Christy Turlington
Christy Nicole Turlington Burns (née Turlington; born January 2, 1969) is an American fashion model and humanitarian. Turlington initially attracted fame in the late 1980s and early 1990s as a supermodel. She represented Calvin Klein's Eternity campaign in 1989 and again in 2014, and also represents Maybelline. Grace Coddington, the long-time creative director of American Vogue magazine, has described Turlington as "the most beautiful woman in the world."
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| Born | Christy Nicole Turlington January 2, 1969 Walnut Creek, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Christy Burns |
| Alma mater | New York University (BA) Columbia University |
| Years active | 1983–present |
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| Children | 2 |
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Green |
In 2010, Turlington founded Every Mother Counts, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization devoted to making pregnancy and childbirth safe for every mother. Every Mother Counts informs, engages, and mobilizes new audiences to take action and raise funds that support maternal health programs around the world. It was founded after the completion of Turlington's documentary, No Woman, No Cry, a film about pregnant women and their caregivers in Tanzania, Bangladesh, Guatemala, and the United States. In 2013, Turlington directed the documentary film Every Mile, Every Mother, which explores Every Mother Counts' participation in long distance running to highlight distance from healthcare providers as barriers to women receiving quality care.