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October 2008 : latest news of Christie Brinkley :
The divorce trial for Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook with her winning sole custody of Jack and Sailor. Reasons beyond the divorce included the love affair between Brinkley's late husband and his by then teenage secretary Diana Bianchi. 30 January, 2008: "Christie Brinkley Hates Utility Poles" CHRISTIE Brinkley wants to save the Town of Southampton from ugly telephone poles. The supermodel has launched a petition drive to stop the Long Island Power Authority from putting up new, 48- to 60-foot utility poles rather than underground cables. �They will remove many of our beautiful trees to raise the unsightly poles - miles of them,� she writes in a letter to residents. �Will they withstand a nor�easter? An ice storm? A hurricane? Will our escape route be blocked by a heavy pole?� The petition has drawn more than 2,000 signatures so far, including those of Bruce Weber, Ross Bleckner, Harry Evans and Carl Bernstein. *** Supermodel Christy Brinkley pictures and photo gallery. Real Name: Christie Lee Hudson Nationality: American Birthday: February 2, 1954 Born in: MI Lives now: NY, USA Agencies: Ford Status: Retired (mostly), supermodel Dated: Olivier Chandon de Brailles Married: Jean-Francois Allaux (1973-1981), Billy Joel (1985-1994), Richard Taubman (1994-1995), Peter Cook (1996-2006) Children: Alex Ray Joel (born 1986), Jack Paris (born 1995), Sailor Lee (born 1998) Interests: Skiing, sailing, painting Christie Brinkley is more than one of America�s most successful and recognizable models appearing on over 500 magazine covers worldwide. Christy Brinkley also is an artist, writer, photographer, designer, actress, philanthropist environmentalist, and political activist. Christy Brinkley was discovered by a photographer in Paris at the age of eighteen where she lived for 4 years as she was studying art. Since then, Christy Brinkley has become the first model to ever appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated for three consecutive years, and appeared in the publication�s annual swimsuit issues and television specials for years to follow. Christie was also the first model to be featured exclusively in the first ever Sports Illustrated calendar. (Later, she created her own best-selling �Christie Brinkley Calendars� and posters.) Christy Brinkley was featured in Sports Illustrated 40th Anniversary Issue�s Hall of Fame celebrating the most revered figures in Sports Illustrated history. Over her illustrious career Christy Brinkley has held contracts with or has been involved in advertising campaigns for Chanel No 19, Prell, MasterCard, Breck, Diet Coke, Got Milk, Healthy Choice, Max Factor, Nissan Z, Noxema, Revlon, Clairol, Borghese Cosmetics, Danskin, Nu Skin, Yardley of London, Halston, Vogue Patterns, Gottex and more. Christy Brinkley also held a major contract with CoverGirl, the longest running cosmetics contract of any model in history. Christy Brinkley is known for her commitment to health and fitness. Christie wrote and illustrated a health and beauty book, �Christie Brinkley�s Outdoor Beauty and Fitness Guide� which topped the New York Times Best Seller list. Christie Brinkley is also a partner in Total Gym. More Total Gyms have been sold than any other piece of total body fitness equipment! Total Gym is sold worldwide via TV, retail stores, and the internet. Christy Brinkley used her talent and beauty to venture beyond modeling. She made her acting debut in 1983 opposite Chevy Chase in the hit feature film �National Lampoon�s Vacation� recently named one of the funniest films of all time in the upcoming Bravo Special and appeared in the 1997 sequel, �Vegas Vacation.� She has also appeared in Billy Joel�s classic music videos �Uptown Girl� and �Keeping the Faith� and �All About SOUL� as well as Mick Jones� music video �Just Wanna Hold.� On television, Christie has appeared on NBC�s �Mad About You� and hosted Lifetime Television�s �InStyle Celebrity Weddings,� which became the highest rated special in Lifetime�s history. Christie has also been featured in Vh1�s �Pop Culture Icons� series. Christie has been the subject of many documentaries including the HBO program �Beautiful Baby, Beautiful, and�the�E! Model Show� Lifetime�s �Intimate Portrait� and �Barbara Walters Oscar night special�. In 1992, Christie hosted a daily lifestyle program on CNN titled �Living in the 90�s with Christie Brinkley,� in which she scripted and filmed her own segments on health, style, travel, food and entertainment. As a result of her diversified talents, Christie was able to put her artistic skill and training to work. Christie painted the cover art for Billy Joel�s 1993 triple platinum album �River of Dreams,� which was met with rave reviews. �Rolling Stone� Magazine awarded her the honor of best album cover of the year. An avid photographer, she was also Don King�s ring photographer for several major boxing events (Mohamed Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard among others). In May 1999, Christy Brinkley participated in a USO tour to Bosnia to entertain peacekeeping forces and visit the refugee camps. As a result of her visit with the refugees, Christie created a poster to sell and continues to donate all proceeds to Refugees International. Christy Brinkley has recently been on news stands with a May 2006 cover and feature article in "GOOD HOUSEKEEPING". She was also chosen to be featured in People magazines 100 Most Beautiful People issue with her daughters Alexa Ray and Sailor Lee. |
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