Age-defying Elle Macpherson has still got it at 58

Age-defying supermodel Elle Macpherson has lived up to her nickname while sunning on a luxury boat in the Mediterranean sea.

Cutting a relaxed figure in a black bikini, “The Body” shared a series of social media snaps from her travels in Malta, south of Sicily.

“Hot Malta days,” the Aussie, 58, shared on Instagram along with a collage of snaps from the idyllic location which will no doubt drive up the holiday envy of her 650,000 followers.

In another photo she showed off a wide-brimmed Dior hat and posted pictures of family and friends and the stunning local architecture.

“Sunlight twinkled on the water, dazzling like a million diamonds scattered across its surface. David Cook, Heart of Oak, The Soldier Chronicles,” she commented.

Last year Macpherson proved she still has “the body” after donning the black one-piece that shot her to international fame in the 80s.

The model took to her Instagram stories to share a throwback image of the Sports Illustrated cover — shot in Thailand — before sharing a series of images of her sporting a similar $325 black bodysuit.

“Best body suit!” MacPherson wrote.

It came after she admitted she “didn’t recognise her body” as she hit her fifties.

“I’ve always been interested in wellness and trying to better understand my body through different phases of my life. I wasn’t feeling like myself and I didn’t recognise my body, which led me to (nutritionist) Dr Simone Laubscher,” she said.

She also conceded there was a time limit on her life as a model.

“I am where I am today because I was willing to evolve and grow. I knew that I couldn’t model forever and, as they say, necessity is the mother of invention,” she said.

“Maybe not consciously, but I’ve been open-hearted and embraced the changes as I saw them coming and went with them rather than planning against them.”