Christie Brinkley is one of the successful models who gained worldwide recognition after appearing in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues in the late 1970s. She has appeared in over 500 magazine covers and was the face of CoverGirl for 25 years. Likewise, Christie has also been named as one of the most attractive women of all time by Allure and Men’s Health.
So, where is Christie Brinkley today? Here is everything you need to know about her.
A Four-Time Divorcee
Christie was first married to French artist Jean-Francois Allaux in 1973. The couple split in 1981. A few years later, she tied the knot with musician Billy Joel in 1985. The two had met at an island in 1983 and tied the knot on March 23, 1985. Their marriage ended in 1994, although the duo shared one child, Alexa Ray Joel, born on December 29, 1985. Regardless, the couple remained friends.
In 1994, Christie tied the knot with real estate developer Richard Taubman. Richard proposed to Christine in May 1994, even though she was married to Billy at the time. The couple tied the knot in December 1994, but the marriage ended in 1995 with one son, Jack Paris Brinkley, born on June 2, 1995.
A year later, she tied the knot for the fourth time with Peter Halsey Cook, an architect whom she had met in 1979. The duo announced their engagement in 1996 and tied the knot the same year in September. They also welcomed a daughter, Sailor Lee Brinkley, on July 2, 1998. Unfortunately, the couple divorced in 2008. Since her fourth divorce, Christine has not been linked to anyone.
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue for Three Unprecedented Consecutive Covers
Christie’s career started after she moved to Paris in 1973. After photographer Errol Sawyer spotted Christie, he took her first modelling shots and introduced her to John Casablancas of Elite Model Management agency in Paris. She quickly booked tons of modelling work and appeared on three consecutive “Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue” covers.
Christie then appeared in many magazine covers, commercials, ads, and billboards in the ‘70s and ‘80s. Besides her successful modelling career, she also found success in real estate investments. In the mid-1990s, she spent $2.7 million over several transactions on a 21-acre Hamptons home, and she managed to sell the property for $17 million in 2007.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Christie is now worth $100 million.
Hails From Monroe, Michigan
Christie Lee Hudson was born in 1954 in Monroe, Michigan. She celebrates her birthday on February 2, which makes her age 67. She was born to Marjorie and Herbert Hudson. Her mother later married a television writer, Donald Brinkley, in Los Angeles, who later adopted Christie and her brother, Greg Brinkley.
Christie attended Paul Revere Junior High School and Le Lycée Français de Los Angeles. She later moved to Paris to study art.
