Supermodel Christie Brinkley Says 'Forget Anti-Aging' & Focuses On Gratitude

May 25, 2022 by apost team

Christie Brinkley is a world-famous supermodel. The beautiful blonde was born in February of 1954 in Michigan before growing up in California. After graduating high school, Brinkley took her first leap of faith and moved to Paris to study art. It was in Paris that her world changed. One day, while in a Paris post office, a famous photographer discovered her. 

Shortly after, Brinkley would go on to sign three national ad campaigns. Brinkley's beauty quickly became a worldwide hit as her rise to fame grew. The supermodel would make history as she graced the cover of three Sports Illustrated magazines three years in a row. Soon it was more than just Sports Illustrated calling. 

Brinkley signed a huge contract with beauty brand Covergirl for 25 years, one of the longest and biggest beauty deals ever. She was also stepping on every magazine cover imaginable. From Vogue, Rolling Stone, Esquire, Harper's Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, and Glamour, just to name a few. Besides striking gold in her career, Brinkley was the apple of quite a few bachelor's eyes. The supermodel would go on to have four marriages. First to François Allaux in 1973, American singer Billy Joel in 1985, Richard Taubman in 1994, and then Peter Cook in 1996. Brinkley shares children with Joel, Taubman, and Cook. 

Working as a supermodel as well as in the entertainment industry, Brinkley has remained in the public eye all these years. She often does public or press appearances, and the star is just as stunning. In 2022 Brinkley opened up about prioritizing herself and her health. 

In an exclusive interview with People, Brinkley shared her thoughts on Hollywood's pressure on women and their appearance. 

"When I came into this business, it was a very narrow idea of what was beautiful," the supermodel said. "But age is the last thing that it's pretty hard to sell." In another People interview, the star said, "Women are not to be brushed under the carpet because they're a certain age," Brinkley told People in her January 2014 cover story.

"I think ageism is one of the last frontiers," Brinkley added. "We have been constantly expanding our ideas of beauty and opening our arms to embrace all shapes and sizes and ethnicities and preferences."

"When I started out, I remember very clearly a group of successful models saying, 'You will be burned up and thrown away by the time you're 30,'" she also said. Brinkley has been successful in Hollywood as well as internationally known for nearly 50 years now. 

Brinkley is so well known for her timeless beauty that she wrote a book on the topic. "Timeless Beauty," came out in 2015. She also launched her skincare line, Christie Brinkley Authentic Skincare. 

"You've gotta say it, we have to declare our age and then people will start to think differently about the number," Brinkley said while on "Wendy" in 2015. The supermodel also says she relies on gratitude as a part of her skincare as well. 

"It all has to do with your spirit and the energy that you deliver, that you bring into the room with you. That's what is going to define you," she says. "Forget anti-aging this and all of that. It's really about gratitude," she said. 

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The model often posts to her Instagram, which has over 780,000 followers. From daily life to behind the scenes of her work— followers get an up-close and personal look at her life. She also posts modeling pictures on her social media platforms, a new way of modeling compared to past avenues. 

Brinkley told People, "I am aware that sometimes looking through a magazine or an Instagram can make women not feel very good about themselves. Sometimes when people are raving like that, I feel like my response is, 'No, no. no. I just posted a picture that's really flattering.' I'm obviously not going to put up the worst ones. But I hope in doing that, that it's inspirational in that I did just turn 67."

The star also wanted to share that she hopes people can find inspiration from her pictures.

"It is possible. That's the message that I hope that these pictures inspire people to know that you're never too old to get it together, that the body will respond when you give it the right tools, when you treat it right, and I want to help women do that," Brinkley said. 

However, the supermodel wants people to know that despite her beauty, she has worked very hard to change her life through perspective.

"I've been saying it for so many years, but gratitude truly is the key to a happy life," she stated. When you are capable of looking around you, no matter what's going on, and being grateful for the good things that you still do have," Brinkley added. 

"And then from there it's like... Wow. Two arms, two legs, my sight, my life, a roof over my head, somehow or another a career that keeps marching on that I love, and my friends who make me laugh," she said.

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