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26/09/2002
Christy Turlington was born on January 2nd, 1969, in Walnut Creek, California.
Strangely enough, as a young girl, Christy had never given any forethought to a career in the fashion industry. Instead, at the age of 13, she busied herself with her passion for horses.
Encouraged by her sport-minded father, she entered local competitions. She trained after school each day in Coral Gables, where she grew up with her two sisters. It would be during this time that she be discovered by photographer Dennie Cody.
Despite Christy's undiscovered realization for modeling, Dennie Cody was already certain of Christy's potential for stardom. Although reluctant at first, her parents finally gave their consent. The young girl with splendid green eyes was hired by a local agency. There, she had her first photo shoots during nights, weekends, and after classes. Her first job was a series of ads for a store chain, Emporium Capwell, for a hundred dollars per hour. As the months passed, the bookings began to pour in. Within no time, there wasn't a soul in the Miami fashion world that wasn't familiar with this young woman's face, and fashion agencies wouldn't hear about any other model. Soon, news of this budding new talent reached New York, where modeling's highest priestess, Eileen Ford, offered her a contract in Paris.
And so the journey to superstardom would begin,
but the road to worldly status would not be easily achieved.
Her first shots were, for the most part, failures, and she was quickly dismissed.
She immediately returned to the United States. It was at this time that such names as Linda Evangelista,
Stephanie Seymour, and Cindy Crawford started to gain notice.
It was also at this time that brunettes were finally in after a decade of blonde supremacy.
Christy's time would soon come. Eillen Ford, reluctant to give up on Christy's opportunity for stardom,
sent her to New York's most prominent magazines and photographers.
Christy was only 16 at the time.
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Working with photographer Arthur Elgort, she eventually gained coverage on American Vogue, who had requested her for a series of photos. Christy would wait two more years, first completing her high school education, before pursuing a career as a professional model. In 1987, her career took off when Italian Vogue chose her for its cover (Quentin, 31). The rest is history. The most sought after photographers began to pour in: Herb Ritts, Patrick Demarchelier, Irving Penn, Bruce Weber, Peter Lindbergh, and Steven Meisel all came rushing to Christy Turlington . Designers such as Versace, Chanel, Christian Lacroix, and Azzedine Alaia requested that she be in their shows. By this time, she had pretty much secured her supermodel status; she had really made it.
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n 1989, Christy signed an exclusive contract with Calvin Klein
to represent their perfume Eternity. Then Maybelline beauty products acquired Christy's services
to be the star model for their campaigns . Today she is represented by the Ford agency.
Christy still understands the value of money. "I don't handle money as if it grew on trees."
In fact, the proceeds from her calendar sales go directly to the American Foundation for El Salvador,
an association that provides aid to the poor, in the small Central American country that was her mother's homeland.
She is also the benefactor to a number of other organizations, including causes for cancer
(through an association called Fashion Targets Breast Cancer) and animal rights
(she has contributed to PETA, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals).
Internationally admired, Christy Turlington is one of the greatest classic beauties to
ever enter the modeling industry. In fact, her beauty was immortalized when the Metropolitan
Museum of Art commissioned 120 castings of her face to replace the heads of their mannequins.
As an equally busy businesswoman, she is one of three partners involved in the development
of the Fashion Cafe in New York. In whatever endeavor the world should ever find Christy Turlington,
one thing is certain; she will never cease to amaze, both on and off the runway.
Christy Attended UCLA and Graduated in may 1999 from Gallatin School at New York University with a degree in philosophy and literature, specializing in Eastern philosophy.
In her personal life, Christy most notably dated actor Jason Patric, and is still seen in advertisements all over the world. It's evident that Christy is a classic beauty that won't soon fade out of the spotlight.
© Murashov Roman
Why we like her?
Christy Turlington is a symbol of classic, elegant beauty, combined with grace that few people have. Her giving nature would be enough to be our choice, but her gorgeous face made the choice a no-brainer.
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Full name:
Cristina Turlington
Date of birth: January 2nd, 1969, in Walnut Creek, California, USA
Mother: Lisa Turlington - native of Salvador - stewardess "Pan-Am"
Father: Duane Turlington - ammerican birth of England - flyer "Pan-Am"
Sisters: Iren & Kylie Turlington (1, 2)
Body data:
Height
1.75m
Measurements:
(breast–waistline–thigh): 86–56–89
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Hear сolor: chestun
Eey color: green-nut
Agensy:
FORD MODELS, INC
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