Biography

Her father is of Norwegian (one half), German, and Sinti/Roma descent. Her mother, Vilailuck Teigen, is Thai. Chrissy's surname is of Norwegian origin. Chrissy discovered on Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2012) that her distant paternal cousins, who were Roma, were killed in the Holocaust in Auschwitz.

(September 14, 2013) Married her boyfriend of 6 years John Legend in Como, Italy, following a 20-month-long engagement. Legend proposed to Teigen in December 2011, after four years of dating, having first met on the set of his 2007 music video for "Stereo".

Has 3 children: daughter, Luna Stephens (b. April 14, 2016) & son, Miles Theodore Stephens (b. May 16, 2018) with husband, John Legend. Third child is daughter Esti Stephens born January 13th, 2023.

Posed for the 2017 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue six months after she gave birth to her daughter.

Has appeared in every Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue since 2010.

I love dress shopping, and I love talking about the wedding food. That's what makes me happy. If you tell me to do a guest list, I cry. I hate it.

If I'm going to eat fast food, I'm going to McDonald's. I don't need to pretend.

I go out of my way to try not to be too annoying... my biggest goal in life is to not be annoying about being a bride.

I would love four children because I have a very small family, so I want those big Thanksgiving dinners.

I regret things all the time. I've never regretted not saying something. I've only regretted saying something.