63, an influencer and she’s had ‘no Botox, no fillers’: meet an Asian TikTok star who looks effortlessly ageless. How does she do it?

Gym Tan, a former fashion executive in Hong Kong, has more than 417,000 followers on Instagram and TikTok, models and has about 50 social media brand deals

She started posting photos in December 2021 – and the reaction has boosted her confidence so much that she believes ageing well is, at least in part, a mindset

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Style maven Gym Tan, 63, defies ageing, but there are no secrets to her youthful appearance – just great genes, a lifelong fitness habit and self-confidence. Photo: Gym Tan

Published: 8:39am, 21 Oct 2023

At 63, Gym Tan is not your average social media influencer.

The Singapore-born and once Hong Kong-based former fashion executive has become a poster girl for ageless chic on social media platforms Instagram and TikTok, where she has a combined following of more than 417,000.

As @californiaistoocasual, Tan posts photos of herself in effortlessly stylish “outfits of the day” – often with daughter Mya Miller, 24, in a matching outfit by her side.

Commenters marvel not just at her clothes – which range from backless silk dresses to midriff-baring sportswear – but at Tan’s youthful verve and physique.

“I’m Asian and my DNA is probably such that I’m naturally slim, and I was always athletic growing up,” says Tan. Photo: Gym Tan

What began as a pandemic pastime has morphed into a lucrative full-time career for the now California-based Tan, who has signed about 50 social media brand deals and a few traditional modelling contracts.

This despite not having had any cosmetic enhancements, which are common in influencers and models half her age.