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Sports Illustrated taps model who is 56 and stands 5-foot-3

Kathy Jacobs says it’s important not to discount people because of their age or height. Jacobs, from Calabasas, California and who stands 5-foot-3-inches, hopes her appearance in the issue will help change readers’ views of beauty. “I’m just like so grateful that they took like a chance on me,” says Jacobs.