Men and women that have aged well (natural, wash, tone)

[Futurist110]

For reference, Bernadette Peters appears to have aged pretty/relatively well for her age as well:

[calipoppy]

Originally Posted by Steelers10

MTV absolutely did not show black videos in the beginning. People have looked at MTV Yearbooks at it appears that MTV was around for almost two years before even showing Prince's "Little Red Corvette" (hence my picture of Prince who wasn't exactly the "blackest" of artists - that's its own separate discussion). Although I am loathe to use Wikipedia as any sort of source, it's entry on MTV's color barrier is pretty accurate.

MTV - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I definitely refute many of the revisionist claims made by the MTV personnel in the entry. To say that many of the black artists did not make videos is 1000% FALSE. The only reason why BET existed in the first place was to show the "black" videos that MTV would not (and to show reruns of black 70s sitcoms in syndication).

100% correct and well documented.

Walter Yetnikoff, the president of Jackson's record label CBS, approached MTV to play the "Billie Jean" video. He became enraged when MTV refused to play the video, and threatened to go public with MTV's stance on black musicians. "I said to MTV, 'I'm pulling everything we have off the air, all our product. I'm not going to give you any more videos. And I'm going to go public and ****ing tell them about the fact you don't want to play music by a black guy.'" MTV relented and played the "Billie Jean" video in heavy rotation along with Prince's "Little Red Corvette". After the video was aired, Thriller went on to sell an additional 10 million copies.

And to get back on topic....

Janet Jackson (48) has aged well

[TheImportersWife]

Tina Turner!

[Steelers10]

Originally Posted by calipoppy

100% correct and well documented.

Walter Yetnikoff, the president of Jackson's record label CBS, approached MTV to play the "Billie Jean" video. He became enraged when MTV refused to play the video, and threatened to go public with MTV's stance on black musicians. "I said to MTV, 'I'm pulling everything we have off the air, all our product. I'm not going to give you any more videos. And I'm going to go public and ****ing tell them about the fact you don't want to play music by a black guy.'" MTV relented and played the "Billie Jean" video in heavy rotation along with Prince's "Little Red Corvette". After the video was aired, Thriller went on to sell an additional 10 million copies.

And to get back on topic....

Janet Jackson (48) has aged well

Sorry for not being on topic folks. You can disregard my previous post; I meant to post it in a different forum! Like I said, the parallels between the two threads are interesting to me.

Janet Jackson has aged phenomenally. While her brother Michael became the poster child for cosmetic alterations, despite the nose job that seemingly every Jackson got sometime in the 70s or early 80s, Janet Jackson still looks essentially the same as she did over 30 years ago!




And sorry for showing my age, but just like "21 Jump Street" it seems like (most) of the ladies from "The Facts of Life" have aged quite well too!




Well Natalie's a bit "weathered" though.

[Bluesmama]

One thing I notice in practically all photographs of older celebrities is the absence of "turkey neck" when there should be some present. In real life everyone I know in these age groups show wear and sagging in this area, so I think some celebrities nip 'n' tuck their necks and call it good.

I watched a fairly recent movie with Julia Dreyfuss and thought she looked really haggard and bad, but it was obvious that she hasn't been nipped 'n' tucked yet.

I think Sharon Osbourne is very beautiful but she had a considerable amount of plastic surgery done several years ago and she did not try to hide it from the public.

[calipoppy]

Originally Posted by Bluesmama

One thing I notice in practically all photographs of older celebrities is the absence of "turkey neck" when there should be some present. In real life everyone I know in these age groups show wear and sagging in this area, so I think some celebrities nip 'n' tuck their necks and call it good.

I watched a fairly recent movie with Julia Dreyfuss and thought she looked really haggard and bad, but it was obvious that she hasn't been nipped 'n' tucked yet.

I think Sharon Osbourne is very beautiful but she had a considerable amount of plastic surgery done several years ago and she did not try to hide it from the public.

The saggy turkey neck can be prevented with a good moisturizing regimen. None of the older (60 plus yrs old) women in my family have the turkey neck. But again, black skin maintains its elasticity and is less prone to wrinkling.

[gypsychic]

Originally Posted by calipoppy

The saggy turkey neck can be prevented with a good moisturizing regimen. None of the older (60 plus yrs old) women in my family have the turkey neck. But again, black skin maintains its elasticity and is less prone to wrinkling.

I agree. I am not black, but of Spanish origin. I have a long slender neck and at 64 have no sag or turkey neck, very few wrinkles, and I have not done any procedures. i do think it is part genetic and part that I take care of it. Also, I have higher cheekbones and a strong jaw, which I believe helps keep the skin tight.

[JohnVosilla]

women:
Susan Lucci
Sally Field
Oprah Winfrey
Madonna
Valerie Bertinelli
Julia Louise-Dryfus
Sandra Bullock

men:
William Shatner
Jack Nicholson
Pierce Brosnan
Liam Neeson
Denzel Washington
Rob Lowe
John Stamos

[tamajane]

Janeane Garofolo - around 50, looks like a kid

Helen Mirren - still sexy

[unquiltom]

Suzie Kolber on ESPN just turned 50. I think she looks great even if she was 40. Pretty sure she hasn't had any plastic surgery.