Christie Brinkley (born 2 February 1954) was an 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, to Herbert and Marge Hudson. She was educated at le Lycée Français de Los Angeles and worked in Paris as an entry-level illustrator.
In 1976, she signed a contract with Cover Girl Cosmetics which they continued to renew for twenty years, the longest model contract ever. A few years after Cover Girl ended their contract with Christie, they again signed Christie on as a model with ads in magazines and commercials for mature skin products in 2005. 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-François 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:
daughter Alexa Ray Joel (born December 29, 1985)
son Jack Paris (born June 2, 1995) with Taubman
daughter Sailor Lee (born July 2, 1998) with Cook
