Christy Turlington
Turlington at the premiere of 27 Dresses, 7th January 2008. 27 Dresses is a 2008 Romantic comedy film directed by Anne Fletcher and written by Aline Brosh McKenna. Photo by Luke Ford.
Date of birth	January 2, 1969 (1969-01-02) (age 39)
Place of birth	Walnut Creek, California, U.S.
Height	5 ft 10 in (1. Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 78 m)[1]
Hair color	Brown[1]
Eye color	Green[1]
Measurements	34-23-36[1]
Dress size	4 (US); 34 (EU)[1]
Shoe size	10 (US); 41 (EU)[1]

Christy Nicole Turlington (born January 2, 1969) is an American supermodel best known for representing Calvin Klein fragrances since 1987. Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A supermodel is a highly-paid élite fashion model who usually has a worldwide reputation and often a background in Haute couture and commercial modeling Calvin Klein Inc is an American fashion brand founded in 1968 by Calvin Klein. She has also worked on various campaigns for Maybelline Cosmetic and Giorgio Armani, has appeared in several films about the fashion industry and was a co-founder of the now defunct Fashion Café. For the Chuck Berry song see Maybellene. Maybelline is a Makeup brand sold world-wide and owned by L'Oréal. Fashion career From 1961 to 1970 Armani worked as a designer in well-known fashion house Nino Cerruti Jimenez after which he left to pursue freelance work Fashion refers to styles of dress (but can also include cuisine literature art architecture and general comportment that are popular in a culture at any given time

Early life

Turlington was born in Walnut Creek, California, the middle of three daughters born to Dwain Turlington, a pilot for Pan American World Airways and a flight attendant from El Salvador, María Elizabeth. Walnut Creek is a Suburban community located 16 miles east of the city of Oakland Flight attendants or cabin crew (historically known as stewards air hosts/hostesses or stewardesses) are members of an Aircrew El Salvador ( República de El Salvador,) is a country in Central America. ^[2][3]

She was discovered by Dennie Cody while horseback riding^[1] in Miami, Florida, where her father was working as a training captain for Pan Am. For the Roman class see Equestrian (Roman Equestrianism refers to the skill of riding or driving Horses This broad description ^[4] Turlington began modeling after school from age 14 to 16 and during summers until she graduated from Monte Vista High School. Monte Vista High School is a four year public high school in Danville California with an enrollment of approximately 2500 students ^[5][1] After graduation, she moved to New York City to model full-time. The City of New York ^[5]

Career

Turlington has several accomplishments in the modeling industry, having had numerous million dollar contracts with companies like Maybelline, Chanel and Calvin Klein. For the Chuck Berry song see Maybellene. Maybelline is a Makeup brand sold world-wide and owned by L'Oréal. Chanel SA ʃəˈnɛɫ) is a Parisian fashion house created by Coco Chanel. Calvin Klein Inc is an American fashion brand founded in 1968 by Calvin Klein. Although she is known as one of the most successful supermodels in history, Christy has rejected the 'supermodel' label. She is widely respected in the fashion industry as one of the friendliest and most professional models in the business. In 1988, Christy along with Linda Evangelista, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Elle MacPherson, Claudia Schiffer, Stephanie Seymour and Tatjana Patitz became known as the first supermodels. Linda Evangelista (born May 10, 1965) is a Canadian model. Early life Evangelista was born to Italian parents Cynthia Ann "Cindy" Crawford (born February 20 1966 is an American model and actress. Naomi Campbell (born 22 May 1970 is an English model, Singer, Author, Actress, and Fashion designer. Elle Macpherson ( born 29 March 1964 is an Australian model, actress, and businesswoman Claudia Schiffer (born August 25, 1970) is a German model and actress who reached the height of her popularity during the 1990s due to her close resemblance Stephanie M Seymour (born July 23, 1968) is an American Supermodel who has done modeling work for many well-known Fashion magazines Tatjana Patitz (born March 25, 1966) is a German model and Actress. Photographer Steven Meisel booked Christy, Naomi and Linda frequently and together they became known as the "Trinity". Steven Meisel (born 1954 is an American Photographer, who obtained popular acclaim with his work in US and Italian Vogue and his photographs

