Christie Brinkley
Christie Brinkley
Christie Brinkleyis an American model and actress. Brinkley gained worldwide fame beginning in the late 1970s with three consecutive Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue covers through 1981. She spent twenty five years as the face of CoverGirl, has appeared on over 500 magazine covers, and has signed contracts with major brands—both fashion and non-fashion...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionModel
Date of Birth2 February 1954
CountryUnited States of America
mom
I had a gorgeous mom. She was beautiful, so I lucked out there.
believe benefits beyond bite body chain desire effect good informed reaction suddenly versus willpower
I really believe that the more informed you are about the benefits of a healthy bite versus the chain reaction that you're going to put into effect in your body when you take that bite - you just suddenly don't want to make that choice for yourself anymore. It's beyond willpower at that point; it's become a desire to do something good for yourself.
believe flexible happiness health
I really believe that being flexible and grateful contributes a lot to your happiness, which contributes to your health and contributes to your look.
believe change collection family individual power
I really believe in the power of the individual to make change, and our family is a real collection of individuals.
anybody bag carry diaper formula invented kinds knows pack plus purse sports video
I photographed all kinds of sports - Formula 1, Formula Atlantic. And anybody who knows me knows that, from the day they invented video cameras, I used to lug them around when you had to carry the pack here and the big camera here, plus the diaper bag and a baby and the purse or whatever.
ads cool girls looked loving younger
I remember really loving the CoverGirl ads when I was younger - there was something very cool about how they always put the girls in white. It looked so clean.
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I remember my first 'Sports Illustrated' shoot was with the photographer Walter Iooss, and Julie Campbell was the editor, and we were at the president of Mexico's private house in Cancun - this was before anything else that's now in Cancun even existed. And they told me to get a tan, so I spent all morning in the sun, and I was burnt.
love
I just love America. I love living here.
damage
I have sun damage that I want to repair, but I also want to keep myself from further damage.
graphic since touched
I haven't touched a piece of meat since I read a graphic description of Chicago's slaughterhouses when I was 12.
air breathe care deeply giving protect trying
I really have a deep sense of caring about the air that we breathe and the water that we drink. I want to be able to say that I was trying to protect that. And I also care deeply about children. My children, all children. And I care deeply about giving back.
art convinced dog model money moved office paris planned point saw sick study taking using
I never planned to be a model at all. I moved to Paris to study art, and I was there working as an artist, taking classes, and I had a little sick dog that I was using up all of my money to try and heal. It was right at that point that this photographer, Errol Sawyer, saw me at the phoning office and convinced me to let him take my photo.
broad change hanging public suits wear
In private, I may wear a bikini, but at the public beach with my kids, I would change bathing suits because they do not want to be hanging out with some old broad in a bikini.
glow makeup
I now use makeup for a healthy-looking glow because a real one isn't that healthy,