Paulina Porizkova celebrated her 58th birthday naked in bed after spending nearly 24 hours traveling home following her trip to Morocco.
The supermodel took to Instagram on Monday, the day after her birthday, to share a cheeky photo of herself posing in the buff with nothing but a strategically placed stuffed animal and sheet.
‘I begin my 58th year with nothing but sunshine and a smile. And the hope that the best is yet to come, and nothing but gratitude for all that has brought me here to the now,’ she captioned the snapshot.
Porizkova included the hashtags #thisis58, #nofilter, #betweenjloandbettywhite, and #greypride.
Paulina Porizkova celebrated her 58th birthday with a cheeky nude photo of herself cuddled up with a stuffed animal between the sheets
The supermodel spent most of her birthday traveling home from Morocco with her son Oliver (pictured). She posted the nude snapshot the next day
The stunning image shows her laughing and looking up at the camera while holding a stuffed animal of Käpt’n Blaubär — a German cartoon character — across her chest.
The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit alum’s gray-streaked blonde hair is in loose waves around her shoulders, and her toned abs are on display with only a portion of the sheet covering her nether regions.
‘Thank you all so much for the birthday wishes!’ she concluded. ‘Although twenty hours of my birthday were spent traveling — it was SO worth it. (Total bonus points for anyone who can figure out the toy reference.)’
The post has received more than 58,000 likes, as well as thousands of birthday messages from friends and fans, including fellow model Shalom Harlow.
Porizkova was fresh off of her week-long getaway in Morocco, where she visited with her son Oliver, her best friend, Joanne, and her goddaughter Josephine.
On April 3, she marked the first day of their trip with a slideshow of pictures of them at the airport and exploring Marrakech after their arrival.
‘We have often done a yearly trip together since the kids were small, just the four of us, creating amazing memories,’ she explained in the caption.
Porizkova traveled to Morroco with her son Oliver, her best friend, Joanne, and her goddaughter Josephine. She documented the highs and lows of the trip on Instagram
The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit alum included photos of them at the airport and their Airbnb rental in Marrakech
The Czech-born model has traveled all over the world, but she was admittedly blown away by the sights and sounds of Marrakech
This one was Josephine’s choice, not only Marrakech, but also of our splendid Air B&B that is only a few minutes from the famous souk and allows us to feel like we truly are a part of this city.’
The Czech-born model has traveled all over the world, but she was admittedly blown away by the sights and sounds of Marrakech.
‘Just walking home from dinner is an adventure; the tiny winding streets filled with colors and smells and the bustle of people and mopeds trying to squeeze by, or just heedlessly speeding past so one has to throw themselves aside so as to not to be mowed down,’ she wrote.
‘I have rarely been in a place with such an overload for the senses. But at night, prayers are chanted over loudspeakers, the colors mellow under a navy velvet sky, and my little window that faces a narrow street, spills golden light through intricate shadows of the ornamental scrolling and makes me feel like I live in a Thousand and One Nights.’
Porizkova later shared footage of them visiting a local grocery store, one of the first things she likes to do when she is renting an apartment in a new country.
‘As much as I hate food shopping, I do love it on the first visit abroad. One gets a really good sense of the culture while doing the menial tasks. Although there was nothing menial about this grand supermarket on the outskirts of Marrakech,’ she explained.
She included photos of herself holding up energy drinks and images of her son checking out the mopeds for sale. The slideshow ended with a video of Oliver and Josephine riding toy cars outside.
‘Just walking home from dinner is an adventure,’ she wrote in one post
Porizkova later shared footage of them visiting a local grocery store, one of the first things she likes to do when she is renting an apartment in a new country
She included photos of herself holding up energy drinks and images of her son checking out the mopeds for sale (pictured)
‘As you can see,’ she added, ‘we had a grand time perusing the wares. (From odd sodas to actual mopeds, this one had it all!) And then our kids reminded us of the good ol’ times, where we’d have to be watching them rolling around the courtyard of the mall, possibly all day, to the tune of everything “Shark.”‘
Porizkova also documented how they got lost walking to a restaurant that was 12 minutes away from their rental but nearly impossible for them to find.
‘We thought we got to know our surroundings quite well. That is — until nightfall,’ she wrote. ‘The souks close off random passages, and suddenly the map leads you to locked doors. We found ourselves spinning in circles, getting colder and wetter and utterly lost in a deserted maze.’
The video shows them wandering around in the rain until a local came to their rescue and helped them find their destination.
‘A young man brushed by us, clearly also in a hurry, but still kind enough to ask if we were ok. I told him where we were trying to go, and he told us it was only minutes away — but complicated. And then, visibly resigned, he just sighed and told us to follow him,’ she recalled. ‘We speed-walked through narrow passages, seemingly designed expressly to get lost in. A walk to a restaurant had turned into a heart-pounding adventure.’
Porizkova noted that they were also freezing because they ‘packed for 90-degree days,’ but the temperature ‘suddenly plunged into the 50s, with rain.’
‘Our pretty dresses we meant to wear to this Michelin starred restaurant on our one fancy night out, had to be discarded in favor of layering on everything we owned,’ she explained.
‘The restaurant was a rooftop, not set up for cold rain either. Although it had been difficult to get a reservation, most of the tables were empty since they were under the open skies. We were lent fleecy robes by the restaurant, which of course inspired us to take funny photos.’
Porizkova posted a snapshot of herself in front of the stunning ceiling in their Airbnb rental, although she admitted it wasn’t the most flattering image
Porizkova also documented how they got lost in the rain while walking to a restaurant that was 12 minutes away from their rental but nearly impossible for them to find
‘We were lent fleecy robes by the restaurant, which of course inspired us to take funny photos,’ she explained in the caption
Porizkova ended her post with a thank you to the man who helped them, writing, ‘I very much doubt Hamsa follows me here on IG — but not only did he rescue us, he also exemplified the kindness of the people here, who often go out for their way to help. And more excellent memories were made. Thanks Jo for capturing it on camera!’
The day after their adventure, she shared a snapshot of herself in front of the stunning ceiling in their Airbnb rental, although she admitted it wasn’t the most flattering image.
‘What I look like from below, wearing my prescription glasses that shrink my eyeballs down to peas, with no makeup, while trying to do a selfie with our incredible ceiling in our rented Air B&B. Hope the BF doesn’t see this one!’ she joked.
The trip came to an end on her birthday on April 9, which wasn’t the best experience for the supermodel, who ended up having to sit squished between two strangers on her flight home.
She posted a photo of herself making a face in the airport after being told that her seat reservation wasn’t going to be honored.
‘My 58th birthday is almost entirely [spent] on the road and in a plane getting back home. Since I’m traveling with my favorite people, no sweat! Until I get to the counter, and am told I do not get to sit with my friends, despite being early in checking in AND having paid extra to reserve seats, and instead I have a middle seat between strangers,’ she wrote.
‘It’s just @royalairmaroc policy, I’m told with a shrug. They do not care about the passengers’ requests or reservation, apparently even when they pay extra. I bet this has happen[ed] to many of you on different airlines, and it sucks! And yes, they are happy to separate families.
‘So now I’m hoping I can meditate for 8 hours, cause with my claustrophobia, this is gonna be one hell of a trip. Anyone wants to switch a middle seat with an aisle?’ she concluded.
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