Leggy Bo Derek, 59, shows off her incredible body in a pink ensemble as she takes part in a swimming marathon in Greece

By MailOnline Reporter

Published: 10:18 EST, 8 October 2016 | Updated: 22:15 EST, 8 October 2016

She found fame in the late seventies thanks to her breakout role in Blake Edwards' film 10.

Proving that she still has what it takes to stand out from the crowd almost four decades later, Bo Derek showed off her killer body as she took part in a 3000 metre swimming marathon in Greece.

Wearing a pink swimming top  and black bikini bottoms, the 59-year-old actress showed off her incredible legs at the event.

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Still got it! Bo Derek showed off her killer body as she took part in a 3000 metre swimming marathon in Greece

Still got it! Bo Derek showed off her killer body as she took part in a 3000 metre swimming marathon in Greece

The long-sleeved pink top showed off her toned midriff and arms, enhancing her curves.

And sporting black bikini bottoms, she flaunted her long lean legs.

Wearing her blonde hair loose and shielding her pretty face from the sun in aviators, the American star put on a glamorous display.

Toned: She wore a pink swimming top and black bikini bottoms
Trim: The 59-year-old actress showed off her incredible legs at the event

Toned: Wearing a pink swimming top and black bikini bottoms, the 59-year-old actress showed off her incredible legs at the event

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She's still a perfect 10 (sorry, we had to!) almost forty years after she famously stared in the movie that inspired us all to cornrow our hair and hit the gym so we could be more like Bo on the beach.

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Turning heads! The long-sleeved pink top showed off her toned midriff and arms, enhancing her curves

Turning heads! The long-sleeved pink top showed off her toned midriff and arms, enhancing her curves

Bo became a global sex symbol after she was cast as Jenny Hanley, Dudley Moore's idea of a perfect woman, in the Blake Edwards film 10.

At the time, she was married to much older actor, director and photographer John Derek.

Bo and John started seeing each other when she was just 16 and he was 50 as they shot a film called And Once Upon a Time in 1973. 

Making waves! Wearing black bikini bottoms, she flaunted her long lean legs
Natural: Wearing her blonde hair loose and shielding her pretty face from the sun in aviators, the American star put on a glamorous display

Making waves! Wearing black bikini bottoms, she flaunted her long lean legs

Icon: Bo became a global sex symbol after she was cast as Jenny Hanley, Dudley Moore's idea of a perfect woman, in the Blake Edwards film 10

Icon: Bo became a global sex symbol after she was cast as Jenny Hanley, Dudley Moore's idea of a perfect woman, in the Blake Edwards film 10

Perfect 10: Bo's iconic beach running swimsuit shot from the 1979 classic

Perfect 10: Bo's iconic beach running swimsuit shot from the 1979 classic

The former model was 16 when she met Derek, 30 years her senior, after he cast the aspiring actress in a new film he was making called Fantasies.

Despite the fact that Derek was married to Dynasty actress Linda Evans at the time, he and Bo started a relationship and fell in love while away filming in Greece. 

Derek eventually left his wife Linda Evans to be with Bo but the young actress stayed in Europe until the age of 18 to avoid John being charged with statutory rape. 

Romance: The former model was 16 when she met John Derek, 30 years her senior
On-set romance:He cast the aspiring actress in a new film he was making called Fantasies

Romance: The former model was 16 when she met John Derek, 30 years her senior, after he cast the aspiring actress in a new film he was making called Fantasies 

Controversial: Despite the fact that Derek was married to Dynasty actress Linda Evans at the time, he and Bo started a relationship and fell in love while away filming in Greece

Controversial: Despite the fact that Derek was married to Dynasty actress Linda Evans at the time, he and Bo started a relationship and fell in love while away filming in Greece

Bo, real name Mary Cathleen Collins, wed John on June 10, 1976 in Las Vegas and the couple remained together until his death in 1998, aged 71, after heart failure.

Since 2002, Derek has been in a relationship with Sex and the City hunk John Corbett. 

And she recently revealed how she still feels ashamed about the affair she had as a teenager with director John Derek that broke up his marriage with Linda Evans.

Complex: Derek eventually left his wife Linda Evans to be with Bo
History: The young actress stayed in Europe until the age of 18 to avoid John being charged with statutory rape

Complex: Derek eventually left his wife Linda Evans to be with Bo but the young actress stayed in Europe until the age of 18 to avoid John being charged with statutory rape

Long romance: Bo, real name Mary Cathleen Collins, wed John on June 10, 1976 in Las Vegas and the couple remained together until his death in 1998, aged 71, after heart failure

Long romance: Bo, real name Mary Cathleen Collins, wed John on June 10, 1976 in Las Vegas and the couple remained together until his death in 1998, aged 71, after heart failure

Recounting the affair, the 59-year-old said: 'I just hate myself when I think about doing that. That's the worst thing you can do. It was very complicated, and dramatic, obviously.

'Some people could say it was meant to be, though, because I was with him until he died. But that just sounds like an excuse to me. It's still the wrong thing to do.

'I remember I was doing an interview with Oprah, and she asked about it. I said, "No, I don't forgive myself for that."'

'I just hate myself when I think about doing that. That's the worst thing you can do.' she recently opened up about her guilt over her previous affair
'It was very complicated, and dramatic, obviously'

'I just hate myself when I think about doing that. That's the worst thing you can do. It was very complicated, and dramatic, obviously' she recently opened up about her guilt over her previous affair

'Some people could say it was meant to be, though, because I was with him until he died. But that just sounds like an excuse to me. It's still the wrong thing to do' she said of ex husband John

'Some people could say it was meant to be, though, because I was with him until he died. But that just sounds like an excuse to me. It's still the wrong thing to do' she said of ex husband John

The star of Tarzan, The Ape Man and 10 even revealed how meeting Linda now makes her feel 'like s***' 30 years on.

The affair would make the teenager feel conflicted about Linda, and she went on to talk of how she 'worshipped and adored' the older actress.

'She'd been very gracious and kind,' Bo added. 'I just saw her yesterday, funny enough. We were at a jewelry trunk show for charity.

'And she was just as fabulous and wonderful as ever. I always feel like s*** when I'm around her. It's just ingrained, years later. That will never change.' 

'I remember I was doing an interview with Oprah, and she asked about it. I said, "No, I don't forgive myself for that,' she admitted

'I remember I was doing an interview with Oprah, and she asked about it. I said, "No, I don't forgive myself for that,' she admitted

'She'd been very gracious and kind,' Bo added. 'I just saw her yesterday, funny enough. We were at a jewelry trunk show for charity,' she has since made peace with John's ex wife

'She'd been very gracious and kind,' Bo added. 'I just saw her yesterday, funny enough. We were at a jewelry trunk show for charity,' she has since made peace with John's ex wife

Head turner: Since 2002, Derek has been in a relationship with Sex and the City hunk John Corbett

Head turner: Since 2002, Derek has been in a relationship with Sex and the City hunk John Corbett

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