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Christie Brinkley Reveals Her Biological Father Hit Her with a Belt and ‘Always Seemed to Find Reason to Punish Me’ (Exclusive)

In a deeply personal new memoir, 'Uptown Girl,' out April 29, the supermodel details her difficult upbringing, her five-decade career and the loves of her life.

Memories of her biological father, Herb Hudson, coming home at the end of the day — and the fear of a little girl. In her emotionally revealing new book, excerpted in this week’s PEOPLE, the 71-year-old supermodel shares that her biological dad, Herb Hudson, hit her with a belt when she was a young girl. Uptown Girl by Christie Brinkley comes out April 29 from Harper Influence and is available for preorder now, wherever books are sold.

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