Quick answer
Who is Christy Turlington?
Christy Turlington (born 2 January 1969 in Walnut Creek, United States) is an American model. Tracked for Calvin Klein and current international campaign work. Christy Turlington is followed on Global Watch, outside the numbered Global 50.
At a glance
How old and how tall is Christy Turlington?
Christy Turlington was born on 2 January 1969 in Walnut Creek, United States, which makes Christy 57 as of 5 October 2026. Christy Turlington’s recorded height is 178 cm (5 ft 10 in), according to Wikidata. Agency measurements can differ slightly.
- Born
- 2 January 1969 (age 57)
- Birthplace
- Walnut Creek, United States
- Height
- 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
- Nationality
- United States
- Disciplines
- Campaigns, Cultural
- Cast Index status
- Global Watch (unnumbered)
- @cturlington
Birth date, birthplace and height from Wikidata (Q284047), retrieved . Agencies from the listed sources. Profile updated .
The perspective
What is Christy Turlington known for?
Calvin Klein and current international campaign work
The published assessment
Is Christy Turlington on the Global 50?
Christy Turlington is followed on Global Watch, outside the numbered Global 50.
Each pillar reflects an editorial assessment of the published record. The weighted rating belongs to the snapshot.
Index Rating · Editorial pillars · High confidence · evidence reviewed
79.2
- Runway · 40%
- 78
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78 / 100 - Campaigns · 30%
- 85
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85 / 100 - Editorial · 20%
- 70
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70 / 100 - Cultural aura · 10%
- 85
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85 / 100
Evidence behind the assessment
- Walked Ralph Lauren RTW Spring 2025 in New York, September 2024, reunited on the runway with Naomi Campbell.
- Donna Karan 'Reflections on Women' Fall 2024 campaign; Ferragamo Spring/Summer 2026, Zara 50th Anniversary (May 2025), Jacquemus Spring/Summer 2025 and Stuart Weitzman (January 2025) campaigns.
New work and corrections can change the assessment. A profile’s confidence label describes the depth of its source review.
The runway record
Which shows has Christy Turlington walked?
The Cast Index casting ledger records 2 verified walks for Christy Turlington, for Ralph Lauren and Sabyasachi. Each links its published source.
A source-linked selection across seasons, rather than a complete booking history. Open the source for the original record.
- SS25 · Walked · New York Fashion Week AW26Source ↗
Ralph Lauren
- SS27 · Opened · New York Fashion Week SS27Source ↗
Sabyasachi
Career & background
The story so far.
Biography last reviewed .
Early life
Christy Nicole Turlington was born on 2 January 1969 in Walnut Creek, California, to Pan Am pilot Dwain Turlington and Salvadoran flight attendant María Elizabeth Parker Infante. She was scouted by photographer Dennie Cody while horseback riding in Miami at 14, began modelling in her mid-teens, and moved to New York at 18 to model full-time.
Defining the supermodel era, 1986–1993
Turlington appeared in Duran Duran’s "Notorious" video and album cover in 1986, and in 1989 signed the landmark Calvin Klein Eternity campaign contract, a partnership that would run until 2007 and be revived in 2014. In January 1990, Peter Lindbergh photographed her alongside Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Cindy Crawford and Tatjana Patitz for a British Vogue cover that became the defining image of the "supermodel" era. She became the face of Maybelline in 1992, and in 1993 the Metropolitan Museum of Art named her "Face of the 20th Century," producing mannequins in her likeness; she and Naomi Campbell are also credited with popularising navel piercing that decade.
Education and health advocacy, 1999–2011
Turlington earned a BA in Comparative Religion and Eastern Philosophy from NYU’s Gallatin School in 1999, and published "Living Yoga: Creating a Life Practice" in 2002. She began advocacy work with the humanitarian organisation CARE in 2005, visiting El Salvador, and — having smoked from age 13 before quitting in 1995 and being diagnosed with early-stage emphysema in 2000 — founded the maternal-health nonprofit Every Mother Counts in 2010, directing the documentary "No Woman, No Cry," which premiered at Tribeca and aired on OWN on 7 May 2011.
Recent record, 2019–2026
Turlington closed Marc Jacobs’s Autumn/Winter 2019 show and was selected for the September 2019 British Vogue cover guest-edited by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. She was featured in Apple TV+’s docuseries "The Super Models" in September 2023, and on 4 February 2026 was named Global Brand Ambassador for Lancôme, joining a roster that includes Julia Roberts, Olivia Rodrigo and Isabella Rossellini. She continues to run Every Mother Counts.
At a glance
Quick facts.
- Born 2 January 1969 in Walnut Creek, California, to a Pan Am pilot father and a Salvadoran flight attendant mother
- Scouted by photographer Dennie Cody while horseback riding in Miami at 14
- One of the "Big Three" original supermodels alongside Naomi Campbell and Linda Evangelista, defined by Peter Lindbergh’s January 1990 British Vogue cover
- The face of Calvin Klein’s Eternity campaign from 1989 to 2007, revived in 2014
- Named "Face of the 20th Century" by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1993
- Founded the maternal-health nonprofit Every Mother Counts in 2010
