Elle Macpherson Surfs In Australia, Shows Off Tan Lines (PHOTO)

Elle Macpherson has all sorts of explanations as to why she's still so gorgeous and fit after all these years.

The 47-year-old former model once told Elle UK that she aims to "eat organic, locally sourced food wherever possible. I don't like to have chemicals in my body at all, so I don't drink, smoke or take drugs, not even Aspirin."

It could also be the copious amounts of water she drinks: "I challenge any woman to drink 3 litres water everyday for a month and sleep for seven hours a night, that she won't lose weight, look better and feel better," said Macpherson. Sure, we'll try that.

But now we know the real secret: surfing. The Aussie native hit the waves at Byron Bay while on holiday with her family, including sons Arpad and Aurelius and her father, Peter.

But as conscientious as Elle is about healthy and body, she seemed to have missed the memo about tanning. While surfing, Macpherson's high-cut black bathing suit revealed some awkward tan lines at the tops of her thighs, clearly the result of some bikini tanning earlier in the day.

Hey Elle, maybe add some sunscreen to that extensive beauty routine?

Take a look at the Australian beauty.

Comments

[janedoe31]

08:29 PM on 01/04/2012

no drinking, smoking, watching every little bite that goes into the mouth, drowing in water consumption....sorry not for me. I hit the gym, watch what I eat and indulge in the "bad stuff" once in awhile. you only go around once. Oh, I still look great in a bathing suit and jeans and I'm 49ish.

not saying she isn't gorgeous, she is...but live a little Elle

[Cadillac Jack]

04:50 PM on 12/31/2011

That picture truly shows her age and where she's been.

[Smarty5]

12:53 PM on 12/31/2011

Mouth Herpies

[Poolboy4U]

04:06 PM on 12/30/2011

As a North Shore (Oahu not AU) native, some of the best waves I've had have been down unda. Oz has Esperance and Ningaloo reef, where are some of the sweetest waves I've ever ridden. Wouldn't mind riding Elle, she's a pretty sweet wave herself.........

[Susan Shaffer]

03:14 PM on 12/30/2011

aren't her son's called flynn and aurelius? and arpad is their father.
on closer inspection of the "cold sore" I think it is the way her tongue curls in her mouth as she laughs.

[cuoi]

08:26 AM on 12/30/2011

She going bald? No, not there. On top of her head. Looks like a comb over...

[anti-fascist]

07:24 AM on 12/30/2011

Gee, I wonder why they call her "The Body"

[LadyM9]

05:29 AM on 12/30/2011

Looks like she has a cold sore.

[cuoi]

08:24 AM on 12/30/2011

leach on lip

[Caroleeena]

04:40 AM on 12/30/2011

Unlike her incredibly unfunny faux pas of promoting crushed rhino horn in Chinese herbal medicine.

Elle Macpherson has told the Times Of London that she eats powdered rhinoceros horn:
-Witter: You're said to be a great fan of Chinese medicine. What does powdered rhino horn taste like?
- E MacP: A little bit like crushed bone and fungus in a capsule. Does the job though.
- Witter: How do you know that it works? A lot of people say Chinese medicine is quackery.
- E MacP: Put it this way, works for me.

She later tried to say she had "never knowingly taken powdered rhino horn" ... and yet she was able to describe what it tastes like. Sorry Elle. I have no patience for someone who promotes the poaching of a beautiful endangered species.

[ElBruce]

04:02 AM on 12/30/2011

It's like getting to see her in 2 swimsuits in 1 pic!

[PepCap]

10:29 AM on 12/30/2011

i am so offended..NOT!!

[sheoples]

04:01 AM on 12/30/2011

i have a solution to getting rid of tan lines.

join nudist colony ;-)

thank you folks!
you've been a great audience!

[MilesLord]

02:45 AM on 12/30/2011

Looks as yummy as always.

[BaronWVS]

02:19 AM on 12/30/2011

Just makes her look even more yummy!

[3Nox]

02:19 AM on 12/30/2011

So what??

[Frank David Nall]

01:54 AM on 12/30/2011

And yet there is no mention of the busted lip she seems to have.