Christy Turlington - Fact Sheet

Profession: Supermodel

Miami's fashion world familiarized itself with Christy's flawless face in no time and fashion agencies were demanding Christy's for their shoots. It wasn't long before word about Christy reached New York and Eileen Ford (modeling's top scout) offered Christy a job in Paris. Her first high status photo shoots in Europe were not successful and Christy returned to the US immediately. It was at about the same time that models like Stephanie Seymour, Cindy Crawford and Linda Evangelista began getting noticeable attention. It was evident that after years of the "blonde" look, brunettes had finally become the "in" thing in the fashion industry. In 1985, when Christy was still only 16 years old, Eileen Ford, who refused to give up on Christy's potential for stardom, sent the budding babe to New York's most noted magazines and photographers. After appearing in Vogue magazine in the US, Christy returned to high school to complete her education before continuing her career as a model. It was in 1987 when her modeling career finally shot into high gear after she did a cover shot for Vogue Italy. After she graced the cover of that magazine, the best photographers in the world began knocking on Christy's professional door. Designers such as Chanel, Christian Lacroix, Gianni Versace, and Azzedine Alaia were requesting the new fresh face for their fashion shows. By this time, Christy was considered a supermodel, and in 1989, she signed a contract with Calvin Klein and began representing his perfume Eternity. Soon after that, Maybelline asked Christy to represent their cosmetics line.  

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Christy Turlington Photo Galleries	# of Pictures
Glamour + Candid	8
Glamour + Sexy	19
Glamour + Sexy	40
Glamour + Sexy	51
Glamour + Sexy	9
Glamour + Sexy	200
Glamour + Sexy	19
Glamour + Sexy	51
Glamour + Sexy	25
Glamour + Sexy	51
Glamour + Sexy	52
Glamour + Sexy + Candid	292