Famous women stun at 79 years old

Martha Stewart recently celebrated her 79th birthday, delighting fans with her famous selfies. As the fresh-faced Stewart celebrates the last year of her 70s, see how her contemporaries are ending the decade.

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Darlene Love, who sings “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home),” turned 79 on July 26.

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Star of the silver screen Ann-Margret turned 79 in April.

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Charo’s age is actually a point of controversy. Her naturalization papers have her birth date as March 13, 1941, but she told immigration officials that she was born in 1947. Then she changed it to 1949 before finally telling a court in 1977 that her birth date is actually 1951. Whatever the truth is, the Cuchi Cuchi has kept her young.

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Dionne Warwick is set to turn 80 in December.

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Faye Dunaway celebrated 79 on Jan. 14.

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Donna Mills of “Knots Landing” turns 80 on Dec. 11.

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Famed attorney Gloria Allred is still in court at 79 years old.

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Vogue legend Grace Coddington turned 79 in April.

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“Arrested Development” star Jessica Walter had her 79th birthday on Jan. 31.

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“Sex and the City” stylist Patricia Field is stylish at 79.

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Designer Vivienne Westwood is the epitome of cool at the edge of 80.

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