“I am very practical”, sums up Judit Mascó. He arrives with a new dress, a hair clip, without a drop of makeup and with a smile on his face. She makes everything easy, loaded with work, but also with "energy, illusion and desire", three words that summarize his vital moment. “Model, TV presenter and mother of four daughters”, she introduces herself on Instagram. She could also say that she is a good communicator, that she has chaired the Ared Foundation for five years, which gives “second chances” to highly vulnerable women –poverty is feminine, she says–, with training and accompaniment…
She recounts bits and pieces of her life while maintaining her privacy without distance, with a sense of humor, like when she remembers that she tried to be the diva she wasn't in the reign of supermodels. “It was stressful because it wasn't my thing… I am a natural in the way I express myself and think. I am interested in people, their lives, I like to learn, I have concerns…”
She seems like the reincarnation of common sense, perhaps her secret weapon to juggle time, but she assures that she is not always as sensible as she seems, that she can be "very fun and playful" when she is among her own. That she has "escape routes" where she frees herself even from her own image. “We all need them,” she says.
What is the best and worst thing about being Judit Mascó?
The best thing is that, after so many years, I feel grateful to things, to life and to myself. And that gives me well-being and, above all, peace of mind. The worst thing is that there have been resignations, tensions, difficult decisions to make when I was too young.
On the crest of the wave after the cover of 'Sports Illustrated', in 1990, he dared to take a small step back. How do you value it today?
Back then I had no idea what mental health was and I loved (and love) my job, but I realized that achieving great goals did not bring me complete happiness. He thought: “so much work and I don't have time to go back to my city to see my boyfriend and my friends and have a gin and tonic with them. That's life?". I had to assess what I wanted, and it was to continue working on what I liked the most, but from my city. It was a resignation and it was not easy. I saw my teammates rise like foam... Now I think I hit the target. I have achieved the things that have given me emotional health, I have four daughters, all grown up, I do what I want and how I want. I have been able to decide my life, and that is important. And wonderful jobs continue to come out, such as being an ambassador for Isdinceutics.
It seems like it doesn't stop...
I'm very busy, yes. It is a very good stage, like reaping the fruits of a long race. At 17, they already asked me what I would do after being a model. Well, look at my age, I'm still a model.
It has been known to care. Any advice?
For me prevention and constancy in skin care are two pillars. This also has to be worked out. My mother told me: "If you start to moisturize your skin, you will see that when you are older, it will thank you." The secret is to turn the routine into a habit and a pleasure –with your little massages, your little time, your space...–, only then will you be constant.
Do we think too much of the physique of others?
Yes, and it is something promoted by social networks. I try to talk about beauty as something more than the chassis, but I continue to experience the pressure that, due to my profession, my physique is the first thing that is valued. On the street and in the networks, you hear every day: "for his age, he is fine, or he is not so good, or he has done this and that..." And I don't like it, because I pretend to be something else. But that's how it is. I do not complain and I take it with a certain irony. I try not to let it affect me, although it is not easy that they are always giving their opinion about your physique.
four daughters. Does it help them cope with the networks?
They are not hooked at all. María, the oldest (25 years old) does not even have WhatsApp, because she says that she took away her time and freedom; Clara, the little one (17 years old), doesn't have Instagram… Bravo for them! It has not been easy for them to be the daughters of Judit Mascó, which also has a lot to do with it.
What do you learn from them? Patience?
Nooo, I learned that at work! They make me think from another point of view. As women, they live and understand life in a very different way from how I lived it, when you thought that certain tension, fear and attention to so many things was normal... My daughters do not let a single thing go by. And I am glad, I congratulate and encourage you. All four are very demanding. I have learned from them and I have not passed a single one either. Things have changed and I'm glad.
