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YOUR CRAYOLA POSITION SOUNDS INTERESTING. WERE YOU A CRAFTY KID? [When] I was 4 years old, I sold painted rocks from my wagon. SO YOU WERE AN ENTREPRENEUR ALREADY AT 4 YEARS OLD? I was,

yeah, or I was that annoying kid. My mom — this was in the ’70s — she sewed clothes, and she would make halter dresses. I would make jewelry and purses to go along with [them]. I was about

7 at the time, and we’d sell them at art fairs on the beach. We’ve always loved to do creative things. Being the first chief creative ambassador for Crayola is really fun, and we have so

many exciting projects that we’re working with them on. DID YOU LOOK TO ANY ENTREPRENEURS GROWING UP AS ROLE MODELS? Not exactly, but I’d say my mom really inspired me. She could do anything

and everything. I experienced her start her own babysitting business out of our home, [a] housekeeping business. She was an Avon lady, then making clothes and selling them, [then she] went

to college and became a nurse. That was very inspiring to me, watching her pivot, pivot, pivot and just doing great things. There was nothing she couldn’t do. Ireland, seen here in 1983 at a

fashion shoot, appeared in 13 consecutive 'Sports Illustrated' swimsuit issues and on three covers of the magazine. Penske Media/Getty Images HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT AGING,

ESPECIALLY AS AN EX-MODEL? Something I really don’t like is terms like “antiaging” or “age-defying,” because every day is a gift, and if [you] use it well, [you] grow. I wouldn’t go back

for anything. As I mature more, I hope for good health. I hope to be able to do the things I love for a very long time. When I was a teenager, I worked in a retirement home, and it was such

a gift to experience people full of years. Before that, I had a paper route. Back then, you’d go door to door collecting [payment]. I had a lot of people full of years in my paper route ...

just wonderful people, so wise, and when people use their time well it shows in their face. They’re just beautiful, and they’re interesting, and they have so much to offer. I’ve had some

amazing people of inspiration in my life since I was very young. I remember even back then thinking, _I want to be like them when I grow up, because it’s like they’re so excited and curious

and full of life. And that really makes people beautiful. _As you age, it’s interesting, too, because your face tells a story, and I want to make sure I have more laugh lines than frown

lines.