As the daughter of two American icons, Alexa Ray Joel has lived literally her entire life in the public eye. She has also somewhat lived in the shadow of her parents — five-time Grammy-winning singer and certified Piano Man Billy Joel , and longtime CoverGirl spokesmodel and three-time Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover model Christie Brinkley. Billy Joel and Brinkley wed in 1985, welcoming their only daughter Alexa Ray at the end of that year. The couple divorced in 1994, and both parties went on to remarry and have more children. Alexa Ray continued to be a source of public fascination, even after her parents split.

Though she is proud of her lineage, Alexa Ray spent many years trying to carve out a name for herself separate from her mother and especially her father because she chose t

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