Supermodel Paulina Porizkova may well be stuck in quarantine in New York – but she is eager to keep memories of an easier time alive by sharing throwback images from a recent vacation in Costa Rica.
The 54-year-old mother-of-two has been sharing daily quarantine updates on her Instagram account, and for her latest post, she delved into her vacation archive, sharing a topless image of herself relaxing in a swimming pool.
‘Quarantine day 4. Looking through vacation photos and remembering the bliss,’ she wrote alongside the snap. ‘And yeah, I am a child of the Scandinavian 70’s and topless is my favorite bikini.’
Saucy! Paulina Porizkova shared a stunning topless snap from her Costa Rican vacation on Thursday evening, while she remains in quarantine in the US
In the snap, Paulina is seen standing in waist-high water, wearing a pair of white sting bikini bottoms, with nothing on her top – however she has her arm across her chest to protect her modesty.
The fashion icon’s hair is dripping wet, and she looks as though she had just been for a cooling evening dip.
Paulina, who returned from her stunning Costa Rican vacation last week amid the coronavirus pandemic, has shared several posts from her at-home quarantine over the past few days, focusing particularly on her dog and cat.
On Tuesday, she posted a video of her dog and cat out in a field, while writing: ‘Day 2 quarantine. Hanging with the non humans.
‘Of course, I’m so incredibly lucky to be able to get out to the country side and just hang in my house and the nearby forrest instead of attempting to go to work while my kids can’t go out.’
Then on Wednesday, she shared a video of her cat, Oskar, playing with a toy in their kitchen, joking that the feline is a ‘genius’.
Last week however, Paulina’s Instagram was filled with images from her picturesque vacation, with the supermodel sharing several snaps of herself lounging in the pool, hanging out at a waterfall, and spending time in her stunning villa.
However, she came back to earth with a bang after the trip came to a close, returning to the US as it was in the midst of shutting down the majority of public spaces, while millions of citizens were locked down inside.
Dear diary: The 54-year-old supermodel has been sharing daily updates with her Instagram fans, including a video of her cat Oskar playing with a toy
Company: She noted how lucky she is to be able to go outside and be in nature with her pets, while so many are stuck inside
Views: ‘I’m so incredibly lucky to be able to get out to the country side and just hang in my house and the nearby forrest,’ she wrote while sharing this scene
The fashion star went out of her way to keep busy during her own self-imposed quarantine, and on Monday she shared a photo of herself modeling a brown, orange, and cream cardigan that she had knit.
‘Well, there we go. Self quarantine has made me finish the sweater I was knitting for my bff Jacquie since she made me a quilt two years ago,’ she wrote. ‘Finally done! And oh boy, it’s warm. She picked the colors, I picked the pattern. Here you go Jacquie!’
Paulina added that she used Cascade Lana Grande yarn and a pattern from Lion Brand, noting that the striped boyfriend cardigan was ‘very easy’ to make.
She ended her post with a number of hashtags, including #itscoronatime, #flattenthecurve, and #quarantine.
As of Monday, the number of US coronavirus (COVID-19) cases has surpassed 4,000, and there have been 70 deaths.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises people to clean their hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds and to avoid touching their eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
In a pose shared over the weekend, Paulina revealed her career has prepared her for this very moment.
Productive quarantine: On Monday, she took to Instagram to share a photo of herself modeling cardigan that she had knit for a friend amid the coronavirus pandemic
Glamorous exception: Paulina has shared numerous Instagram posts about the rapidly spreading virus, and in one post she revealed that modeling taught her to never touch her face
‘My career path had some odd and now oddly beneficial side effects: I never touch my face!’ she wrote while sharing a collage of glamorous photos of herself posing with her hands on her face.
The images taken by Italian photographer Marco Glaviano show her donning bright red lipstick and nail polish while resting her fingers rest and her forehead and mouth.
‘Makeup was art applied to my face so I trained myself never to spoil it by touching. Besides pleasing the makeup artist, it also saved a lot of time on a shoot,’ she explained.
‘When I was shooting Her Alibi, the whole set cracked up when I went to do a “oh-my-god-hands-to-the-face” sort of an expression, and at the last moment instinctively stopped short of actually touching my face.’
