Christie Brinkley, 70, stuns in a leggy red dress at the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2024 Issue Release and 60th Anniversary Celebration in New York

Christie Brinkley got her weekend off to an early start by attending the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2024 Issue Release and 60th Anniversary Celebration. 

The 70-year-old actress and model was all smiles in a stunning and leggy red dress at the red carpet event on Thursday, held at the Hard Rock Hotel in New York City. 

The outing comes just two months after she revealed her skin cancer diagnosis back in mid-March.

Brinkley was all smiles as she hit the red carpet in a stunning red gown that featured oversized sleeves and showed off her legs.

The blonde bombshell's wavy locks fell down past the shoulders of her red gown as she showed off her legs on the red carpet

Christie Brinkley got her weekend off to an early start by attending the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2024 Issue Release and 60th Anniversary Celebration

The 70-year-old actress and model was all smiles in a stunning and leggy red dress at the red carpet event on Thursday, held at the Hard Rock Hotel in New York City 

The seemingly ageless beauty also rocked red lipstick while completing her look with a pair of pristine white pumps. 

Brinkley was at the event that unveiled four Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover models - Kate Upton, Chrissy Teigen, Hunter McGrady and Gayle King, making her SI Swimsuit Issue debut at 69.

Brinkley, of course, is no stranger to the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, making history for her three consecutive covers in 1979, 1980 and 1981, which had never happened before. 

The legendary model took to Instagram in mid-March to reveal she was diagnosed with skin cancer.

'The good news for me is we caught the basal cell Carcinoma early,' she began in her Instagram post. 

'And I had great Doctors that removed the cancer and stitched me up to perfection like an haute couture Dior,' she added.

She then addressed her 900K=plus followers, revealing they can avoid her fate with a simple fix.

'The good news for you is that all of this can be avoided by being diligent with your sun protection!' she said.

'I got serious a bit late so now for this ole mermaid/gardener, I’ll be slathering on my SPF 30, reapplying as needed, wearing long sleeves and a wide brim hat,' she said. 

The seemingly ageless beauty also rocked red lipstick while completing her look with a pair of pristine white pumps

Brinkley was at the event that unveiled four Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover models - Kate Upton, Chrissy Teigen, Hunter McGrady and Gayle King, making her SI Swimsuit Issue debut at 69

'And doing regular total body check ups..that is a MUST ! I was lucky to find mine, because I was accompanying one of my daughters to HER check up,' she said

Brinkley, of course, is no stranger to the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, making history for her three consecutive covers in 1979, 1980 and 1981, which had never happened before

Brinkley posed up a storm inside the Hard Rock Hotel as she flashed her toned legs 

'And doing regular total body check ups..that is a MUST ! I was lucky to find mine, because I was accompanying one of my daughters to HER check up,' she said. 

'The Doctor was looking at each freckle with a magnifying glass… it wasn’t my appointment so I wasn’t going to say anything but at the VERY end I asked if he could just look at a little tiny dot I could feel as I applied my foundation,' she said. 

'He took a look and knew immediately it needed a biopsy! He did it then and there!' she exclaimed. 

'So make your own good luck by making that check up appointment today. And slather up my friends!' Brinkleysaid.

She went on to thank Dr. Abraham, Dr. Anolik, Dr Geronemus, Dr Lloyd Hoffman at the Laser & Skin Surgery Center of New York.