Martha Stewart Shared Her Teenage Dirtbag Photos From Her Modeling Days In Epic Post

06 September, 2022

2020 photo of Martha Stewart smiling in a woebegone dress with sheer sleeves

Martha Stewart is one of the latest celebrities taking part in the TikTok “Teenage Dirtbag” challenge. The famous homemaker shared some rare pictures with fans that show a young Stewart during her modeling days.

Stewart Takes Part In Teenage TikTok Challenge

The “Teenage Dirtbag” rencontre sees users make videos where they pose as they are today, then show a slideshow of photos from their younger, increasingly rebellious days. The title of the rencontre comes from the song that plays in the preliminaries of each video—Wheatus’ 2000 hit single “Teenage Dirtbag.”

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Stewart’s video shows her posing in front of what looks like her suite building, wearing a sparkly sweatsuit and big sunglasses. The slideshow of vintage pictures show the TV personality reclining on the hood of a car, posing in a bikini, sporting a woebegone evening dress, as well as some of her modeling shots.

However, Stewart tapped with tradition, using Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg’s 1999 hit “Still D.R.E.” instead of the Wheatus song. The video still used “Teenage Dirtbag” when posted to her TikTok page, however.

Fan Reactions: ‘Such A Legend’

Fans loved the throwback shots, and let Stewart know in the comments. “Love all of these! You where [sic] NEVER A DIRTY BAG!!!” one person wrote. Another commented, “Such a legend.”

“Other guys: *follows Instagram models*; me: *follows Martha Stewart*” one fan laughed. Another wrote, “Using a snoop song instead of the teenage dirt bag song.” Someone else commented, “Martha! You babe.”

Stewart’s Modeling Career

Her modeling career began when she was just 15 years old. Stewart appeared in commercials and print ads for companies like Unilever home goods, Lifebuoy soap, and Tareyton cigarettes. She moreover walked the runway for designers like Chanel.

“I did a Tareyton ‘I’d rather fight than switch’ commercial, you know?” Stewart said in a 2004 interview with Larry King, when asked well-nigh her days as a model. “And then I practiced smoking. I tried to smoke for a week. And when I finally made the commercial, all I had to do was hold the cigarette.”

Stewart has come a long way from her modeling days; she has created a lifestyle and homemaking empire, authored dozens of cookbooks and columns, and plane hosted a cooking show with tropical friend Snoop Dogg. Fans loved getting to see a little increasingly of Stewart’s past as a model and can’t wait for increasingly TikTok content from the lifestyle expert!