11. She’s Of Mixed Heritage
Born on November 30, 1985 to a Thai mother and a father of Norwegian descent, Christine Diane Teigen’s looks have always stopped people in their paths. She was born in Delta, Utah where her father supported the family by working as an electrician, but the family often moved to new locations.
They lived in Idaho, Washington, and Hawaii before they made their way to Huntington Beach, California when Chrissy was a teenager. She got a job working at a surf shop and when she was 18-years-old, a photographer came in and wanted to use her as a model.
Posing for the camera wasn’t her first choice as a career; as she told The Daily Beast she “always wanted to be a teacher or wanted to do something with food.” She didn’t think she had the chops to be a successful model because, to her, she wasn’t tall or skinny enough, but she tried it out anyway.
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