During the 1990s, she appeared in Unzipped, a documentary about fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi, and the fashion mockumentary film Prêt-à-Porter by famed director Robert Altman. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Unzipped is a 1995 Documentary film, directed by Douglas Keeve. Isaac Mizrahi (born October 14, 1961) is an American Fashion designer Biography Mizrahi was born in Brooklyn New York Mockumentary (also known as a pseudo-documentary) a Portmanteau of Mock and documentary, is a film and TV Genre, or a single work Prêt-à-Porter (English Ready to Wear) is a 1994 satirical Black comedy written directed and produced by Robert Altman Robert Bernard Altman (February 20 1925 – November 20 2006 was an American Film director known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with Additionally, she was featured in Catwalk, a documentary covering life on the fashion runways, by director Robert Leacock. The documentary was filmed in 1993 and premiered in 1996. The film followed Christy and her fellow models Naomi Campbell, Yasmin Le Bon, Kate Moss and Carla Bruni as they jetted around London, Milan, Paris and New York during Spring Fashion Week. Naomi Campbell (born 22 May 1970 is an English model, Singer, Author, Actress, and Fashion designer. Yasmin Le Bon (née Parvaneh) born on October 29, 1964, in Oxford, England is an Iranian-English model. Kate Moss (born January 16 1974) is an English model who has appeared on over 300 magazine covers. Carla Bruni-Sarkozy (born Carla Gilberta Bruni Tedeschi, 23 December 1967 is an Italian-born naturalized French songwriter singer and former model. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Andre Leon Talley by David Shankbonejpg|200px|thumb| Vogue editors Anna Wintour and André Leon Talley during New York Fashion Week]]A fashion week is a It included rare footage of what goes on behind the scenes at big shows including fittings, parties, shopping and catfights. The film was shot in black and white and color, and featured many top designers at work like a young John Galliano, Karl Lagerfeld and Gianni Versace 4 years before his death. Juan Carlos Antonio Galliano Guillén, CBE, RDI (born November 28 1960) professionally known as John Galliano, is a Gibraltarian Karl Lagerfeld (born Karl Ottom Lagerfeldt on September 10, 1938) is a prominent Fashion designer He has collaborated with a variety of fashion Gianni Versace ( December 2, 1946 &ndash July 15, 1997) was an Italian Fashion designer and founder of Gianni Versace S

Turlington also appeared in two music videos. Best friend and fellow model Yasmin Le Bon got her husband Simon LeBon of Duran Duran to feature Christy in their 'Notorious' video in 1986, as well as the album cover. Simon John Charles Le Bon (born October 27, 1958) is the lead singer and lyricist of the pop/rock band Duran Duran and its offshoot Arcadia Duran Duran are an English Pop rock band famous for a long series of popular singles, albums and vivid Music videos for which they've won two In 1990, singer George Michael drew inspiration from Peter Lindbergh's January 1990 British Vogue cover (which features Christy, Naomi, Linda, Cindy and Tatjana) for his 'Freedom' video. Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou (Γεώργιος Κυριάκος Παναγιώτου (born 25 June 1963 best known as George Michael, is a two-time Grammy Award winning Peter Lindbergh (born Peter Brodbeck November 23, 1944) is a German fashion Photographer. The video featured all top 5 female models along with their top 5 male counterparts, lip-syncing the song.

Christy Turlington I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur campaign poster

She has appeared on over 500 magazine covers and has been featured in several professional photobooks, including Peter Lindbergh's '10 Women', Arthur Elgort's 'Model Manual', Herb Ritts 'Man/Woman' and Karl Lagerfeld's 'Off the Record'. Peter Lindbergh (born Peter Brodbeck November 23, 1944) is a German fashion Photographer. Arthur Elgort (b 1940 in New York is a fashion photographer who has become especially known for his work as a Vogue photographer Herbert Ritts ( August 13, 1952 in Los Angeles California – December 26, 2002 in Los Angeles was an American fashion Karl Lagerfeld (born Karl Ottom Lagerfeldt on September 10, 1938) is a prominent Fashion designer He has collaborated with a variety of fashion In 1993, she posed nude for PETA's anti-fur campaign. Also in 1993, her face was used on 120 mannequins created by Ralph Pucci for the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, causing her to be called the 'Face of the 20th Century'. Mannequin (alternately manikin, mannikin, manakin, dummy or lay figure) The Metropolitan Museum of Art is an art museum located on the eastern edge of Central Park, along what is known as Museum Mile in New York City,

