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Christy Turlington

Christy Turlington's photoGETTY

Real Name:
Christy Nicole Turlington
Nationality:
American
Birthday:
January 2, 1969
Born in:
Walnut Creek, CA
Lives now:
New York, NY
Known for:
My lips
Status:
Cover girl, retired (mostly), supermodel
Married:
Edward Burns
Children:
Grace (born 10/25/03), Finn
Friends with:
Bono, Cindy Crawford, Claudia Schiffer, Elle Macpherson, Joy Bryant, Kate Moss, Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell, Stephanie Seymour, Tatjana Patitz, Yasmin Le Bon
Model turned…
Restaurateur (Fashion Café, 1995), student (comparative religion and philosophy, 1999), designer (Nuala, 2000), activist (SmokingIsUgly.com)
Interests:
Horseback riding, yoga

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Off the Runway

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Career

Time, 2001

Jan 2, 1969
Born in Walnut Creek, California
1982
Discovered by a photographer while horseback riding and signs to small San Francisco agency
1986
Stars in Duran Duran's “Notorious” music video Video »
Jul 1986
Featured on the cover of British Vogue
1987
Starts modeling full-time with a cover shoot for Italian Vogue with Steven Meisel
1987
Appears on the cover of Cosmopolitan
1987
Signs cosmetics contract with Revlon
1987
Takes up yoga
Nov 1987
Appears on the cover of Esquire
1988
Face of Missoni
1989
Signs contract with Calvin Klein to promote their fragrance line Eternity Video »
1990
Becomes a face of Valentino
1990
Co-stars with Naomi Campbell and Linda Evangelista in George Michael’s “Freedom” video Video »
Jan 1990
Featured on cover of Vogue as part of the so-called Trinity: Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell, and Christy Turlington; they were given the nickname because Steven Meisel frequently booked the three of them together
Dec 1990
Appears on the cover British Vogue
1991
Becomes the face of Chanel
Jul 1991
Appears on the cover of British Vogue
1992
Featured on the cover of Vogue
1993
Returns as the face of Chanel
1993
Ralph Rucci creates a series of Christy Turlington mannequins exclusively for the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1993
Metropolitan Museum of Art calls her “The Face of the 20th Century”
1993
Face of Burberry fall ad campaign
1994
Stars in documentary Christy Turlington Backstage
1994
Becomes the face of Salvatore Ferragamo and Oscar de la Renta
1995
Quits smoking
1995
Opens the Fashion Café along with Claudia Schiffer, Elle Macpherson, and Naomi Campbell
1996
Becomes the new face of Calvin Klein underwear Video »
1996
Featured in the fashion documentary Catwalk, by director Robert Leacock
1996
Father diagnosed with late-stage lung cancer; dies six months later
1998
Films anti-smoking PSA
1999
Appears in TV commercials for Maybelline Video »
1999
Signs contract with Estée Lauder
1999
Graduates cum laude from the Gallatin School of Individualized Study at New York University with concentrations in comparative religion and Eastern philosophy
2000
Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin photographs Turlington for Louis Vuitton
2000
Featured on the cover of W
2000
Launches a line of active apparel called Nuala with the backing of sports giant Puma
Apr 23, 2001
Featured on the cover of Time magazine
Jun 2003
Marries actor/filmmaker Edward Burns in a silk John Galliano gown; Bono acts as father of the bride
Oct 2003
Gives birth to daughter Grace
2006
Mario Testino photographs Turlington for Versace
2006
Appears in Vogue feature “Return of the Supermodel”
2006
Chosen as the face of the Chloé spring ad campaign in perhaps what is a nostalgic longing for boisterous personality
2006
Becomes the face of Maybelline, representing Instant Age Rewind Cream Foundation
2006
Teams up with Magda Berliner to design a new yoga-inspired line
2006
Cowrites script with husband Ed Burns for Fashion Team drama for Fox television
2006
Meets with President Bush and Bono aboard Air Force One to discuss the AIDS crisis
Jan 2006
Gives birth to son, Finn
2008
Signs contract with Escada
2008
Karl Lagerfeld photographs Turlington for Chanel accessories and eyewear
Apr 2008
Lands on the cover of Japanese Vogue, photographed by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin
May 2008
Turlington speaks at the National Maternal press conference in Washington D.C.
Aug 2008
Appears in W editorial, photographed by Michael Thompson

Quoted

“Even though the media would talk about the supermodel grouping, that grouping didn’t exist in our day-to-day lives. The truth is, we weren’t really together a lot. ”

New York magazine (April 6, 1998)

“People can be bitter about pop culture, and this is one of those things that’s been exploited. I feel a little embarrassed to have been a part of that.”

New York magazine (April 6, 1998)

“Certainly, when I go to school in the morning and there’s ten buses that go by with Calvin Klein underwear ads, it’s weird. ”

New York magazine (April 6, 1998)

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