Chrissy Teigen Biography

Fast Facts

• Born in Utah, but moved several times as a child due to her father's job as an electrician
• Lived in Washington, Idaho and Hawaii before her family settled in California when she was a teenager
• Discovered by a photographer when she was working at a surf shop
• Has been the face of several campaigns, including Gillette Venus, Olay, Nike, UGG Australia and Skullcandy headphones
• Met future husband John Legend on the set of his 2007 music video for "Stereo
• " Friend and fellow model Brooklyn Decker introduced her to the team at Sports Illustrated, who featured her in their Swimsuit Issue from 2010 through 2015
• She was also featured on the 2014 50th anniversary cover with Nina Agdal and Lily Aldridge
• Her 2013 wedding to Legend was featured in the music video for his song "All Of You" (which was written for her)
• An avid cook, she is the author of Sodelushious
• com, a food blog where she shares a variety of recipes