Christie Brinkley's model daughter turns heads in tiny leopard print bikini amid tropical getaway

Christie Brinkley's model daughter, Sailor Brinkley Cook, showcased her svelte bikini body in a social media post documenting her tropical getaway on Monday. 

The 28-year-old took to Instagram to share insight into her vacation, which featured an array of stunning sunsets, gorgeous beaches and a cocktail or two.

Sailor opened the carousel of photos with a snap of her in a tiny leopard-print bikini, which highlighted her model figure. She left her blonde locks down in beachy waves as she snapped the mirror selfie.

Fans of the budding star took to her comment section to share the love, with one writing: "Dang Sailor!" while another added: "Beautiful, just like your mother." A third chimed in: "You are the sunset in human form," while another said: "Hot hot hot."

Sailor Brinkley Cook's body image struggles

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Sailor, who has modeled for Sports Illustrated in the past, has always been open about her issues with body dysmorphia and self-confidence, and works to encourage others on their self-love journey. Back in May, the blonde beauty clapped back at an online commenter who wrote that her legs were "too thick".  

"Hey there, sorry, I'm sweaty. Me and my thick thighs were just on a five-mile run," she began in a video posted to social media. "I've always had very strong legs, and because of this screwed up world and all the beauty standards pushed at us from such a young age, I thought that my strong legs were something to be ashamed of."

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"For so much of my life, I didn't wear the skirt, didn't wear the shorts, didn't wear the minidress. I thought everyone was staring at my 'thick' thighs. My 'huge' calves," she continued.

"I've done a lot of work surrounding my body image and self-esteem over the years. As you get older, you don't want to waste any more time hating your body. It just gets so [expletive] boring."

The importance of representation

She added that it was important to see different body types in the media and online and to normalize all shapes and sizes.

"The moral of the story is representation. It's seeing people that look like you feeling confident and gorgeous that matters. It's my duty now as a grown woman to be proud of my body, wear what I want to wear, show off my legs and fight back against all of that self-hating nonsense that I dealt with as a kid."

"So remember guys: It's a waste of time to hate your body, it's disrespectful to not appreciate it and wear the [expletive] shorts and the minidress," Sailor concluded.

Her supermodel mother shared her encouragement, commenting: "Power legs and powerful message! Proud mom here!!! (who btw used to be sensitive about my legs too!)."

Christie welcomed Sailor with her fourth husband, Peter Cook, in 1998, after he adopted her second child, Jack, whom she shared with her third husband, Richard Taubman.

She is also a mom to Alexa Ray, whom she welcomed with her second husband, Billy Joel.