Model Paulina Porizkova Tries on Jeans After Gaining ‘20 Lbs'

Paulina Porizkova is all about body positivity.

Porizkova, 61, took to Instagram on Wednesday, June 10, to share what the same pair of jeans looks like on her after gaining 20 pounds. In the first clip, the model pulled the denim away from her waist to show just how much extra room she had. She teamed the piece with a blue bra with pink lace details. Porizkova then cut the camera to today, five years later.

"Same pair of jeans, a difference of five years and 20 pounds," Porizkova said in a voiceover. "In the first photo, I had just come from shooting a Survivor-like reality show in Panama, where we had four-hour insane physical challenges every day and a very tiny amount of food."

"I was possibly at my thinnest, 128 pounds," Porizkova said, noting she's 5'11. One downside Porizkova had of being at her lowest weight was that her "hips were so painful" that she had to "crawl upstairs and take painkillers."

"I had pretty good muscle tone, though, from all the exercise," she added.

In the current photo, Porizkova tried on the same jeans with a black lace balconette bra. She wore the pants unzipped while snapping a mirror selfie. "I am 148 [pounds], I no longer fit into my old jeans and I suspect I never will again."

She shared that throughout the past week, she's been sorting through her closet to get rid of "half" the clothes she owns.

Porizkova shared that after her bilateral hip replacement surgery in 2024, her body "changed."

"My arms and my boobs got fuller, as did my lower belly," she said while standing in a nude bra and underwear set. "In preparation for my wedding, I've been going to the gym four times a week, and I must say I've never felt so strong but my weight has stayed the same, and my proportions have stayed the same."

She concluded her post by saying that "acceptance is not defeat" and that it's "only the realization that one door is closed and it's time to open another."

"Sorting out my clothes for the move, and working on acceptance," Porizkova captioned the post. "Have to remind myself that ACCEPTANCE IS NOT DEFEAT! Merely a different door."

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This story was originally published June 11, 2026 at 2:33 PM.