i was a single mother and paid all my bills the octogenarian shows off her wrinkles to a botoxed world with lan in this documentary to prove that no amount of plastic surgery or antiageing creams can beat the natural process of ageing which is far more graceful now i can afford to dress better currently machado does print and magazine assignments china machado legendary supermodel of the 50s tells nona walia why age shouldnt ever be a taboo for women she started working again at 80 when she signed a modelling assignment for a top fashion magazine in canada i only see people who i like to be with but survival is a practical issue we need new blood models these days dont know anything beyond themselves maybe thats why they are so insecure and fall prey to vices surgeries etc one should learn what to wear to look good at any age i have led a wonderful life life is beautiful at any age she says explaining how the world of modelling has become far more narcissistic over the years born in shanghai of mixed racial ancestry machado lived there during the war machado believes age was never a deterrent in her profession but one woman at 82 is changing all stereotypes of this industry we cannot change the world the image of youth is like this since the 60s if there ever was a secret i would bottle it she also believes that the glamour industry isnt as tyrannical as its made out to be just a practical one and i think its time the world lets older women age gracefully she explains the reason why she decided to be a part of about face chinas secret to being forever young laughter is a gift try to inject it into your life i am china pronounced as cheena she explains over a telephone conversation from the us i accept this and im happy by 24 she was an inhouse model for hubert de givenchy in paris the other famous faces that one will get to see in this documentary are those of supermodels and actresses jerry hall cheryl tiegs beverly johnson isabella rossellini christy turlington and carol alt the girls are 14 or 15 and the criterion is to be tall and skinny age is not a taboo in the fashion industry if theres one thing i could attribute my strength to i would say its the gift of laughter which i inherited from my mothers side it includes only the essentials i have always done things that made me happy i work with people i like i have lived a wonderful life but it was also difficult for a while during the war and i do the job i like the fact that i can be happy and beautiful at 82 isnt about looking good but feeling so she does not use antiageing creams neither has she ever got any plastic surgery done but she