Simplify the following text for a Grade 10 native English-speaking person.
Original: Born Christie Lee Hudson in Monroe , Michigan , Brinkley is the daughter of Herbert and Marjorie Hudson . Her mother moved to California , where she later married television writer Don Brinkley , and Christie adopted her stepfather 's surname .
Simplified: jpg thumb ( 462x599 ) px right Christie Brinkley ) ) Christie Lee Hudson , better known as Christie Brinkley , is an American model , actress , writer and designer .