Listen...can you hear Billy Joel's song Uptown Girl? Sure enough, he wrote it about Christie Brinkley and she starred in the music video. Catchy little tune.
Well, here's the whole scoop by Christie Brinkley herself in her memoir Uptown Girl.
She was "discovered" outside a Paris phone booth in 1974. From there, she launched into a meteoric modeling career and became one of the first supermodels. Modeling, movies (National Lampoon Vacation), sitcoms, Broadway (Chicago). Christie Brinkley has been in the public eye for over fifty years. Now she tells her story and extols an unwavering belief in the magic and mystery of life. (cover blurb)
Four tumultuous marriages includes the heartbreaking Billy Joel divorce. They are still friends.
A near death helicopter crash. Wow - that's quite a chapter.
This is a fun, interesting, entertaining memoir. It's a mixed charmed life and harrowing relationships. She comes across as smart, intrigued with life, always up for adventure, and eager to learn. She laughs at herself and does write about her insecurities. And she agrees she fell for some bad guys along the way. (not Billy. He had his issues and she had to divorce him. But they stayed good parents to Alexa Ray. I believe her sincerity in those chapters.).
Plenty of pictures included - damn gorgeous. Good memoir.
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