How tall is Christy Turlington?

Christy Turlington's listed height is 178 cm (5'10"). She is taller than about 98% of women in the United States.

Where 178 cm sits among women in the United States

Taller than about 98% of women in the United States born in 1969 (average 164 cm).

About Christy Turlington

Christy Turlington is an American fashion model, born on 2 January 1969 in Walnut Creek, California. She was the middle of three daughters born to Dwain Turlington, a Pan Am pilot, and María Elizabeth, a flight attendant from El Salvador. She was discovered by the photographer Dennie Cody while riding a horse in Miami, and she began modeling after school from age 14 while attending Monte Vista High School in Danville.

After turning 18, Turlington moved to New York City to model full-time. She gained 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 she also represents Maybelline.

At a listed 178 cm (5'10"), Turlington is married to Edward Burns. Grace Coddington, the long-time creative director of American Vogue, has described her as the most beautiful woman in the world.

Frequently asked

How tall is Christy Turlington in feet and inches? Christy Turlington is 5'10" tall, which is 178 cm, 70.1 inches or 1.78 m.

Is Christy Turlington tall for women in the United States? At 178 cm she is taller than about 98% of women in the United States born in 1969, whose average height is 164 cm.

Sources

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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