Christie Brinkley Biography

Fast Facts

• Quote: "(On how the modelling world has changed) "When we started out we were clothes hangers and we were told that by the time we turned 30 we would be chewed up and spat out․ I'm amazed at how lucky I've been․ I'm born in the middle of the baby-boom era․ We're the generation that says 60 is the new 30․ We don't let the numbers shape us; we're reshaping the numbers․""
• Quote: "Some people think of happiness as a luxury, but it's a necessity, and you need to make space for it in your life․"
• She was the first to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated's annual swimsuit issue three consecutive years, in 1979, 1980 and 1981
• Her 25-year contract with Cover Girl cosmetics stands as one of the longest in modeling history
• Her stage acting debut came in 2011 in New York City when she stepped into the role of Roxie Hart in the musical "Chicago․"
• A painting of hers graced the front cover of her then-husband Billy Joel's album "River of Dreams," and the recording went triple platinum; Rolling Stone magazine named the cover a Top Pick of 1993
• She became a vegetarian at the age of 13 and talked the other members of her family into joining her