Sailor Brinkley Cook | |
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 Cook in 2013 | |
| Born | July 2, 1998 |
| Occupation | Model |
| Agent | IMG Models |
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| Relatives | Alexa Ray Joel (half-sister) |
Sailor Lee Brinkley Cook (born July 2, 1998) is an American model and the daughter of supermodel Christie Brinkley.[1]
Cook's father is architect Peter Halsey Cook who once modeled with her mother Christie Brinkley in 1979. They eventually reconnected, and were married from 1996 until their 2008 divorce.[2][unreliable source?] Cook was conceived via in-vitro fertilization and her mother was 44 at the time Cook was born.[3]
Cook has two maternal half-siblings: Alexa Ray Joel (born 1985) from Brinkley's marriage to Billy Joel, and Jack Paris Brinkley (born 1995) from Brinkley's marriage to Richard Taubman.[2]
Growing up, Cook wanted to become a comedian or a professional athlete.[4] During elementary school, Cook participated in dance lessons but nerves got the better of her and she never performed in the recitals.[4] She started modelling at age 15 after accompanying her mother on shoots and being encouraged to try herself.[4]
Cook received her big break courtesy of a Teen Vogue editorial feature.[5][6][7] Sailor appeared alongside her mother, Christie Brinkley, and half-sister, Alexa Ray Joel, in the 2017 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.[8][6] In 2018, she appeared in the 2018 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.[6][9]
As part of her modelling career Cook has been photographed for publications such as Vogue and Sports Illustrated.[10] She walked the runway at New York Fashion Week in 2019, and has walked for brands such as Dolce and Gabbana.[11][4]
In 2019, Cook performed on the American version of Dancing with the Stars, filling in for her mother who was injured at the time, overcoming her nervousness about dancing.[10][4]
Cook has been vocal about body dysmorphia issues.[12][4][13]