Don’t tell me I can’t… become a model in my 50s

India Gill, 54

India, a psychotherapist, is represented by Mrs Robinson Management, an agency established in 2015 to champion the classic elegance and beauty of older women. India has been on the agency’s books for the past two years and is in huge demand for editorial campaigns. india says: “I always wanted to be a model, but I grew up in a workingclass Indian family and my parents did not approve of modelling as a career path. Plus life got in the way – I got married, had children, developed wobbly bits and thought my chance had passed. But things changed in my late forties. My children left home and I got divorced. I approached my fifties with a positive mindset and when I read about Mrs Robinson, I thought ‘why not try?’. The agency took me on and I’m having a fantastic time. I think older women make great models – we’re more comfortable in our skin and we exude an easy energy. There’s a thriving market for older models now, and the industry has woken up to the fact that older women don’t want to slide into old age, they love fashion and have great style – so this is my time.”