Christie Brinkley Net Worth

Christie Brinkley has an estimated net worth of $100 Million. She has amased a fortune of wealth through her profession. She is one of the world’s richest models.

Christie Brinkley Biography

Christie Lee Brinkley is anAmerican model, actress, and entrepreneur With her appearances in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues, Brinkley rose to international fame. She eventually made an unheard-of three consecutive covers in 1979, 1980, and 1981. She was the face of CoverGirl for 25 years, has been on more than 500 magazine covers, and has endorsement deals with well-known companies in the fashion and non-fashion industries.

Christie Brinkley Age

Christie Lee Brinkley was born on February 2, 1954 in Michigan, United States. As of 2023 she is 69 years old.

Christie Brinkley Family

Christie Brinkley parents are Marjorie and Herbert Hudson. Her mother Marjorie later got married to television writer Donald Brinkley in Bel Air, Los Angeles, after her family relocated to Canoga Park in that city. Greg Brinkley, Christie’s brother, and both were adopted by Donald. The family resided in Los Angeles’s Brentwood and Malibu neighborhoods during this time.

Christie Brinkley Spouse

Brinkley has had a long and illustrious love life, getting married four times in total. She got divorced from French artist Jean-François Allaux in 1981 after their 1973 wedding.
She married the musician Billy Joel in 1985 and the couple had a daughter, a singer named Alexa Ray Joel. In 1994, the couple got a divorce.
Later that year, Brinkley got married to Richard Taubman, a developer of real estate. They got married in 1995 and had a son together.
Brinkley wed architect Peter Halsey Cook and divorced in 2008.
Other relationships over the years are with musician John Mellencamp and Mot Chandon scion Olivier Chandon de Brailles, who passed away in a car accident.

Christie Brinkley Education

Brinkley received her education at Paul Revere Junior High School and spent her ninth through twelfth grades at Le Lycée Français de Los Angeles. She relocated to Paris to pursue her studies in art after graduating in 1972.

Christie Brinkley Career

In a Paris post office in 1973, American photographer Errol Sawyer stumbled upon Brinkley. Sawyer introduced Brinkley to Elite Model Management after seeing her first modeling photos, where she got to know important fashion photographers like Mike Reinhardt and Patrick Demarchelier. Brinkley already had three national ad campaigns lined up when she left for California.
Soon after, Brinkley was signing a record-breaking 25-year contract with CoverGirl and making multiple appearances on the cover of Glamour. She made history by being featured on three consecutive Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue covers from 1979 to 1981.

She appeared on the covers of numerous  magazines. Brinkley has been captured on camera in more than 30 countries on all six continents.

Political Activities

Brinkley has a background in both politics and philanthropy. She has donated close to $1 million to numerous Democratic organizations and candidates since the late 1990s, including Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and the Democratic National Committee. She has also participated in anti-nuclear demonstrations and works with PETA to promote animal rights.