It is difficult to comprehend that Christie Brinkley resplendent in a daring cut-out costume is 63, it is harder still to believe it's been 38 years since she first graced the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine, and that the two women posing with her for the cover of this month's legendary Swimwear Issue are actually her children.
The four-times divorced mother-of-three, standing on an apple box artfully positioned under the sea alongside daughters Alexa Ray Joel, 31, whose father is singer Billy Joel, and Sailor Brinkley-Cook, 18, from her marriage to architect Peter Cook, said the shoot served as a reminder that women 'do not come with an expiration date'.
