Biography
Christie Tarlington - Supermodel shines on the podium since the 90s, at one time at which Claudia Schiffer competition, Linde Evangelist and other recognized beauties. Her biography is a typical story of the embodied "American Dream", but the source of joy for her is not a brilliant career at all: today Christie sees the goal of life in care of family and help young mothers in developing countries.Childhood and youth
Christie was born in the city of Walnat Creek, California, January 2, 1969 (on the sign of the zodiac she is Capricorn). Parents worked in the airline, in the family, besides her, there were three more sisters. Father by nationality American, and exotic appearance The future model inherited from the mother, the natives of El Salvador.
In childhood, the girl did not even think about the career in the fashion industry. Christie lovers passionately and fond of equestrian sports: she tried every free minute to spend on the stable, she trained daily and participated in local competitions.
Model Career
At the age of 13, a bright teenage girl fell into the field of view of the photographer Danny Cody. The resolution of the Parents of Christie to shoot, he had to be cleaned. The father liked the passion for her daughter with equestrian sports, and from the venture with the model business he was not delighted. The beginner model itself also did not perceive the new lesson seriously, but they paid decent money for the photos (already for the first working task it received $ 100 per hour). Christie decided to sign the contract to pay the favorite horse riding activities.
Schoolgirl came to work evenings and on weekends. The first work was to participate in the series of promotional photos for Emporium Capwell stores. After him, the offerings about the shooting were sprinkled one after another, and soon the glory of Christie spread beyond the limits of his hometown. The Ford Models Agency suggested a girlfriend a contract in Paris. The deal ended unsuccessfully: the pictures were recognized as fast, and Christie had to return to the United States.
The head of Ford Models Eiley Ford planned to make a star from Tarlington and was not going to give up after the first failure. The photo of the model was actively sent to the magazines, including the American Vogue edition. By that time, 16-year-old Christie understood what her true calling, and, by completing the school, took care of his career seriously. From a cute girl, she has already turned into a beauty with an accurate figure (the growth of Christie is 1.78 m, the parameters were then close to the reference - 86-56-89, and the weight was 49 kg).
For the first time, her face was on the cover of Italian Vogue in 1987. Later, Tarlington was filmed for Cosmopolitan, Harper's Bazaar, Glamor, received invitations to participate in the shows of Christian Lacraua, Karl Lagerfeld, Giannie Versace. In 1989, Christie became the face of Maibelin's products and imagined Eternity perfume from Calvin Klein.
Photographer Terry O'Neill compared her with an ancient goddess and argued that the beauty of Christi would always be popular. At the peak of popularity, Tarlington received from $ 1.8 million to $ 3 million, removing less than two weeks a year. The Museum of Contemporary Art perpetuated her features, ordering 120 mannequins for the demonstration of dresses, whose faces were made in the cast of supermodel.
Christie was fond of yoga and spiritual practices. In 1994, the girl decided to go to learn: despite the rich life experience, she then had only secondary education. In 1999, Christ Tarlington graduated from Gallatin school at New York University and received a bachelor's degree in Eastern Philosophy. Later, the model even wrote the book "Live with Yoga: Application in practice."
Despite this hobby, Tarlington is not too strictly monitored after life. Having a bit of vegetarian, she returned to meat. Unlike most models, Christie allowed himself to smoke, but when her father died of lung cancer, left a bad habit and became a zealous opponent tobacco.
Personal life
On the account of the beautiful novels with the actors Roger Wilson, Christian Slater, Jason Patrick. These were fleeting hobbies, and none of them became a serious milestone in her personal life.
Christie is married to actor, director and screenwriter Edward Berns. Couples were long and confusing. They met back in 2000 and almost immediately announced the engagement, but after a few weeks in the US, the events were killed on September 11th. Christie and Edward considered inappropriate to arrange a wedding in the days of nationwide mourning.
Soon they broke up, but in 2003 they met again and understood that they would like to be together. On June 7 of the same year, the couple finally issued a relationship, and already on October 25, Christie gave birth to the firstborn - daughter Grace. In 2006, the son appeared per light, which was called Finn.
Supermodel is very preferable to her husband and children. According to her, work in fashionable business did not require mental stress and did not bring noticeable pleasure, but motherhood became a true reward and pleases daily. Now Tarlington lives in a big house in New York and tries to be less common in Hollywood.
Christie Tarlington now
Star model of the star 90s continues today. In 2018, she starred for the H & M advertising campaign.
"I have never been afraid of age," Christi said in an interview. - Every year I feel better and better. I'm not against plastics or Botox, but to make too much forces to look like a young one. "Now Tarlington represents the anti-aging cosmetic brand Imedeen and the network of thematic restaurants Fashion Café, helps charitable organizations supplying humanitarian assistance in Salvador, opposes the wearing fur and fur fishery.
In 2005, Christi founded the Every Mother Counts Charitable Foundation ("Each Mom is considered"). Her first births were severe, and Tarlington interested the topic of helping young mothers in developing countries. Specially for this, the model received a master's degree in social health care.
Cristi Tarlington Foundation organizes midwife schools in the countries of the Third World, creates families support programs and solves the problems of supplying drugs and equipment to hospitals. In 2010, Christie removed the film No Woman, No Cry dedicated to maternal mortality.
Supermodel uses social networks for work: she has accounts in "Instagram", "Twitter", where it shares information about the work of the Fund, writes a lot about yoga and women's health.