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Christy Turlington
Born in Walnut Creek in 1969, Turlington entered modeling as a teenager with an early interest in riding.

Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel, Maryland, USA · Source · CC BY-SA 2.0
Defining work
Born in Walnut Creek in 1969, Turlington entered modeling as a teenager with an early interest in riding. School and initial assignments preceded an international career.
She completed studies at New York University and developed interests in religion, philosophy and yoga. Education formed a substantive strand alongside fashion.
In photographs
Colleen Sturtevant · Source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Flickr user clancy3434 · Source · CC BY 2.0