How Your Favorite Supermodels Got Their Start

Christie Brinkley

This celebrity got pretty dog-gone lucky with her discovery. She was at the vet with her sick dog while in Paris when she got into a conversation with a photographer. The man saw her potential, and it all happened in the front lobby of a vet clinic. He asked if he could shoot her photos for a project he was working on, and the rest is history. She became an instant success.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.