Christie Brinkley (born 2 February 1954) is a American supermodel. With her blonde hair and noticeably cleancut and well-chiselled features, she epitomized the beauty ideals of the 1980s yuppie culture.
She was born Christie Lee Hudson in Monroe, Michigan. She was educated at Le Lycיe Francais de Los Angeles and worked in Paris as an entry level illustrator.
In 1976 she signed a twenty-year contract with Cover Girl, the longest model contract ever. She appeared on the cover of three consecutive Sports Illustrated swimsuit issues (1979-1981).
She has been married four times: her first three marriages were to Jean-Franחois Allaux (1973-1981), Billy Joel (1985-1994) and Richard Taubman (1994-1995). Her current husband is Peter Cook, an architect, whom she married in 1996. She has three children: a son by Taubman, one daughter, Alexa Ray, by Joel and another daughter, Sailor Lee, by Cook.
