Here's information on Brinkley's four marriages and her children.

Christie Brinkley Marriage News Updates:
3/07/2012: Four years after their divorce, the anger and arguments continue.

Peter Cook: "I'm not here to attack Christie Brinkley, but to defend myself, because to be called a dead beat dad -- to me -- is such a horrible, spiteful, vengeful thing to say, despite the fact that its not true."

Source: "Christie Brinkley Divorce: Peter Cook Says Ex is Trying to 'Publicly Castrate' Him."HuffingtonPost.com. 3/07/2012.

7/10/08: The divorce trial for Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook ended with both sides saying they got what they wanted in the settlement. Brinkley won sole custody of Jack and Sailor, keeps properties in the Hamptons, and will pay Cook $2.1 million.

1/23/07: Custody issues between Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook are hostile and not complete. The couple fussed over situations such as helping with homework and whether the kids can fly on commercial jets.

9/14/06: With the filing of divorce papers in Suffolk County Court in Riverhead, New York, Christie Brinkley is following through with her expected divorce from Peter Cook.

7/25/06: Peter Cook has made a public apology saying that he is hoping for a reconciliation with Christie. He is quoted in The New York Post as saying, "This is an aberration.I'm sorry. I'm contrite. I'm stupid. Foolish. No excuse."

Birthdates:
Christie Lee Hudson Brinkley: February 2, 1954 in Detroit, Michigan. Christie was raised in Malibu, California.

Jean-Francois Allaux: Rabat, Morocco.

Olivier Chandon de Brailles: September 17, 1955 in France.

Billy Joel: May 9, 1949 in the Bronx, New York.

Richard Taubman: abt. 1948.

Peter Cook: abt. 1959.

How They Met:
Jean-Francois Allaux: Christie and Jean-Francois met while she was in France.

Olivier Chandon de Brailles: Olivier and Christie Brinkley met at Studio 54 where she was hosting a party to promote her 1982 calendar.

Billy Joel: Christie and Billy Joel met in 1983 on the Island of St. Barts in the Caribbean. Her engagement ring was reportedly a diamond solitare the size of a sugar cube.

Richard Taubman: Christie and Richard Taubman met in March 1994 when a mutual friend introduced them. He proposed in May, 1994 although Christie and Billy were still married.

Peter Cook: According to an interview in the April 1997 Redbook, Peter Cook and Christie first met in 1979 when he was modeling, and had their paths cross a few times after that.

But at their re-introduction by mutual friend, NBC's Jill Rappaport, Peter and Christie felt an immediate chemistry with one another.

Peter and Christie announced their engagement in August 1996 after he gave her a sapphire and diamond engagement ring.

Marriage Dates:
Jean-Francois Allaux: Christie Brinkley and Jean-Francois Allaux married in 1973.

Olivier Chandon de Brailles: Christie Brinkley and Olivier Chandon de Brailles never married.

Billy Joel: Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley were married on March 23, 1985 on a yacht on the Hudson River. This was the second marriage for both Billy and Christie. Christie and Billy have one daughter.

Richard Taubman: Christie Brinkley and Richard Taubman were married at 3:30 in the afternoon on December 22, 1994 in Telluride, Colorado near the area where they were both in a helicopter crash in March, 1994. Christie wore a white satin dress that she designed.

At the top of lift No. 9, the simple ceremony was 11,900 feet up Telluride Mountain Christie was 40 years old, and Ricky was 46 years old when they wed. The 150 wedding invitations were drawn by her daughter, Alexa.

Christie announced at their wedding that they were expecting a baby boy. Guests at their reception at the Gorrono Ranch Restaurant were served a turkey, ham, pasta, and salmon buffet.

They had a roving magician on site to entertain the children. It was the second marriage for Richard and the third marriage for Christie. They honeymooned for two weeks in Italy.

Peter Cook: Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook married on September 21, 1996 under a gazebo in a broad meadow at their ranch in Bridgehampton, New York. Both Peter and Christie wore Armani suits. Christie's was white with a long skirt and train. Peter's was a black-crepe suit.

They had nearly 120 guests at their wedding including Billy Joel. Christie was 42 when they married, and Peter was 37. Christie and Peter have a daughter.

Children:
Christie Brinkley has two daughters and one son. She had three miscarriages.

• Alexa Ray Joel: Born on December 29, 1985. Alexa lives in New York city and is a singer, songwriter, and pianist like her father, Billy Joel.
• Jack Paris Brinkley: Born on June 2, 1995. His father is Richard Taubman.
• Sailor Lee Brinkley Cook: Born on July 2, 1998. Her father is Peter Cook.

Occupations:
Christie Brinkley: Model, actress, writer, photographer, designer, and artist.

Jean-Francois Allaux: Artist, illustrator, and political cartoonist. Jean-Francois is a faculty member of University of Massachusetts Darmouth, College of Visual & Performing Arts.

Olivier Chandon de Brailles: Race-car driver, Moet-Chandon champagne heir.
Billy Joel: Composer, actor, writer, and producer.
Richard Taubman: Real-estate developer.
Peter Cook: Architect, former model.

