Chrissy Teigen

Chrissy Teigen
Teigen in 2012
Born Christine Diane Teigen[1]
(1985-11-30) November 30, 1985
Delta, Utah, U.S.
Occupation Model
Years active 2006–present
Spouse(s)
John Legend (m. 2013)
Children 2
Modeling information
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Hair color Brown[2]
Eye color Brown[2]
Agency

Christine Diane Teigen (/ˈtaɪɡən/;[4] born November 30, 1985)[5] is an American model and author. She made her debut in the annual Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 2010 and, alongside Nina Agdal and Lily Aldridge, appeared on the cover in 2014. She formerly was a part of the lifestyle panel talk show FABLife and currently co-hosts Lip Sync Battle with LL Cool J on Paramount Network.

Early life

Teigen was born in Delta, Utah.[5] Her father is of Norwegian descent, and her mother is Thai.[6] Teigen's father worked as an electrician, and the family moved often. After living in Hawaii, Idaho, and Washington, the family eventually settled in Huntington Beach, California when Teigen was a teenager.[7][8][9] She was discovered by a photographer while working in a surf shop.[7][10]

Career

Chrissy Teigen in Sydney

She is represented worldwide by IMG Models in New York.[2] She became an IGN Babe in 2004 and a substitute model on Deal or No Deal for 2006–2007. In July 2007, she appeared on the cover of Maxim's calendar. Her campaigns include Gillette Venus, Olay, Nike, Skullcandy headphones, Gap Factory, XOXO, UGG Australia, Rock and Republic, Billabong, Beach Bunny Swimwear (for whom she was also a fashion week correspondent), and Nine West Fashion Targets Breast Cancer. She has also served as a recurring guest host and contributor on E!, TMZ, MTV, FUSE/MSG, and Extra with Mario Lopez, and has appeared on America's Next Top Model and Watch What Happens Live. In spring 2013, she was host of the reality competition show, Model Employee on VH1.[11] Teigen appeared in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue in 2010, and was named "Rookie of the Year".[12] Her friend and fellow model Brooklyn Decker had introduced her to the people at Sports Illustrated to cast her.[13] She was also a part of the 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issues. In 2014, she appeared on the 50th anniversary cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue with Nina Agdal and Lily Aldridge.[14][15]

In addition to Sports Illustrated, Teigen has appeared on the cover of Ocean Drive magazine, Cosmopolitan, and in editorials for Italian Vogue, Esquire, Glamour, Galore and Cosmopolitan.[16] Other side projects include designing a capsule collection with swimwear designer DiNeila Brazil (which debuted at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim in Miami in the summer of 2011) and appearing as a featured character in the 2011 EA Sports video game Need For Speed: The Run.[17] When not working in the world of fashion modeling, Teigen is a cook and writer. She enjoys expanding her knowledge of food while traveling the world. She was also featured on an additional Cooking Channel special in February 2013, titled Chrissy Teigen's Hungry, detailing her wedding menu tasting with then-fiancé John Legend.[18] Teigen recently filmed a Cooking Channel special titled Cookies and Cocktails.[19]

In 2012, Teigen was named Spike TV's "Our New Girlfriend." In 2013, Teigen appeared in her husband John Legend's music video for the song "All Of Me", which was inspired by their relationship.[20] In April 2014, Teigen appeared on an Inside Amy Schumer sketch playing a fictionalized version of herself as a relationship counselor.[21] Teigen appears as a judge on the new MTV2 cooking show Snack-Off. In January 2015, Teigen appeared as a guest star on The Mindy Project as the girlfriend of the man to whom Mindy lost her virginity. In April 2015, Teigen became a co-host on Spike TV's Lip Sync Battle alongside LL Cool J.[22] Teigen co-hosted the Billboard Music Awards with Ludacris.[23] She is the food stylist on Tyra Banks's lifestyle talk show FABLife. [24]

On October 11, 2017, Teigen released a clothing line, in collaboration with Revolve.[25]

In 2018, to coincide with the release of her second cookbook, Teigen released a line of cookware, Cravings by Chrissy Teigen, available through Target.[26]

As author

On February 23, 2016, Teigen published Cravings: Recipes for All the Food You Want to Eat, which was a New York Times bestseller[27] and the second-best selling cookbook of the year, according to Publishers Weekly [28]. On September 18, 2018, Teigen released her second book, titled Cravings: Hungry For More, also known as Cravings 2 [29].

