Christie Brinkley helps fainting woman

Christie Brinkley is being praised got helping a woman who fainted backstage at the Tony Awards.

The ex-supermodel, currently starring in Chicago on Broadway arrived at the theatre, was said to be browsing the gift suite when the unnamed female escorting her, passed out.

Brinkley rushed to help her along with singer/actor Paul Schaffer, who gave the woman orange juice to boost sugar levels. The beauty stayed with ehr until the medics arrived.

The stunner was then rewarded for the good deed as she won a $35,000 watch in the gift suite according to the New York Post.