{"id":377310,"date":"2025-12-30T13:09:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T13:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/377310\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T13:09:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T13:09:12","slug":"christie-brinkley-71-stuns-in-a-skintight-dress-as-she-celebrates-daughter-alexa-ray-joels-40th-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/377310\/","title":{"rendered":"Christie Brinkley, 71, stuns in a skintight dress as she celebrates daughter Alexa Ray Joel\u2019s 40th birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" data-no-modal=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ES_CHRISTIE_COMP.jpg\" alt=\"Collage of two photos of Christie Brinkley and daughter Sailor Brinkley Cook.\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15707748\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>CHRISTIE Brinkley has made a striking appearance in a skintight dress as she celebrated her daughter, Alexa Ray Joel\u2019s milestone birthday.<\/p>\n<p>The event highlighted the close relationship between mother and daughter.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the Entertainment and TV newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThank you!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Christie Brinkley, 71, stuns in a skintight dress as she celebrates daughter Alexa Ray Joel\u2019s 40th birthdayCredit: Instagram \/ christiebrinkley<\/p>\n<p>Christie Brinkley, 71, with daughter Alexa Ray Joel, 40Credit: Instagram \/ christiebrinkley<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/11168638\/christie-brinkley-red-bikini-beach-earth-day\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">actress and model<\/a>, 71, shared an Instagram post to honor her daughter\u2019s 40th birthday.<\/p>\n<p>In the post, Alex is wearing a loose, light sequined frock while mom Christie dons a body-hugging chocolate brown dress.<\/p>\n<p>The dress accentuated Christie\u2019s hourglass shape, a nod to her history-breaking modeling career. <\/p>\n<p>The duo kneeled and sang the Christmas classic, O Holy Night.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-readmore__text-anchor-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/15697647\/gisele-weds-husband-months-after-first-child\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"240\" width=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TM-26-12-Gisele-Bundchen_COMP.jpg\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-kicker\">MARRY CHRISTMAS<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-headline\">Gisele secretly weds second hubby months after welcoming their first child<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-readmore__text-anchor-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/15507582\/nepo-baby-21-clementine-supermodel-mum-claudia-schiffer\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"240\" width=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mm-nepo-baby-comp.jpg\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-kicker\">double take<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-headline\">Nepo baby, 21, looks just like her supermodel mom &#8211; can you guess her parents?<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In her caption, she expressed hopes for Alexa\u2019s coming year, wishing that it would be as harmonious as a musical.<\/p>\n<p>The post read, \u201cHappy Birthday to my beautiful songbird @alexarayjoel. May your next year be a beautiful musical that (unlike me) hits all the right high notes and keeps you and all of us humming along in JOY! \u201d<\/p>\n<p>The post received numerous responses from followers with well-wishes for the celebration and compliments for the iconic duo.<\/p>\n<p>One commenter wrote, \u201cBeautiful perfection,\u201d while another added, \u201cHappiest Bday to your beautiful girl.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alexa Ray Joel, the daughter of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/11206011\/billy-joel-sings-ex-wife-christie-brinkley\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brinkley and musician Billy Joel,<\/a> has established herself in the music industry, known for her unique sound and artistic contributions.<\/p>\n<p>Model Christie Brinkley and daughter Alexa Ray Joel attend the 25th Annual Artists &amp; Writers Charity Softball Game on August 26, 1989 in East Hampton, Long IslandCredit: Getty<\/p>\n<p>Model Christie Brinkley, musician Billy Joel and daughter Alexa Ray Joel at Radio City Music Hall on September 15, 1988Credit: Getty<\/p>\n<p>Christie Brinkley has been a prominent figure in the fashion industry since the 1970s.<\/p>\n<p>Considered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/11043800\/christie-brinkley-70-shows-off-toned-legs\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the original Supermodel<\/a> because of her long legs and all-American looks, she achieved widespread recognition in the fashion industry.<\/p>\n<p>She is celebrated for her appearances on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, where she graced the cover three times, in 1979, 1980, and 1981.<\/p>\n<p>She served as the face of the makeup brand, Cover Girl, for 25 years, the longest contract for any model.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s also been featured on over 500 magazine covers.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to her modeling career, Brinkley has ventured into acting, appearing in her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/14320377\/christie-brinkley-billy-joel-brain-disorder\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ex-husband\u2019s<\/a> music video Uptown Girl and notable performances in films such as National Lampoon\u2019s Vacation.<\/p>\n<p>Later, she made cameos on the TV show, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/1564847\/parks-and-recreation-leaving-netflix-watch\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Parks and Rec<\/a>, and starred in Broadway\u2019s Chicago. <\/p>\n<p>Brinkley\u2019s influence extends beyond her professional endeavors, as she actively supports philanthropic initiatives related to environmental conservation and women\u2019s health.<\/p>\n<p>Christie Brinkley and Alexa Ray JoelCredit: Instagram \/ christiebrinkley<\/p>\n<p>Alexa Ray Joel celebrating her 40th birthdayCredit: Instagram \/ christiebrinkley\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CHRISTIE Brinkley has made a striking appearance in a skintight dress as she celebrated her daughter, Alexa Ray&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":377311,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[49,48,361,75,5017],"class_list":{"0":"post-377310","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-celebrities","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-section-entertainmentcelebrity"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/377310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=377310"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/377310\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/377311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=377310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=377310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=377310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}