Christie Brinkley is posing for Sports Illustrated’s annual swimsuit edition at age 63. This time, her own daughters have joined her in the magazine’s pages.
Swimsuit Edition editor MJ Day posted a few of the shots to Instagram, including one that features Brinkley and her daughters, Sailor Brinkley Cook and Alexa Ray Joel.
“This is one of the most incredible group of women that I have had the pleasure of working with,” Day wrote on Instagram. “ChristieBrinkley, 63, is back in her swimsuit for Sports Illustrated—with her daughters!”
Sports Illustrated had more on the model’s decision to appear in the issue for the ninth time and the first time since 2004.
“This is a real full circle moment for me,” Christie said through tears on set. “I can get very emotional about this. How many years ago, I was that insecure girl hoping that I would be good enough for the magazine. So to see my daughters now having the same thoughts I had, and to be able to see them actually be there on the job, was definitely a big moment.
“I couldn’t even believe my ears when I got the call that MJ wanted to shoot my daughters and me. I was thrilled.”
The three women also shared the photos on social media, hyping up the magazine’s
Brinkley, of course, posed by herself as well.
Her daughter, Sailor, also said “I’ve had issues with my body image since before I can even remember,” and shared an emotional message about the shoot Day shared on Instagram.
My body and I have been through it all. But recently I have been liberated. I am healthy, I treat myself well, and for that I’m happy. I’ve looked in the mirror and been able to LOVE the things about my body that beauty norms deem ‘undesirable’. I now have grown to know that my body is worthy of so many great things. I don’t need to be a size 0 to believe in myself. My body carries me each and every day, it loves the people i love, it holds what makes me healthy and strong, it bends it shakes it runs and it CHANGES. That is okay and that is beautiful.
Alexa was also excited about the shoot posting on Instagram, “The family that stays together, poses together!”
I mean, that’s definitely not true of my family but it’s a very nice thought.