Political views

Teigen is a critic of U.S. President Donald Trump, and has garnered media attention for her impersonation of him at a Families Belong Together march.[30][31]

Personal life

Teigen married singer John Legend on September 14, 2013, in Como, Italy.[32] Legend proposed to Teigen in December 2011, after four years of dating;[33][34] they first met on the set of his 2007 music video for "Stereo". The song "All of Me" was dedicated to her.[32][35][36] They have two children, daughter Luna Simone Stephens (born on April 14, 2016)[37][38][39] and son Miles Theodore Stephens (born on May 16, 2018).[40][41][42] Both children were conceived via in vitro fertilization[43].

Filmography

Film and television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2007–2008 Deal or No Deal Herself - Briefcase Model #12 8 episodes
2011 Cookies & Cocktails Herself Cooking Channel program
2012–2015 America's Next Top Model Herself / Supermodel / Challenge Judge 2 episodes
2013 Model Employee Herself / Host 8 episodes
2013–2014 The View Herself / Guest Co-Hostess 2 episodes
2014 Inside Amy Schumer Herself Episode: "Boner Doctor"
2014 Snack Off Herself / Judge 18 episodes
2015–2016 FabLife Herself / Co-Host 179 episodes
2015–2018 Lip Sync Battle 81 episodes
2015 The Mindy Project Grace Episode: "San Francisco Bae"
2016 The Toycracker: A Mini-Musical Spectacular Nutcracker Television film
2017 Double Dutchess: Seeing Double Herself Segment "M.I.L.F. $"
2018 Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation Crystal Voice

Music videos

Year Title Artist Notes
2007 "Stereo" John Legend
2013 "All of Me"
2016 "Love Me Now"
2016 "M.I.L.F.$" Fergie

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Need for Speed: The Run Nikki Blake Voice

