A lifetime of resilience gave Rosa Saito the confidence to step in front of the cameras, and prove to others you can grow older without fear
For her 68th birthday in 2019, Rosa Saito decided to give herself an unusual present. Over the past year, she had been approached by photographers and casting agents three times on the streets of her home town in São Paulo, Brazil, each telling her she should consider becoming a model. Initially, she brushed off the flattering advances, but after deliberating for several months, she changed her mind.
“No one had commented on my appearance until I reached 67, when people suddenly started to notice me,” she says. “It was very strange, but being spotted made me realise I could still achieve something for myself at this stage of my life. I had raised three children and now I wanted to see what I could do alone. If not now, then I never would.”
