Less than two years from her half-century, Elle Macpherson reveals the real reason why she feels better than ever about her famous face and body.

She celebrated her 48th birthday in March in typically supermodel fashion – on board a flight to South Africa. But despite her hectic jetsetting lifestyle, Elle Macpherson insists she has her feet firmly planted on the ground. Although she’s been known around the globe for more than two decades as “The Body”, the stunning mum-of-two vows that, these days, looking picture-perfect ranks way down on her list of priorities.

In fact, Elle – who insists she’s yet to succumb to the entertainment world’s love affair with Botox – believes that it’s her “very natural face” that sets her apart from many of her modelling and showbiz contemporaries. “I don’t do anything that changes the way I look,” she candidly told a UK magazine recently. “What you see is what you get! I’m clearly not 20 years old!”

Not surprisingly, the successful lingerie designer enjoys using her own brand of beauty products. “I have many [favourites] from my collection, Elle Macpherson The Body,” she has said. “One would be Brown Sugar Polish. It’s a pure ‘miracle worker’ for your skin with natural brown sugar to exfoliate, whilst calming oils revitalise and soften.” And when it comes to maintaining her famous figure, Australia’s original supermodel does all she can to keep herself in top form – within reason.

“My body’s not the same as it was 20 years ago,” Elle has told Woman’s Day. “I’ve had two children and no surgery. But I try to put aside an hour a day, five days a week, to do some sort of physical exercise, whether it’s Pilates or running in the park.” Elle, a devoted single mum to her “very independent” boys Flynn, 13, and Cy, 8, tries to incorporate her carefully planned workouts into her schedule wherever in the world she may be. She also has a personal trainer, celebrity fitness expert James Duigan, with whom she’s worked since their paths first crossed at a London gym more than a decade ago.

Find out in this week's Woman's Day on sale June 20, 2011.