Paulina went on to add that she has also taught her sons Jonathan, 26, and Oliver, 21, to never touch their faces, though only one of them heeds her advice.
‘I have always advised my kids never to touch their faces in time of colds and flu, something one of them ignores completely and always has a cold, and the other obeys slavishly and rarely gets sick,’ she wrote.
Then and now: On Friday, she opened up about how her reality has changed in just a few days while sharing a photo of herself in Costa Rica alongside a picture of herself at home
Looking back: After Paulina returned to New York last following her vacation, she shared a photo of herself modeling just underwear on the trip
Pretty: The model said she was ‘putting on some pretty pink lingerie to wear under my pretty pink gap dress’
On Friday, she opened up about how her reality has changed in just a few days while sharing a photo of herself lying in the sun on Costa Rica alongside a picture of herself staring at her computer screen in her bathrobe.
Reflecting: ‘In the midst of this sad weather and horrible news, allow me to go back in time,’ she wrote
‘Only a few days ago… Hello reality. Can’t keep posting vacation when the present is is so pressing,’ she wrote.
Paulina went on to open up about her experience growing up in Czechoslovakia, where there were often food shortages.
‘When I was little and lived in a communist country, it was a common occurrence to have shortages,’ she explained. ‘Not necessarily because there were actual shortage, but because Mrs Prdelkova told everyone she knew that she “heard” there was going to be a shortage of potatoes.
‘And within a few days, there would indeed be a shortage of potatoes in all our local stores,’ she recalled. ‘When a collection of people panic and all rational thought is lost, we lose our sense of being human. We stampede all over one another in order to survive.
‘This frightens me more than any epidemic,’ she admitted. ‘But to be clear, I also believe that staying at home — and out of public places when possible — is necessary, so at the very least we can all get sick at different times and not to overwhelm the medical systems.’
Fun in the sun: ‘Seems like I could have picked a better time to come back from vacation — like never!’ she added
Superstar: She shared a stunning bikini snap from Costa Rica earlier in the week, showing her posing atop a waterfall
Rest and relaxation: Paulina posted several photos from her trip, including one of her lounging in a pool at a rental home called Villa Neruda
Paulina just got back from a fabulous island vacation — and while she’s not exactly thrilled to be back in the US in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak, she has some pretty fond memories of her trip.
On Thursday afternoon the Czech bombshell posted a throwback snap taken just a few days earlier, showing herself posing topless in Costa Rica.
Paulina faced away from the camera, smiling as she got dressed in a pink bra and underwear in her rented villa.
Impressive: Paulina’s Instagram followers were full of praise, complimenting the model on her ‘amazing body’
In the sexy snap, Paulina’s skin looks sunkissed and her hair is perfectly tousled. Even while getting dressed, the star makes it clear she’s a professional supermodel.
‘Seems like I could have picked a better time to come back from vacation — like never!’ she captioned it.
‘Oh well — in the midst of this sad weather and horrible news, allow me to go back in time — only a few days ago… Putting on some pretty pink lingerie to wear under my pretty pink gap dress.’
A week ago, she’d shared a photo of herself in that pink Gap dress — one that she bought on sale for $25 in 1999 and has worn every summer since.
In fact, Paulina helped the dress to go viral last year when she opened up about her bargain fashion find – inspiring Gap to bring the design back to stores.
The news prompted dozens of Paulina’s fans to call for Gap to enlist the supermodel as a campaign star, while others insisted that they rename the pretty pink dress ‘the Paulina’.
Paulina has shared other photos from her holiday, including ones of her swimming in a pool at a rental home called Villa Neruda.
The $600 per night accommodations have three bedrooms and four baths and are a short drive from Playa Manzanillo and Playa Hermosa.
She also shared a shot of herself at the top of a waterfall, wearing just a tiny black bikini.
Beauty: Paulina (pictured in August) hadn’t been on vacation in a while
Soaking up some sun: She visited New Orleans last summer and shared bikini pictures there
Looking incredibly fit and toned, Paulina showed off her incredible figure while admitting the trip was a much-needed break after months of mourning for her estranged husband, Cars frontman Ric Ocasek, who died in September.
