Christy Turlington
Christy Turlington
Christy Nicole Turlington Burns is an American supermodel. She first represented Calvin Klein's Eternity campaign in 1989 and again in 2014 and also represents Maybelline. Turlington was named one of Glamour's Women of the Year in 2013, and was named as one of Time's 100 Most Influential People of 2014. Turlington gained fame in the late 80s and early 90s as a supermodel and was during the peak of her career as a top designer favourite. She, Naomi Campbell and...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionModel
Date of Birth2 January 1969
CityWalnut Creek, CA
CountryUnited States of America
Yoga has brought me to the part of religion I really like - the positive sides of religion, the parts we all share, rather than the things that create separation.
I was never directly pressured by peers, but by surrounding myself with others who were experimenting with smoking provided a certain false comfort.
Modeling is a profession where your worth is tied up with looks.
So much of religion is exegesis. I would rather follow in the footprints of Christ than all of the dogma.
I KNOW THAT I CAN'T SOLVE ALL THE MATERNAL HEALTH CHALLENGES IN THE WORLD BY MYSELF. I NEED AND WANT OTHERS TO JOIN ME.
Nicotine is both a stimulant and a depressant, so that can make one feel quite imbalanced.
Most of us harbour a significant amount of subconscious fear about death, and act out of this fear in our daily lives.
The seated lotus postures are an amazing way to go into meditation, or simply just to take a moment to ground oneself.
I never looked at magazines before I started modeling. I was 13 or 14 and none of my friends were into magazines. We were into the fashion of the day, though. Designer jeans were really popular - Sasson, Gloria Vanderbilt, Calvin Klein, Jordache. Once I started modeling, I began to learn about these things, and magazines helped me to understand who was who.
We should all reevaluate advertising that contradicts what we know to be the truth; especially when the ads are harmfully manipulative.
Yoga has reinforced and grounded my own spiritual beliefs.
Yoga is about compassion and generosity towards others. It means being mindful of the world around us.
I strongly believe that each preventable death is one death too many.
Now every model wants to be an actress