Christie Brinkley

Christie Brinkley is an American model and actress. Brinkley gained worldwide fame beginning in the late 1970s with three consecutive Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue covers through 1981. She spent twenty five years as the face of CoverGirl , has appeared on over 500 magazine covers, and has signed contracts with major brandsboth fashion and nonfashion.

Brinkley was born Christie Lee Hudson in Monroe, Michigan, the daughter of Marjorie and Herbert Hudson. Her family moved to Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, where her mother Marjorie later met and married television writer Don Brinkley in Bel Air, Los Angeles. Don adopted Christie and her brother Gregory Donald Brinkley. During this time, the family lived in Malibu and then the Brentwood neighborhoods of Los Angeles. Brinkley was educated at Paul Revere Junior High School and attended Le Lyce Franais de Los Angeles from 9th to 12th grade. After graduation in 1973, she moved to Paris, France, to study art.

Source: Wikipedia