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Christie Brinkley
Christie Brinkley in 2007
Born (1954-02-02) February 2, 1954 (age 70)
Monroe, Michigan, USA
OccupationSupermodel
Spouse(s)Jean-François Allaux (1973–1981)
Billy Joel (1985–1994)
Richard Taubman (1994–1995)
Peter Cook (1996-Present) (filed for divorce)
Children3
Websitehttp://christiebrinkley.com/

Christie Brinkley (born February 2, 1954) is a former American fashion model.

Early life

Christie Brinkley was born Christie Lee Hudson in Monroe, Michigan, USA.[1] Brinkley attended Palisades High School in Pacific Palisades, California, and graduated in 1972. In the early 1970s, Brinkley and her family lived in the Bel Air hills. Brinkley was educated at le Lycée Français de Los Angeles[1] and worked in Paris as an entry-level illustrator.


Career

Errol Sawyer, a photographer from New York City and son of playwright Robert Earl Sawyer, discovered Christie Brinkley at a local post office on rue de la Gaité in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France during the spring of 1973.[2] Following a brief interview and a short series of headshots, he introduced Christie to model agent John Casablancas of Elite Model Management with whom he collaborated on portfolio development of prospective models.[3] Initially, John hesitated because at the time, Christie's look was "too American", however, based on his confidence in Errol's taste, he agreed to send Christie on several "Go and Sees" the next day, and, as they say, "The rest is history."

Contrary to Mr. Casablancas’s description: “Errol Sawyer was a scout on our payroll.” Except for a small advance against future “Test Shoots”, Elite Model Management compensated Errol Sawyer for normal costs of film and development, but nothing more. John Casablancas never informed Errol Sawyer that indeed, technically, Mr. Sawyer was eligible for a “Finder’s Fee” of approximately six percent of Ms. Brinkley’s future earnings while under contract with Elite Model Management.[4]

In 1976, Brinkley signed a contract with cosmetics giant Cover Girl, which was renewed for 20 years. A few years after Cover Girl terminated its contract with Brinkley, it again signed her as a model with ads in magazines and commercials for mature skin products in 2005.[5] Brinkley appeared on the cover of three consecutive Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues (1979 – 1981).[5]

Brinkley has designed clothing patterns for Simplicity Pattern.[6]

Brinkley appeared on the Today Show in a four part set of beauty tips (1983), and in 1992 began her own television series "Living in the 90's With Christie Brinkley," a daily half-hour show, on CNN.[6] She has made a great many other television appearances, including Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Specials.[7]

Brinkley played the "Red Ferrari Girl" in the 1983 movie National Lampoon's Vacation. She reprised that role in the 1997 sequel Vegas Vacation as "Woman in Ferrari".[7]

Brinkley has promoted home fitness equipment sold on cable TV infomercials.

Personal life

In a red dress 2005

Brinkley had a romantic relationship with Olivier Chandon de Brailles, heir to the Moët-Chandon Champagne fortune. The two met in 1982 at Studio 54[5] in New York City at a party promoting a calendar in which Brinkley appeared.[citation needed] Chandon died a year later in 1983 in an auto-racing accident.

Brinkley has married four times. Her first three marriages were to artist Jean-François Allaux (1973–1981), musician Billy Joel (1985–1994)[8], and developer Richard Taubman (1994–1995). Brinkley married her fourth husband, Peter Cook, an architect, in 1996, and filed for divorce in the summer of 2008. The divorce proceedings have been salacious. Cook has been keeping an eighteen year old mistress, and he and Brinkley had to use pornography to help their sex life. Apparently even though Brinkley is a very beautiful woman, she is a extremely cold fish in bed, and that is why her husband started banging the teenager.

Brinkley has three children: daughter Alexa Ray Joel (b. December 29, 1985) with Joel,[9] son Jack Paris (b. June 2, 1995) with Taubman, and daughter Sailor Lee (b. July 2, 1998) with Cook.[5]

Brinkley supports animal rights, most notably through the organization PETA.[5] Brinkley has previously spoken out against the Ringling Brothers Circus on behalf of PETA.[10]

In December 2006, Brinkley had emergency back surgery to correct a herniated disc in February 2007 after a ski trip in Aspen, Colorado.[11][12]

Brinkley and her children are fans of the New York Islanders ice hockey team. Brinkley began doing promotions for the team after being noticed at games.[citation needed] In 2007, she showed her support by writing a blog for NHL.com and filming a commercial.[13] Brinkley helped found a club for cutting, an equestrian sport in which a rider has two and one half minutes to cut as many cattle from a herd as he can.[6]

Ms. Brinkley lives on Long Island in Sag Harbor, New York; she previously lived in Bridge Hampton and Amagansett, Long Island.[14][6]

Since 1998, she has given nearly $100,000 to organizations and candidates of the Democratic Party of the United States, including Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Democratic National Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, America Coming Together, and Moveon.org.[14]

Songs

Brinkley starred in the music video for the song "Uptown Girl", which was written and performed by her then future husband (now ex-husband), Billy Joel.[5]

The songs "That's Not Her Style", "All About Soul", "Blonde Over Blue", "Shameless", "A Matter of Trust", "The Longest Time" and "Christie Lee" were also written by Joel with Brinkley in mind.[citation needed]

Christie illustrated the cover art for Billy Joel's album River of Dreams.[citation needed]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Christie Brinkley biography". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
  2. ^ "Errol Sawyer". Intute. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
  3. ^ "What Does It Mean To Be Truly Beautiful". Retrieved 2008-07-07.
  4. ^ Gross, Michael (1995). Model:The ugly business of beautiful women. William Morrow and Company, Inc., New York. pp. 317–318. ISBN 0-688-12659-6.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Christie Brinkley - Model Profile". New York. Retrieved 2008-07-02. A guide to the career of Christie Brinkley including cover shots, party photos, runway images, backstage photos, quotes, and more.
  6. ^ a b c d Pener, Degen (1992-09-13). "EGOS & IDS; It's the Christie Brinkley Show". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
  7. ^ a b "Christie Brinkley filmography". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
  8. ^ "Joel, Brinkley make splash with wedding". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 1985-03-24. Joel, 35, and Brinkley, 31, took their vows in a private ceremony attended by 175 family members and friends, including Paul Simon and the Straycats band. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |upage= ignored (help)
  9. ^ "Brinkley, Joel Parents of `Uptown Girl'". Los Angeles Times. 1985-12-30. p. 2. The 6 1/2-pound girl, as yet unnamed, was born in a Manhattan hospital at about 11:45 p.m. Sunday, said the spokeswoman, Geraldine McInerney.
  10. ^ "Christie Brinkley: Ringling's Abuse of Animals 'Absolutely Appalling'". People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Retrieved 2008-07-04. The supermodel/actor calls Ringling Bros.' death toll 'absolutely appalling'... {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |month= and |coauthors= (help)
  11. ^ The Associated Press (2007-02-28). "Supermodel recovering from back surgery". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 2007-02-28.
  12. ^ Yuan, Jada (2008-02-27). "Christie Brinkley Backs Out". New York.
  13. ^ "Christie Brinkley NYI Spot Now Available". New York Islanders. 2007-08-31.
  14. ^ a b "Donor Lookup: Find Individual and Soft Money Contributors". Center for Responsive Politics. Retrieved 2008-07-04. Total for this search: $98,280 {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |month= and |coauthors= (help)

Gross, Michael. Model: The ugly business of beautiful women, William Morrow and Company, Inc., New York, 1995. pages 317-318; ISBN 0-688-12659-6

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