Christy Turlington

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.

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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)

Origin

Walnut Creek, California, United States

Height

178 cm

Occupation

model / film director

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Rooster

High school

Monte Vista High School

University

New York University

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/cturlington/
• Xhttps://x.com/cturlington
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christy%20Turlington
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q284047

Tags

• California
• model
• film director

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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