References

  1. ↑ Christine Teigen [@chrissyteigen] (November 15, 2012). "my middle name is diane. after steak diane" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. 1 2 3 4 IMG Models. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Chrissy Teigen - Model". Models.com. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  4. ↑ Rincón, Alessandra (September 17, 2018). "We've Been Saying Ariana Grande and Chrissy Teigen's Names Wrong". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Chrissy Teigen Biography". (Sidebar below image) UsMagazine.com. Archived from the original on September 26, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  6. ↑ Green, Treye (September 14, 2013). "Who Is Chrissy Teigen? Meet John Legend's Supermodel Wife". International Business Times.
  7. 1 2 Arcella, Lisa. "Chrissy Teigen Talks John Legend, Modeling & More". vegasmagazine.com.
  8. ↑ Gage, Eleni. "Chrissy Teigen Gives Us Fever". oceandrive.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Snohomish High scores when Chrissy Teigen comes to town - HeraldNet.com". June 7, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  10. ↑ Adele Platon (May 10, 2013). "Chrissy Teigen Talks Hosting New VH1 Show 'Model Employee,' Cooking Obsession And John Legend". Vibe. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  11. ↑ Emily Exton (June 11, 2013). "Chrissy Teigen Recaps Model Employee Episode Five: Cold Drinks And Melted Spray Tans". VH1. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Chrissy Teigen Is a Member of the Mile-High Club". Cosmopolitan. April 28, 2014. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Sports Illustrated Swimsuits Revealed". YouTube. February 9, 2010. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  14. ↑ Ward, Michelle. "Lily Aldridge, Chrissy Teigen & Nina Agdal Grace Sports Illustrated's 50th Anniversary Swimsuit Issue!". People. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
  15. ↑ Lindsay Silberman. "Chrissy Teigen, Counterculture Celebrity". dujour.com. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  16. ↑ Eleni Gage. "Chrissy Teigen Gives Us Fever". oceandrive.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  17. ↑ Jada Wong (October 18, 2011). "Casting Call: Chrissy Teigen". The Huffington Post. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Chrissy Teigen on Romantic Cooking, Eating Whatever You Want and More". Cooking Channel. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  19. ↑ "Chefs & Hosts: Chrissy Teigen". Cooking Channel. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  20. ↑ Allison Takeda (July 14, 2014). "Chrissy Teigen Says Forever 21 Fired Her for Being "Fat," Was Once Mistaken for a "High-Class Hooker"". Us Weekly. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  21. ↑ Rebecca Shore (July 23, 2014). "In which Amy Schumer has the reaction any sane person might have if Chrissy Teigen turned out to be their marriage counselor". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  22. ↑ "Lip Sync Battle Preview: Anna Kendrick Enlists Jennifer Lopez's Help, John Krasinski Wears a Fringe Dress and More!". E!.
  23. ↑ "FABLife STYLISTS". FABLife. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  24. ↑ "Chrissy Teigen says new talk show 'FABLife' will emphasize the fun of food (gallery, video)".
  25. ↑ "Chrissy Teigen Just Launched a Clothing Line and It's So Damn Hot". October 14, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  26. ↑ "Chrissy Teigen is Introducing a Kitchen and Tabletop Collection, and it's Available Only at Target". Target Corporate. Retrieved 2018-10-14.
  27. ↑ "Chrissy Teigen on Her New Cookbook, Cravings: I Spent 'Years Trying to Prove to People That I Love Food'". People. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  28. ↑ "The Bestselling Cookbooks of 2016". Publishers Weekly. Jan 18, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  29. ↑ "Chrissy Teigen's New Cookbook Is Out! See Which Recipes Our Editors Loved". People Magazine.
  30. ↑ Chrissy Teigen is very pleased with her impression of President Trump Tanya Edwards, Yahoo News, June 30, 2018
  31. ↑ Chrissy Teigen Takes Baby Miles on Stage, Delivers Powerful Speech at Families Belong Together: Her Donald Trump impersonation is TOO MUCH. Laura Beck, Cosmopolitan, June 30, 2018
  32. 1 2 Webber, Stephanie (September 14, 2013). "John Legend, Chrissy Teigen Marry in Italy – See Her Wedding Dress!". Us Weekly. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
  33. ↑ Silverman, Stephen M. (December 27, 2011). "John Legend Is Engaged". People. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
  34. ↑ Galla, Brittany (July 24, 2013). "Chrissy Teigen, John Legend Planning September Wedding in Lake Como, Italy". Us Weekly. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
  35. ↑ King, Gayle. "John Legend talks wife, Chrissy Teigen as inspiration, friend Kanye West and the state of R&B". CBS News. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  36. ↑ All of Me (John Legend song)
  37. ↑ Seemayer, Zach (February 15, 2016). "Exclusive: Pregnant Chrissie Teigen and John Legend Joke That Their Baby Girl 'Might Be a Nightmare'". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  38. ↑ Kast, Catherine (April 17, 2016). "John Legend and Chrissy Teigen Welcome Daughter Luna Simone". People. Archived from the original on April 17, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  39. ↑ Legend, John (April 17, 2016). "Our new love is here! Luna Simone Stephens, born on Thursday, the 14th". Verified Twitter account. Archived from the original on April 17, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  40. ↑ "OMG, Chrissy Teigen Just Announced She's Pregnant In The Most Chrissy Teigen Way Possible". Buzzfeed.com. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  41. ↑ "Chrissy Teigen Announces She's Having a Baby Boy With John Legend". E-online. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  42. ↑ Chrissy Teigen and John Legend’s baby born People
  43. ↑ Gann, Jen. "Chrissy Teigen Doesn't Feel Like an Expert Mom". The Cut. The Cut. Retrieved 27 September 2018.


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