Christie Brinkley

Christie Brinkley, 2007

Christie Brinkley (born Christine Lee Hudson, February 2, 1954) is an American model and actress.

Quotes

• Nutrition has always played a huge role in my life. I became a vegetarian when I was 13 and then got my entire family to become vegetarians. And I have always been active my whole life. I genuinely enjoy sports and I spend time on my total gym.
  • “Christie Brinkley Is 'Energized' About 2009”, interview with People (18 January 2009).

• My mom was always my biggest teacher, my inspiration, my role model. My mom was just the most amazing person. She was like a bon vivant in that she just lived each day to the fullest. As soon as I became a vegetarian, she became a vegetarian. … I was actually inspired by a book she was reading that I picked up off the nightstand when I was about 13. It was a Norman Mailer book [Miami and the Siege of Chicago] and it had a very graphic scene of the slaughterhouses in Chicago. So I read that and I said, "I love animals. I don't want to be a part of that system."
  • “Christie Brinkley on Skin Care and the Secret to Staying Young”, interview with Elle (5 March 2015).