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WHAT IS CHRISSY'S CAREER HISTORY?

Christine "Chrissy" Teigen, 34, was born on November 30, 1985, in Utah to father Ron, who is of Norwegian descent, and mother Vilailuck, who is from Thailand.

Ron worked as an electrician and took jobs all around the States which meant the family were often on the move and lived in Hawaii, Idaho and Washington before settling in California when Chrissy was a teenager.

Having grown-up watching and learning from her mother how to cook, Chrissy had ambitions to be a chef until she was discovered by a photographer while working in a surf shop.

She made her modelling debut in 2010 when she was 25 and appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated in 2014 alongside Lily Aldridge and Nina Agdal.

Chrissy has appeared in magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Italian Vogue, Esquire and Glamour.

She has also modelled for brands such as Billabong, Ed Hardy, Nike, Gillette, UGG, and Nine West.

Chrissy has been the co-host on the US version of Lip Sync Battle with LL Cool J since 2015.

She has written two cookbooks.