One Bikini At A Time
At 48, One Day at a Time star Valerie Bertinelli is flaunting her new figure on the cover of People—but she’s not the first woman over 40 to sizzle in a two-piece. From Elle Macpherson to Kim Cattrall, view our gallery of cougars and hot moms.

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Elle Macpherson, who turns 45 at the end of March, proves that she’s still “The Body.” It’s recently been rumored that she’s dating Madonna’s ex-husband, Guy Ritchie, 40.
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Friends star Courteney Cox, 44, doesn’t look a day—much less seven years—older than her husband, David Arquette, 37.
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After filming a lesbian scene for Basic Instinct 2, Sharon Stone, 51, hinted that she might be open to bisexuality: “Middle age is an open-minded period.”
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Famous for dating younger men in her role as Samantha on Sex and the City, Kim Cattrall, 52, proves that life imitates art.
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Desperate Housewives cougar Nicolette Sheridan, 45, recently said: "I'm always looking for a man. But please, only princes should talk to me.” Emphasis on Prince.
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Demi Moore, 46, was always hot, but she turned cougar in 2005 when she married Ashton Kutcher, 15 years her junior.
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She’s come a long way since her famous performance on the original Melrose Place in 1992. But Heather Locklear, 47, doesn’t seem to have aged one bit.
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One Day at a Time star Valerie Bertinelli, 48, looks better than ever on this week’s People cover, where she flaunts her 40-pound weight loss.
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“Lordy, Lordy, This Woman is 40,” read a recent GQ issue in which Jennifer Aniston appeared nude. Aniston, who divorced Brad Pitt in 2005, has recently dated John Mayer, 31.
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Halle Berry, 42, who is dating Canadian supermodel Gabriel Aubry, 32, looks great for having given birth only a year ago.
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