Before setting her sights on Hollywood, Andie MacDowell started her career in the late 1970s as a model for brands like Calvin Klein and Yves Saint Laurent. Four decades later, she returned to the runway, walking in L'Oréal Paris's second Le Défilé show in the French capital on Sunday. According to Vogue, the show took place on a 200-foot-long catwalk floating in the Seine, and it featured MacDowell's fellow L'Oréal ambassadors Eva Longoria, Elle Fanning, Doutzen Kroes, Winnie Harlow, and brand newcomer Duckie Thot.
MacDowell flashed her signature huge grin and waved as she strutted down the runway. She wore a gorgeous Elie Saab gown covered in a multicolored, sequined starburst design that was cinched at the waist with a narrow black belt, and accessorized with an oversize turquoise statement necklace.
Backstage at the show, the 60-year-old spoke to Vogue about making her runway return for the brand that she's been repping for more than 30 years. "I haven't walked a show in a long time," she said, adding that she loved getting to walk alongside such a diverse group of women and that she was thrilled to be back in Paris, where she'd moved when she first started modeling at age 20. "I grew up in a teeny-tiny town in South Carolina, so I wasn't exposed to anything like Paris," she said. "This city is where I got my education and grew up in so many ways. Oh, and learned how to wear red lipstick."
The actor also spoke about what it's like to still be a beauty icon as she enters her seventh decade. "I'm in the process — and have been in the process — of aging," she said. "And with L'Oréal, I've really been able to [spread the message] that there's no time limit on beauty." She added, "It's a journey, but you can't go back in time. I don't want to pretend to be what I'm not and have never been ashamed of my age. I want to be positive about right where I am at each stage of my life."
She also shared a behind-the-scenes photo from Sunday's show on Instagram. "What a FUN day – surrounded by Smart, Beautiful LOREAL women ? so proud to be a part of this family," she captioned the group shot, in which she's nestled among Longoria, Kroes, Fanning, and several more of her fellow L'Oréal models.
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