Christy Turlington is an American supermodel who is most known for being the face of Calvin Klein fragrances since 1987. She has also worked for Maybelline Cosmetic and Giorgio Armani. Turlington was discovered by Dennie Cody while horseback riding in Miami, Florida. Turlington along with Linda Evangelista, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Elle MacPherson, Claudia Schiffer, Stephanie Seymour and Tatjana Patitz are known as the first supermodels. Turlington is also known for her yoga practice and campaign, Smoking is Ugly. She also designed a line of yoga clothing with Puma called Nuala.
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Christy Turlington Timeline
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1969: Born
1987: Modeling Campaign with Calvin Klein
1994: Attended Gallatin School of Individualized Study at NYU for Comparative Religon
1995: Unzipped
1996: Catwalk
2003: Marries filmmaker Edward Burns
2006: Signs multi-year deal with Maybelline
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D.O.B
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Hometown
Walnut Creek, California
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Height
5'10
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Hair color
Brown
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Eye color
Green
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Measurements
34-23-36
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Dress size
4
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Shoe size
10
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Appeared in the film Unzipped and Pret-a-Porte
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Married to Edward Burns
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Has been called the 'Face of the 20th Century'
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Book
Living Yoga: Creating A Life Practice
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Graduated from New York University with Bachelor of Arts degree in Comparative Religion and Eastern Philosophy
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