Chrissy Teigen | Thai-American

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Photo credit: Chrissy Teigen/Instagram

Chrissy Teigen

Thai-American

Model + Co-host, Lip Sync Battle

Instagram: @chrissyteigen 


Born in Utah to a Thai mother and a father of Norwegian and German descent, Chrissy Teigen is a model that made her debut in Sports Illustrated as Rookie of the Year in 2010, and on the actual cover of the magazine in 2014. Prior to these two career peaks, Chrissy modeled for several brands, including Nike, Skullcandy Headphones, Rock and Republic and Olay.

She also holds the title of Guest Host and Contributor across various TV networks, such as E!, MTV and Fuse. Since 2015, Chrissy has been a co-host on Spike TV’s Lip Sync Battle with LL Cool J, and released Cravings –a cookbook that is now a New York Times bestseller.

Interesting fact: Chrissy was discovered by a photographer while working in a surf shop in Huntington Beach, California.