Carmen Electra says 'don't let anyone tell you you're too old' after Playboy return at 54

Carmen Electra isn't ready to hand over her sex symbol crown.At 54, the "Baywatch" bombshell is returning to Playboy three decades after becoming one of the magazine's most iconic cover stars with a message for critics: Age isn't calling the shots.The actress and model first appeared in the magazine in 1996 at age 24 and now graces the pages of Playboy's Summer 2026 issue, which is on sale now.Posing in fishnets, Electra also answered readers' burning questions about love.CARMEN ELECTRA CHANNELS HER PLAYBOY PAST IN LEOPARD-PRINT BUNNY COSTUME ON THE RED CARPETCarmen Electra is in the summer 2026 issue of Playboy, available now.

(Gerome Defrance/Getty Images)Electra has a message for women who think getting older means fading into the background: Don't buy it."Don't let anyone tell you you're too old," she told Fox News Digital."That's a myth.

You are living your own life.You're not living your life for other people.

And honestly, if you're manifesting that, that's what it's going to be for you.You have to change your thought process.

You have to start telling yourself every morning, 'I'm beautiful.I'm good enough.

I look great.I'm pretty.' Whatever it is that you want to be, you can be that."Carmen Electra arrives at The Abbey's 35th Anniversary at The Abbey Food & Bar in West Hollywood, on May 20, 2026.

(Steve Granitz/FilmMagic/Getty Images)"At one time in my life, I was reading a lot of books about Buddhism," she reflected."I remember one book talked about your inner child and never losing your inner child.

And I've always been a bit childish.So I always thought, 'I'm not going to lose it.' I never want to lose that, and I'm not going to.

And I think the people who are older than me, who are still in this business and who I think are beautiful, have a youthful spirit.And people will love you for being who you really, truly are."WATCH: CARMEN ELECTRA REVEALS HER SIMPLE RULE FOR KEEPING THE ‘SPARK ALIVE’ IN RELATIONSHIPSLong before "Baywatch" turned...