Christie Brinkley for the cover of Sports Illustrated, 1978.

While this picture is from 1978, it was actually snapped for the cover of a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition of 1979. It features the sizzling supermodel Christie Brinkley whose career started back in 1973. Only a few years down the road, it took a steep rise when she started appearing on covers of magazines such as Glamour and Sports Illustrated.

But that was only the beginning. To date, she’s appeared on over 500 covers as an editorial model. In addition, she’s been photographed in over 30 countries. Worth over $100 million, she competed in the 2022 season of the reality TV show “The Masked Singer.”