She has blossomed so stunningly': Christie Brinkley slams claims her daughter Alexa Ray Joel has had a breast enlargement

Alexa Ray Joel sparked claims she had undergone a breast augmentation after stepping out at a fashion show last weekend.
But her mother Christie Brinkley has slammed claims her daughter has been under the knife and claims she has just grown into her looks.
Speaking to TV host Anderson Cooper the 59-year-old actress said: 'My daughter Alexis, we call a late bloomer and she has blossomed so stunningly.'

Speaking out: Christie Brinkley spoke to Anderson Cooper about her daughter to rubbish rumours she has had a boob job

Rubbishing claims: Christie Brinkley has slammed reports that her daughter Alexa has had a breast augmentation

Addressing the claims the 26-year-old has had a little help with her shape she added: 'She's totally natural, look at her.'
Christie also said that Alexis was simply lucky in the gene department and said: 'She happens to be endowed very generously.'
The blonde beauty also explained that Alexis endured criticism for her looks as a child. 
Christie, who was married to Alexis' father Billy Joel from 1985 to 1994 said: 'First of all, I think my ex-husband and my daughter are both beautiful, talented, wonderful, and it really hurt to see the nasty criticism, the nasty writing, it hurts.'

She's well endowed: The 59-year-old actress has said her daughter's curves are all natural

She added: 'It bothers me as a human that our society has gotten to this level. And now, after enduring all this criticism as a child, not a public figure but a child, she's stepping out into the world she's doing things and now they can't even accept, it's like, 'Oh she's too beautiful, she bought it all, it's all plastic surgery.'
While Christie denies that Alexis has undergone breast augmentation surgery she did concede that the brunette had rhinoplasty.
She explained: 'My daughter is the most honest, open, sensitive and beautiful person and she had a little tweak of her nose, she had a rhinoplasty which she felt she wanted to tell everybody because she wanted other people to feel comfortable if they made that decision for themselves and she did. That's the only thing she's every done.'

Out of order: Christie also told the chat show host that her daughter had a difficult childhood and had faced lots of scrutiny

All natural: Alexa, seen with her father Billy Joel hasn't had any work expect a nose job, which she has been open about