Christie Brinkley (born Christie Lee Hudson on February 2, 1954) is an American model and actress. She gained worldwide fame in the late 1970s with three consecutive Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue covers through 1981 and spent twenty-five years as the face of CoverGirl, holding the longest running cosmetics contract of any model in history. Brinkley has appeared on over 500 magazine covers and signed contracts with major fashion and non-fashion brands.
She has worked as an actress, illustrator, television personality, photographer, writer, designer, and activist for human and animal rights and the environment. Brinkley has been married four times, including to musician Billy Joel, in whose music videos she appeared. Her fourth marriage to architect Peter Cook ended in a widely publicized divorce in 2008. With a career spanning over three decades, magazines such as Allure, Playboy, and Men's Health have named her one of the most attractive women of all time. In 2008, her financial holdings were estimated at $80 million, mainly in real estate. In February 2012, she was ranked third on the Daily Mail list of the "World's 20 richest models."
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