Christie Brinkley Net Worth 2023

Christie Brinkley net worth is  $110 million. However, Christie Brinkley is an American model, actress, and businesswoman. Also, she rose to prominence after she appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues in the late 1970s. Moreover, She was the face of CoverGirl for 25 years.

She has signed contracts with major brands. She is considered as one of the most attractive women of all time. After gaining popularity as a model, she went on to work as an actress, illustrator, television personality, photographer, writer, and designer. Also, she is an activist for human and animal rights and the environment.

Christie Brinkley Net Worth

Christie Brinkley net worth is  $110 million. She accumulated a hefty sum of money from her successful career as a model and actress. She also earns a grand sum of money from her business. Likewise, she also wrote a book named Christie Brinkley’s Outdoor Beauty and Fitness Book which made it on the list of bestselling books in The New York Times.

2023	$110 million
2022	$100 million
2021	$90 million
2020	$80 million
2019	$72 million
2018	$64 million

Christie Brinkley Biography 

Christie Brinkley was born Christie Lee Hudson in 1954 in Monroe, Michigan. Afterwards, her family moved to Los Angeles, where her mother Marjorie met and married TV writer and producer Donald Brinkley.

The family lived for a while in Malibu, and then in Brentwood. Brinkley went to school at Paul Revere Junior High, and from 9th to 12th grade attended Le Lycée Français de Los Angeles. Upon graduating in 1972, she moved to Paris to study art.

It was in a post office in Paris, in 1973, that Brinkley was discovered by American photographer Errol Sawyer. Taking her first modelling pictures, Sawyer introduced Brinkley to Elite Model Management, where she met influential fashion photographers such as Mike Reinhardt and Patrick Demarchelier. When Brinkley returned to California, she had already been booked for three national ad campaigns.

Real Name	Christie Lee Hudson
Nickname	Christie Brinkley
Famous as	Model
Date of Birth	2 February 1954
Age	69 years
Profession	American Model
Birthplace	Monroe, Michigan, United States
Current Residence	Long Island in Sag Harbor, New York;
School	Palisades Charter High School
Nationality	American
Net Worth	$110 million
Marital Status	Divorced
Spouse	Peter Halsey Cook, Richard Taubman, Billy Joel, and François Allaux
Religion	Unknown
Zodiac sign	Aquarius
Ethnicity	German, Irish, English, Scottish
Parents	Marge Brinkley, Herbert Hudson, Don Brinkley
Siblings	Greg Brinkley
Social Media	Instagram,  Twitter, Facebook

Christie Brinkley Career 

While living in Paris, Brinkley was discovered by American photographer Errol Sawyer, who introduced her to John Casablancas at Elite Model Management. Shortly after being introduced to Casablancas, Brinkley met with Eileen Ford affiliate Nina Blanchard in Los Angeles, where she was immediately booked for three national ad campaigns.

Brinkley made numerous appearances on the cover of Glamour magazine and was quickly booked for a 25-year contract with CoverGirl, a major cosmetic brand. However, Brinkley’s fame grew immensely after she appeared in her first Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue in 1979, which was followed by two more appearances on the cover in 1980 and 1981.

As an editorial model, Brinkley has appeared on over 500 magazine covers, including Esquire, Cosmopolitan, Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, and US. She has also held several contracts with brands, including Diet Coke, Anheuser-Busch, Yardley of London, MasterCard, Chanel No. 19, and Healthy Choice.

Brinkley made her acting debut in 1983 on National Lampoon’s Vacation and has since had several television appearances on The Goldbergs, Mad About You, and Parks and Recreation. Along with her modelling career, Brinkley has also become a successful businesswoman, promoting her skincare line, sparkling wine label, hair extension brand, and eyeglass line.

Real Estate

Surprisingly, the majority of Christie’s net worth does not come from her modelling career. Brinkley has made several extremely wise real estate investments over the years. She has primarily invested in property in the ultra-exclusive New York beach town of The Hamptons.

Her portfolio of real estate is easily worth $60 million or more. For example, in the mid-1990s, Christie spent $2.7 million over several transactions on a 21-acre Hamptons home. She listed this property for sale in 2007 for $30 million, ultimately selling for $17 million.

Her current residence, Tower Hill, is a 20-acre estate dating back to 1891. A gated compound comprised of three separate lots and a 50-foot-tall observation tower, it features a four-bedroom, five-bath main house, as well as a four-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath guest house with a greenhouse conservatory.

Businesses and Other Endeavours

In addition to doing endorsements for Total Gym home fitness equipment, Brinkley has a handful of brands of her own, including Bellissima Prosecco, Christie Brinkley Authentic Skin Care, and Christie Brinkley Eyewear. She has been involved in a myriad of other endeavours, as well.

In 1983, she wrote and illustrated “Christie Brinkley’s Outdoor Beauty and Fitness Book,” which ended up on the top of The New York Times bestseller list. Brinkley also illustrated the cover of Billy Joel’s 1993 album “River of Dreams,” ultimately winning Rolling Stone Magazine’s award for Best Album Cover of the Year.

On the beauty side, Brinkley has designed clothes for the Simplicity Pattern Company. Also, she helped design a line of prescription glasses for Nouveau Eyewear. Additionally, she has released a jewellery collection and a signature fragrance.

Personal Life

Christie Brinkley has been married numerous times. The first was in 1973 to French artist Jean-Francois Allauz, which ended in 1981. In 1985, Brinkley married Billy Joel on the Hudson River yacht. Also, the marriage ended in 1994 after the birth of their child, Alexa Ray Joel, in 1985.

Brinkley married once again in 1994 to real estate developer Richard Taubman. Also, when their son, Jack Paris Brinkley, was born in 1995, the same year, the couple ultimately divorced. In 1996, Brinkley married Peter Halsey Cook for the fourth time and together they had one daughter, Sailor Lee Brinkley Cook, who was born in 1998.

While Brinkley and Cook divorced in 2008, Brinkley was later linked to John Mellencamp in 2015, though they broke up after a year of dating. On social media, Brinkley is active on her official Instagram account and her official Twitter account, where she promotes her business ventures and sometimes talks about her personal life.

Awards & Achievements

Christie Brinkley has been honoured many times throughout her modelling career. While she has plenty of awards under her belt, some are much more significant than others.

Here are some important awards and achievements from Christie Brinkley’s career:

• Rolling Stone awarded Brinkley in 1993 for her artistic work on the cover of Billy Joel’s album River of Dreams.
• In 2001, Brinkley earned the Merit Award from the USO after travelling on several goodwill missions to entertain the peacekeeping forces.
• For her charity work, Brinkley received the Spirit of Achievement Award in 2003 from the “Women’s Division” of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
• In 2012, Brinkley got the Broadway Beacon Award for portraying Roxie Heart in Chicago.
• The Pet Philanthropy Circle granted Brinkley the Pet Hero Award in 2013 for her animal advocacy efforts.

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