Christy Turlington is one of America's most successful supermodels, best known for her work with the Maybelline cosmetics brand. During her career, Christie has appeared on more than 300 covers of fashion magazines around the world and is still successfully pursuing her modeling career.
Biography. Childhood and youth
Future supermodel Christy Turlington was born on January 2, 1969 in Walnut Creek, California. Turlington's father is half American, half European, and his mother is from El Salvador. The girl grew up in San Francisco with her sisters Erin and Kelly, their parents worked for a local airline.
As a child, Christie did not think about a modeling career, being a fan of horses and dreaming of devoting herself to equestrian sports. In her free time, the girl trained in horse riding and took part in competitions.
Model career
The girl was 14 years old when, while practicing horse riding, photographer Dani Cody saw her and asked for permission to photograph. Agencies became interested in photography, and two years later Christie signed a contract with the Ford modeling agency. Pretty quickly, the young model became known throughout the country, so the agency proposed her as a candidate for a photo shoot in Paris. However, the deal did not materialize: the customer did not like the photo tests, and Christie had to return to the United States.
However, Ford Models intended to create a new star out of Christy Turlington. The failure of the ward did not stop them. Christie's photographs were sent to all magazines, including the American edition of Vogue. In 1987, Christie first appeared on the cover of Italian Vogue. This was followed by shooting for Cosmopolitan, Harper's Bazaar, Glamor, as well as offers to take part in fashion shows at Christian Lacroix, Karl Lagerfeld, Gianni Versace. In 1989, Christy Turlington became the face of Maybelline cosmetics and Calvin Klein's Eternity perfume.
Christie was considered part of the "supermodels club" along with Cindy Crawford, Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell and others, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art called Turlington "the face of the 20th century." Until now, she, Linda Evangelista and Naomi Campbell are considered something like the "holy trinity" of the era of supermodels of the 90s. The three of them appeared in George Michael's video “Freedom! '90 ".
The legend of the 90s continues his successful career to this day. In 2018, she appeared in an ad campaign for H&M. Christy Turlington is the official face of Imedeen anti-aging cosmetics and continues her partnership with Maybelline. She also starred for fashion magazines.
Business activities. Social work
In the mid-90s, Christie decided to continue her studies, since at that time she had only a secondary education. She entered New York University, where she successfully completed her BA in Oriental Philosophy in 1999.
Christy Turlington has been active in the business for many years. She co-founded Fashion Café at one time with Naomi Campbell and Claudia Schiffer. She also launched the Sundari line of Ayurvedic facial cosmetics. A dedicated yoga fanatic, she teamed up with Puma to develop a line of sportswear for women.
Turlington has appeared in the films Catwalk, Unzipped and Pret-a-Porter.
Turlington opposes natural fur, animal capture and promotes a healthy lifestyle. Despite the fact that before the model did not shy away from cigarettes, after the death of her father from lung cancer, she became an opponent of tobacco. She also founded Every Mother Counts, a charity that helps mothers in developing countries. The organization provides material support to families, supplies medical equipment and medicines to hospitals and hospitals.
In 2010, Christy Turlington released the documentary "No Woman, No Cry" about maternity and maternal health.
Family and personal life
Christy Turlington has always been in the spotlight of journalists, so her novels were widely covered by the press. The tabloids attributed her romantic relationships with actors Roger Wilson, Christian Slater, Jason Patrick. However, none of the novels lasted long.
In 2000, Christie finally found her true love. Actor and director Edward Burns became her chosen one. The couple separated several times and got together, but finally, in 2003, the beloved got married. Their first child, daughter Grace, was born on October 25 of the same year. In 2006, the family had a son, Finn.
According to the supermodel, it was motherhood that gave her real happiness in life. At the moment, Turlington, her husband and children live in a mansion in New York.
