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
diet green juice morning tea throughout younger
I like coffee in the morning and decaf green tea throughout the day... When I was younger and modeling, to kick-start a diet I would do a juice cleanse.
amazing artists beauty constantly crazy creating heart humanity love people reminding soul stuff
I love musicians. I think artists are the most amazing people because they're constantly creating beauty for the world. With all the crazy stuff going on in the world, then there's artists reminding us of our humanity and reminding us of our heart and soul and what really matters.
basically felt funny job stacked whatever
It's so funny because all those years I was working, I basically always felt that whatever job I was doing would probably be the last one I would get. I really never thought that I stacked up with the other girls.
excited top turning
I'm actually excited about turning 60. I feel on top of my game.
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.
accidents beyond crash decide life
I've had injuries in my life from things beyond my control: runaway horses, helicopters that decide to crash on mountaintops, boating accidents - things that were out of my hands.
cranking eight gotten pumping worked
I've gotten into the habit of cranking out a set of push-ups before each show to get my blood pumping and find my focus. I worked my way up from eight to 30. That was a real accomplishment.
age define face matter numbers refuse
No matter what your age is, you only have now. So it's always about living in the moment and being in the moment... I refuse to let those numbers define me, and I just try to face each day positively.
protected
When I started modeling, I was told to tan, but I always protected my face.
says
We're the generation that says 60 is the new 30. We don't let the numbers shape us; we're reshaping the numbers.
believe chip good ice lousy love treating version
Believe me, I love a good chocolate chip ice cream. I'm not going to go for some lousy version of it. If I'm going to have it, I'm going to have a really good one. I believe in treating yourself occasionally to something.
kids mom responsibility
Because I'm an older mom, I have a responsibility to my kids as well as myself. I want to be there for them.
morning
Every morning, I make myself a cappuccino with a drawing in the foam. I post them to Instagram with the hashtag #christiecappuccino.
add allow chest defense face higher layer neck protection range sink spray
I start by moisturizing my face neck and chest with my own anti-aging SPF And IR Defense Sunblock called Recapture 360... Allow to sink in... Then I like Neutrogena's range of spray on sunblocks for body... then I use a foundation with SPF 30 or higher on my face to add yet another layer of protection to my face.