Martha Stewart Is 71, Discusses Aging In Book; Says She "Became A Target" In Illegal Stock-Sale Case Because She Was "A Strong And Rich Woman"

Martha Stewart is now 71, incredibly enough, but she doesn't look or act it. Stewart is aging well and feeling great about it. In an intimate interview, she dished about a bevy of topics. Stewart has a new book, called "Living the Good Long Life: A Practical Guide to Caring for Yourself and Others". In it, Stewart writes, "When you're through changing, you're through."

Martha Stewart, 71, is feeling better than ever, she tells Parade magazine. Stewart's new book is about "surviving in this extraordinary world - physically, mentally, emotionally. I wrote it because nobody is paying attention to the silver tsunami of baby boomers who are now turning 65. My book focuses on what you can do for others and what you can do for yourself in terms of aging gracefully."

The domestic diva chatted with the magazine about Hillary Clinton, Internet dating, modeling, the stock sale that resulted in her imprisonment, and more. Stewart has been through a lot in her 71 years. She began modeling at 13, saying it was "fun" even then, but she "wasn't the cover girl" and "actually didn't" think she was beautiful.

Stewart was on the cover of magazines again later for a very different reason - doing jail time as the result of an illegal stock sale. About the controversy, Stewart said,  "I'm not supposed to say this, but I was not guilty of any crime. I became a target because I was a strong and a rich woman who had been very successful."

She also tells Parade, "I don't consider [the sale] a mistake. It was a normal thing that people do every day. They sell stock. What was a mistake was the way it was handled."

An autobiography may be on the books (literally!) soon. She says she already has a title and has led such an interesting and complicated life that it's getting to be time to record it.

Stewart, 71, is a home-and-graden mogul, with her own show, magazine, and line of products. She says that despite disputes with J.C. Penney and Macy's over the rights to her products, she and her team "like designing and making products. We're good at it. We want to have our own stores... What I want to do now is build freestanding stores."

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