
‘I love doing fashion shoots.’
Suzy credits her youthful looks to her healthy lifestyle and says she ‘still feels 21’ (Picture: Suzy Monty/ SWNS)
Suzy meditates every day and now splits her time between modelling and writing a novel (Picture: Viv Taylor / SWNS)
In her 20s, Suzy won Miss Cornwall Bikini and Miss Cornwall swimwear contests but had to overcome a tumour diagnosis in her 60s – which she was worried she might not survive.
‘Luckily it was benign but I’m just grateful to still be on this planet,’ she said.
Suzy is now splitting her time between modelling and writing a novel.
‘I’ve taken writing up more since the pandemic and am just finishing my first novel,’ she said.
‘I mediate every day and feel blessed to still have my dark long hair and figure.
‘My husband, John, 74, and I are celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary next year and he’s always been a massive support.’
Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at [email protected].
For more stories like this, check our news page.
Suzy Monty has been posing in her bikini for over 50 years, but the mature model says she ‘still feels 21’.