Gayle King Makes Debut as Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model at Age 69

Gayle King is a swimsuit model at the ripe age of 69 — because she’s on the cover of Sports Illustrated … and even as a senior, she’s showing off her rockin’ bod.

The CBS News anchor was among 4 women tapped to appear on different covers of an upcoming SI issue — and she’s kinda the odd woman out, since the others are veteran models in the biz … including Chrissy Teigen, Hunter McGrady and Kate Upton.

All those gals are also a lot younger than Gayle, which makes her shoot all the more eye-popping. Frankly, she looks incredible in her spread … rocking several different bathing suits.

GK models several different styles here … all of which are tasteful and suit her quite well. Of course, with her trotting out all the different swimsuits — she’s also putting her figure on display, and it’s safe to say … Gayle’s still got it, as she’s absolutely gorgeous in the pics.

Now, in terms of how Gayle feels about the attention … she’s actually pretty bashful about it all. GK was on her show “CBS Mornings” Tuesday talking about it, and she says she was stunned to have been asked to participate … explaining she didn’t think she was worthy.

Drew Barrymore and the rest of the anchors assured her she 100% was … noting she looks great, and that her inclusion probably does a lot more good than she might realize.

As you may know … SI and other magazines like it have made an effort in recent years to get different types of people featured for their shoots — and it’s sparked a robust conversation about representation as well as beauty standards, which are being redefined every day.