1953-
Supermodel

1980s Ideal.

Athletic, blond, blue-eyed, and classically stylish, Christie Brinkley embodied not only the ail-American look of the 1980s but also the fantasy life of many 1980s women. Brinkley had it all: successful career, wealthy husband, and beautiful child. As a supermodel, her life was well publicized: her swimsuit covers and $5-6 million a year salary, her marriage in 1983 to pop musician Billy Joel, and the birth of their daughter, Alexa Ray, in 1985. She became the envy of many professional women, who admired her ability to juggle family and career. Her repeated Sports Illustrated covers made her the object of many men's affections, as well. By the end of the decade Brinkley's wide smile and blue eyes had appeared on more than two hundred magazine covers. She held contracts with Noxell and with the Simplicity sewing catalogue, and she had acted in a movie...