Photo: Kevin Payravi / CC BY-SA 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)

Christy Turlington

クリスティー・ターリントン　/　くりすてぃー・たーりんとん

American model

January 2, 1969 (age 57)　・　Walnut Creek, California, United States

California
model
film director

My Take

What I admire most about Christy Turlington is how she refused to be defined solely by her face. Sure, she was one of the defining supermodels of the late '80s and '90s, fronting Calvin Klein's Eternity, but she went back to NYU and reinvented herself as a film director and a passionate advocate for maternal health. That arc, from being looked at to actively shaping the conversation, is rare in fashion. To me she represents the kind of intelligence and self-direction that outlasts any campaign. There's a quiet steel behind that famous poise, and I find it genuinely inspiring.

Overview

Christy Nicole Turlington Burns (née Turlington; born January 2, 1969) is an American fashion model. She initially attracted fame in the late 1980s and early 1990s as a supermodel. She represented Calvin Klein's Eternity campaign in 1989 and again in 2014, and also represents Maybelline.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Christy Turlington
Name (Japanese): クリスティー・ターリントン
Reading: くりすてぃー・たーりんとん
Born: January 2, 1969 (age 57)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Rooster
Origin: Walnut Creek, California, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 178 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: model / film director

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Monte Vista High School
University: New York University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Model — see all →　·　Film director — see all →　·　More people from United States →