Elle Macpherson, 61, looks decades younger as she makes glamorous appearance at launch of her new book in London
She's the Australian supermodel who rose to fame on the international fashion scene in the 1980s.
And now Elle Macpherson is wowing fans as an author.
The ageless 61-year-old recently appeared in London as the special guest for a 'super women' breakfast to promote her 2024 memoir, Elle: Life, Lessons & Learning to Trust Yourself.
Held at the prestigious Soho Mews House, the Sydney-born fashionista cut an elegant figure in cream slacks and a matching low cut top.
Elle looked much younger than her years as she paired the outfit with a stylish overcoat.
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Letting her long tresses fall over her shoulders, Elle accessorised with an elaborate silver necklace.
The leggy runway star later shared a gallery of images from the event, in which she could be seen giving a talk about her 'wellness philosophy'.
She also included a video of a question and answer session.
Meanwhile, Elle recently opened up about using cocaine during her modelling years late last month.
The supermodel spoke at length about her addiction and journey to getting sober in her memoir, Elle: Life, Lessons & Learning to Trust Yourself.
In one chapter, she revealed she would frequently get black-out drunk and drink 'shots of vodka' after putting her sons Cy and Flynn to bed when they were young.
She went on to confess in November on The Kyle and Jackie O Show that she used cocaine in the past for weight loss.
Radio host Kyle Sandilands told her: 'I made the mistake, and I'm happy to admit it, that I thought I'd lose weight by having cocaine for ten years.
'Now, did I lose the weight? No, I didn't. I got the bloat.'
In response, Elle admitted: 'I've done that!'
In her memoir, Elle - who was dubbed 'The Body' at the peak of her fame - detailed the depths of her addiction before giving up alcohol and getting sober in 2003.
She shared her habit of drinking shots at night while with her now ex Arpad 'Arki' Busson—the father of her children.
'My life looked amazing to everybody. On the outside I was doing a beautiful job but, deep down inside, I was really struggling,' she wrote in her book.
She also explained why she controversially turned to holistic healing methods rather than chemotherapy after getting diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017.
'It wasn't like there was a one size fits all golden bullet... that you could just take and say, "Okay, this is going to guarantee upper wellness at the end of it,"' she said.
'Sometimes it's a combination; it's not either-or, maybe it's a combination of things.'
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