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Christie Brinkley rescues girl at Tony Awards

The actress helped to calm a young girl after the girl suddenly fainted

Us Magazine

NEW YORK — According to a source, Brinkley, 57, ended an interview mid-sentence Sunday when a young girl suddenly fainted in the Audemars Piguet Green Room during the Tony Awards.

Brinkley instructed the girl to stay down before asking someone to fetch a pillow. After a staff member retrieved one from the couch, Brinkley propped up the girl’s legs and began to calm her down, kneeling by her side until paramedics arrived.

Once the ambulance arrived, a paramedic ran to the girl to evaluate her condition. Upon noticing the Chicago star, the starstruck paramedic exclaimed, “Christie Brinkley?!”

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