The Most Beautiful Women of the 1970s, Ranked

Christie Brinkley was discovered in a Paris post office in 1973, a start that sounds almost too neat for how fast she took over the modeling world. She became the era’s prototype of the sporty American “girl next door,” with a bright smile and an energy that pushed fashion away from its distant runway tone. By the late 1970s, she was landing consecutive Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue covers and appearing regularly in leading fashion magazines like Vogue.