Cindy Crawford explains why she still poses nude at 53

(2015 Getty Images)Cindy Crawford isn’t shying away from the camera anytime soon.The veteran model is 53 years old and just posed nude again for renowned photographer Russell James’ new book, "Angels."In an interview with PorterEdit published on Friday, Crawford explained that she loved the opportunity to strip down in a respectable way because many times her industry overlooks models in their 50s.CINDY CRAWFORD TALKS NUDE PHOTO REGRETS: I 'GOT TALKED INTO' SOME RACY PICS“Part of the reason I wanted to do it was that I thought, ‘At what age is being naked not beautiful anymore? “[Russell] was tapping into that real place – not high heels, not a lot of makeup, not coy, just a real woman who doesn’t have clothes on.”Speaking of Playboy covers, Crawford does have one regret: not being naked more often.“I look back at some of my old Playboy pictures and I think, ‘Why wasn’t I walking around naked all the time?’” she said.