Residences:
Jean-Francois Allaux: Christie and Jean-Francois met while she was in France.
Olivier Chandon de Brailles: Olivier lived in France and in New York City.
Billy Joel: Amagansett, Long Island and an apartment on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
Richard Taubman: La Jolla, California.
Peter Cook: Bridgehampton, New York and an apartment in New York City.
All of Christie Brinkley's previous marriages have ended in divorce.

Christie Brinkley's Divorces
Jean-Francois Allaux: Christie has said that their marriage ended because they were both two young. They divorced in 1981. He remarried and lives in Jamestown, Rhode Island with his wife and two sons.

Olivier Chandon de Brailles: Olivier died in a race-car crash during a private pre-season practice session on March 2, 1983 at the Moroso Motorsports Park in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The car crashed through a barrier and went into a canal. He drowned because he was pinned in the car.

NYT -- Racer Drowned After Car Crashed
Billy Joel: Reasons for their divorce included differences in where they wanted to live, rumors of Billy's infidelity, and the amount of time that Billy was on tour and away from home. The announcement of the end of their marriage came in March, 1994. They divorced August 25, 1994 but remained on friendly terms.

Richard Taubman: They divorced in 1995 after announcing she was leaving Richard seven weeks after their son was born. Financial issues were rumored to be the reason for the end of their short marriage. Apparently, Richard didn't repay a $1.5 million loan from Christie. In the divorce settlement, it was reported that he agreed to forfeit his visitation rights with Jack.

Peter Cook: On July 12, 2006, Christie and Peter announced they were separating. A week later, on July 18, 2006, a 19-year old employee of Peter's firm, Diana Bianchi, revealed she and Peter had a one-year affair. Christie learned of the affair from Diana's father and then discovered intimate emails between Peter and Diana. Their marriage ended with a divorce settlement on 7/10/2008. Christie won sole custody of Jack and Sailor, will pay Peter Cook $2.1 million, and keeps properties in the Hamptons.

Christie Brinkley has given many interviews about her marriages, husbands, and divorces. Here are a few of her quotes about marriage as well as responses from her husbands.

Peter Cook's public apology saying that he is hoping for a reconciliation with Christie, 7/25/06: He is quoted in The New York Post as saying, ""This is an aberration.I'm sorry. I'm contrite. I'm stupid. Foolish. No excuse."

Christie, about Peter, 7/2004: "This marriage is forever. We have a foundation of love and honesty and respect, and we're a real team. Peter is the greatest father, so involved. He's our Rock of Gibraltar."
Source: Good Housekeeping, July, 2004.

Christie, about Peter, 5/2006: "[He's] our rock. He remembers everything and always has a handle on it all. He's the calm in the middle of our storm."
Source: USA Today

Christie, about her marriage to Peter: "This may be my fourth marriage and Peter's first, but it's the last for both of us."
Source: Redbook, April 1997

Christie, about her miscarriages: "After the first miscarriage, I tried to take the attitude that it was my body's way of telling me that this pregnancy wasn't meant to be, and that it was better for everybody," she said, slowly. "But after tile second one, it was really devastating. Four months is a lot of living with that little life in you--thinking about it, eating right for it, nurturing it and all of a sudden, it dies. After the second one, we decided to try in vitro, because both Peter and I felt we couldn't handle another failure. We thought: Lets let the best of science try it for us. When I miscarried after that, we had to come to terms with the possibility that this wasn't meant to be. It's just amazing that two months later I got pregnant again."
Source: Good Housekeeping, May 1998.

Christie, about her current relationship with Billy: "We know each other really well. We couldn't live together. But there was no reason to throw away our friendship."
Source: Good Housekeeping, May 1998.

Christie, about Richard: "Then I have this helicopter crash, and I fall in love with this man who was in the crash with me. I must have been suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrome, because everyone seemed to realize what a mistake I was making except me. My girlfriends and my mother knew, but I wouldn't listen to them. I must've got whacked on the head, but he presented a totally false person for me to fall in love with."
Source: Redbook, April 1997

Christie, about Richard: He tried to appear flashy and like something he wasn't," she says of Taubman. "But basically he never went to work and didn't have a job. Of course I thought he did. I thought he was on the phone doing business deals instead of what he was really trying to do, which was borrowing money from people. I don't count that relationship with Ricky. It's just like a blip at this point. I feel that it was some sort of roundabout way of Jack finding me.I had to fall in love with the devil himself to get this sweet angel, Jack."
Source: Good Housekeeping, May 1998.

Peter, about Christie: "[She's] a nice, sweet person looking for happiness for herself and her family."
Source: USA Today

Christie, about Billy Joel: "Just because people can express themselves through their art doesn't mean they are great communicators in person."
Source: Entertainment Weekly, April 20, 2001.

Richard, about their swift decision to marry: "The crash obviously had a major impact on us.Once we got together, we knew it was meant to be."
Source: People Weekly, Jan 9, 1995.

Christie, about Richard: "Life is short. Ricky and I realize how lucky we were. We want to be together all the time."
Source: People Weekly, Jan 9, 1995.