A young Christie Brinkley during the '80s.
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Christie Brinkley is one of the most important models of all time. She may not be the first supermodel, but she created a template for young women who want to use the job to explore new avenues: from art, to philanthropy, to directing.
As one of the most on demand models of the '80s, Brinkley was hardly out of the spotlight. She was all over magazine covers and she even testified at a Senate sub committee about nuclear power. She's never really stopped working and prefers to keep the idea of retirement at an arm's length. She explained: