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Christie Brinkley
Celebrity Profile
Birth Date 2 February 1954 (1954-02-02) (age 70)
Hometown Monroe, Michigan
Known For Model

Christie Brinkley was to be a celebrity from season 28 of Dancing with the Stars. She was forced to drop out of the competition due to a broken arm. She was replaced by her daughter Sailor Cook.

Biography[]

Retrieved from abc.com
Supermodel, author and entrepreneur Christie Brinkley has appeared on more than five hundred magazine covers worldwide. Brinkley is also an actress and recently returned in the Tony® Award-winning revival of the mega-hit musical Chicago as Roxie Hart.

Combining her modeling experience with her artistic talents and diverse interests, Brinkley's legendary career has been extraordinary and well-respected. She has been photographed in six continents and more than thirty countries around the world. A model for more than thirty years with forty-five years in the beauty industry, Brinkley was discovered by a photographer while studying art in Paris, France. Since then, she has become the first model to ever appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated for three consecutive years, with a fourth special issue cover.

As a successful businesswoman, Brinkley has an exclusive line of organic Prosecco called "Bellissima", from Treviso, Italy, which is quickly becoming one of the fastest-rising brands of Prosecco across the country.

Dancing with the Stars 28[]

She was cast for the season, but broke her arm during rehearsals just four days before the premiere. Replaced by her daughter, Sailor Cook, she did appear in the audience the first night with her arm in a cast.

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