Heidi Klum is turning 48 and she is looking better than ever

Heidi Klum may be proudly passing on her modeling torch to 16-year-old daughter Leni, but the former Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover star shows no signs of slowing down herself.

The photos show the beaming mother of four wearing a bright red bikini paired with a straw hat and large frameless sunglasses.

Klum, who inspired the nickname "The Body" during her days as a Victoria's Secret Angel, has in the past credited her upbringing with helping her feel comfortable showing skin.

"I grew up in a very free environment with my parents," she told to a magazine. "We’d go to nude beaches. We’re very open-minded, but you can’t say that about all Germans. We didn’t have a lot of money, so we’d go camping a lot and my parents chose nude campsites, so nudity became normal for me. You stand out more if you cover up. And I loved it."

She also defended herself from critics charging that she should cover up more.

"I see it like this: We only have one life," she explained. "This is our life right now and our moment, and our moment shouldn’t be over after a certain age. There’s not a time frame for only being able to wear a certain thing or to be in love, to go out. Thirty years old is not the cap and then you have to hide yourself and not go dancing anymore. I’m not saying people should be doing what I’m doing, but I hope that one day I will be an old woman looking back and able to say I enjoyed every phase of my life."

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