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Article: The special love between Christie and Alexa. (supermodel Christie Brinkley and former husband Billy Joel's daughter)
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- Redbook
- Article date:
- January 1, 1998
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Christie Brinkley apologizes as soon as she opens the door of her rented home in the Hamptons, on the eastern end of Long Island, New York. "Normally, the house is immaculate," she says, "but I'm without a nanny or a maid." (Why? We'll get to that.)
Despite a restrictive ankle-length wool skirt, Brinkley nimbly sidesteps scattered obstacles -- train table, easel, tricycle -- and their proprietor, her 2 1/2-year-old son, Jack, and settles on a couch in the cathedral-ceilinged living room. The modern house is jam-packed with Ralph Laurenish Americana and personal memorabilia, including countless snapshots of Jack and his sister, Alexa. Brinkley's 12-year-old ...