More recently, she has become a partner in three successful business ventures: an ayurvedic skincare line (Sundari) and two clothing lines produced by Puma: Nuala, an active women's clothing line; and Mahanuala, a women's yoga-wear line. Ayurveda ( Devanāgarī: आयुर्वॆद the 'science of life' is a system of Traditional medicine native to India, and practiced in other Puma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport ( Puma) ( is a large German-based Multinational company that produces high-end Athletic shoes and other sportswear Yoga ( Sanskrit: योग, IAST: yóga, joːgə refers to traditional physical and mental disciplines originating in India, to the

On August 11, 2006 Women's Wear Daily reported that Turlington signed a multiyear contract with Maybelline, marking her return to the company that made her famous with its 'Maybe She's Born With It' ad campaign. Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

On the issue regarding the statement of Claudia Schiffer that the supermodel was dead, Turlington agreed saying, "It's over, it's over, it's over,". Claudia Schiffer (born August 25, 1970) is a German model and actress who reached the height of her popularity during the 1990s due to her close resemblance "It was fun, but now I just wish it would go away. The name supermodel? I hate it. "^[6]

Personal life

Turlington is the author of Living Yoga: Creating A Life Practice (ISBN 0-7868-6806-6). Owing to this interest in Eastern religions she went back to school in 1994 and graduated cum laude in 1999 from the Gallatin School of Individualized Study of New York University where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with a concentration in Comparative Religion and Eastern Philosophy. Eastern religion is a group of Religions originating in India, China, Japan and Southeast Asia. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Latin honors are Latin phrases used to indicate the level of academic distinction with which an Academic degree was earned Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The Gallatin School of Individualized Study (generally known simply as Gallatin) is a small college within New York University. New York University ( NYU) is a private, Nonsectarian, Coeducational Research University in New York City. Comparative religion is a field of Religious study that analyzes the similarities and differences of themes myths rituals and concepts among the world's religions Eastern philosophy refers very broadly to the various philosophies of Asia, including Indian philosophy, Chinese philosophy, Persian Despite this interest, she has remained a practicing Roman Catholic since childhood. ^[7][8] Previously a vegetarian, she has gone back to being a meat-eater. Vegetarianism is the practice of a diet that excludes Meat (including game and slaughter by-products Fish (including Shellfish and other sea ^[9] An ex-smoker whose father died of lung cancer, Turlington is also an anti-smoking activist as well as being a sufferer of emphysema. Lung cancer is a Disease of uncontrolled Cell growth in tissues of the Lung. Activism, in a general sense can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change Emphysema is a chronic obstructive Pulmonary disease ( COPD) formerly termed a chronic obstructive Lung disease (COLD ^[10][11]

Christy has dated actors Roger Wilson, Christian Slater and Jason Patric. Roger Wilson could refer to Roger Wilson (ice hockey (born 1946 Canadian/American professional ice hockey player Roger B Christian Slater (born August 18, 1969) is an American Actor who has starred in films such as Heathers, Jason Patric (born June 17, 1966) is an American Film, Television and stage Actor, and Jackie Gleason's grandson On June 7, 2003 she married actor/filmmaker Edward Burns and was given away by good friend Bono. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. This article is about the actor-director born in 1968 for other people with the same name see Edward Burns (disambiguation. ^[4] Burns and Turlington have two children: a daughter Grace born October 25, 2003 and a son Finn born February 11, 2006. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The family resides in New York City. The City of New York

Allusions in art and media

• I am Christy Turlington I am the Word is a short story by Tom Junod published in Esquire magazine in November 1997 (Volume 128, Issue 5). Esquire is a Men's magazine by the Hearst Corporation with a strong literary tradition
• Name mentioned during a schoolyard argument between two girls in the film American Beauty. American Beauty is a 1999 Drama film set in modern American Suburbia.
• In the movie Rounders(1998) Mike McDermott (Matt Damon) tells Joey Knish (John Turturro) I need fifteen thousand dollars, Knish replies I need a blow job from Christy Turlington.
• Name mentioned during the pilot of Nip/Tuck.

References

External links

• Christy Turlington at the Internet Movie Database
• Christy Turlington in the Fashion Model Directory
• Official Site: Smoking Is Ugly