Christie Brinkley and Sailor Brinkley Cook

Christie Brinkley is one of the most successful American models of all times. She was discovered by a modeling agent in the mid-seventies, and by the late seventies she gained worldwide fame for appearing on the cover of the luxurious Sports Illustrated magazine’s Swimsuit Issue for three consecutive years – thus braking a record in the modeling world.

Brinkley was married four times; her last marriage to architect Peter Halsey Cook ended in 2008, after 14 years. They had one child together, Sailor Lee Brinkley, born in 1998. Today, at 22, you can see how much her daughter takes after her – and just like her mother, Sailor has gone on to become a model. However, no one could compete with the iconic Christie Brinkley, who was once considered America’s best model.