In the photo, Paulina posed like the pro that she is, holding one arm above her head and shifting her weight to one side as she flaunted her incredible figure.
‘And at the end of the dusty road is this — a beautiful waterfall,’ she wrote. ‘And you cool down and wash the dust off. And then get back on the ATV for some more adventures and dirt.’
Commenters went wild over the snap, praising the 54-year-old for looking so fantastic.
‘Fit and Fabulous! Way to represent us girls in our 50’s!’ wrote one.
‘Paulina you are absolutely gorgeous!!! Your body is perfect,’ said another, while a third commented: ‘You look like you did in the 80’s Paulina.’
‘Gosh … amazing body! How old are you again?’ wrote one more.
Others called her an inspiration, and another pleaded: ‘Can I have your figure for just 5 minutes to Rock a bikini?!’
Candid: In January, she shared a photo of herself lying on an examining table in a blue hospital gown on the day of her annual physical
Sharing her story: The supermodel said that she and her doctor agreed that, for the time being, her ‘current depression needs to be processed rather than medicated’
Paulina said that she was in need of a vacation, and it appears to be the first one she has taken since traveling to New Orleans in August.
At the time, the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model also posted a couple of photos of herself enjoying the pool in bikinis.
Now, though, her trip fulfilled a different need, not just for relaxation, but for healing. In September, her estranged husband, Ric, died at the age of 75.
‘Imagine, after going through an emotional hell — to land here,’ she wrote about the trip.
‘Being surrounded by saltwater the temperature of your mother womb, the sounds of monkeys chattering in trees, the scent of damp green leaves and night blooming jasmine, sipping a Negroni while the sun sets over the ocean on the horizon. Grateful doesn’t even begin to describe it.
‘I hope you can handle a few weeks of totally shameless vacationing from me,’ she added.
In mourning: Paulina has been candidly documenting her anguish on Instagram following the death of her husband, Ric, on September 15
Tribute: Previously, she posted a photo of her youngest son, Oliver, 21, crouching down at her late husband’s grave
Paulina has previously opened up about suffering from depression after Ric’s death. At an annual check-up, she shared an Instagram photo and revealed that she decided not to use medication to get through the hard time.
‘Ok, time to restart the systems. First, my annual physical with our longtime family doctor. And agreeing that my current depression needs to be processed rather than medicated. At least for now,’ she wrote, ending her post with the hashtag ‘#startingtheyearright.’
Paulina has been documenting her anguish on Instagram for several months, most recently sharing a glimpse into her family’s ongoing grieving process after Ric’s death.
She snapped a photo of one of her two sons crouching down by his father’s grave and posted it online, revealing that their children — Jonathan and Oliver — are working together to design a headstone for their dad.
‘A simple little mushroom taken off our porch, for now, marks the resting place of their dad…’ she captioned the photo. ‘The real thing is being designed jointly by both of them: a fitting tribute to the father they adored.’
Heartfelt: The model, who found her late husband’s body in their Manhattan townhouse in September, said her sons Jonathan and Oliver ‘adored’ their father
Looking back. Paulina met Ric when The Cars were filming the music video for Drive in 1984, and she became his third wife in 1989. They are pictured together in New York in 1990
Paulina and Ric were separated and going through a divorce when he died. It was later revealed that he had cut her out of his will, claiming he was ‘abandoned’ by her.
But since they were not legally divorced, Paulina, as his widow, may be entitled under New York law to an ‘elective share’ of his estate.
Ric specifically addressed the rule in his will, stating: ‘Even if I should die before our divorce is final… Paulina is not entitled to any elective share… because she has abandoned me.’
However, unless it can be proven in court that she did abandon him, she will likely be entitled to a one-third share of the musician’s assets, which are listed as $5 million in ‘copyrights’, $100,000 in ‘tangible personal property,’ and $15,000 in cash.
Paulina met Ric on set while The Cars were filming the music video for Drive in 1984, and she became his third wife in 1989. She announced in May 2018 that they had split the year before after 28 years of marriage.
Though they were divorcing, they continued to share a New York townhouse and that is where Paulina found the famed rock star dead on the morning of Sunday, September 15.
A medical examiner determined he died from hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease with pulmonary emphysema being a contributing factor.