Discovered while waiting tables in a restaurant during her freshman Year at Hofstra University, Carol Alt became a successful model with the Elite Agency. After a long career gracing the covers of many magazines and appearing in exercise videos, she began acting in European films. Most of her films are made and released in Italy. Besides appearing in "Sports Illustrated" swimsuit videos, she has also worked on the second "Supermodels in the Rainforest" project. Both Entertainment Tonight and Access Hollywood have run stories about her and occasionally she is a guest commentator. In her spare time, she enjoys riding horses, playing golf, basketball, singing, and driving race cars.
Model turned actress Life Magazine called her "The Face" Playboy Magazine called her "The most beautiful woman in the world" Daughter of the late Anthony Alt , a US Army Reserve Colonel and a New York City Fire Chief. Drives racing cars at charity events. Mother was a former model. Grew up in East Williston, Long Island, New York, USA. Attended Hofstra University in Hempstead, Long Island, New York on an ROTC scholarship. Dropped out of college to model in Manhattan. Ex-husband Ron Greschner played for the New York Rangers and her current boyfriend Alexei Yashin plays for the New York Islanders Measurements: 34B-25-34 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine) Married her ex-husband, Ron Greschner , in St. Aidan's Roman Catholic Church, in Williston Park, Long Island, New York. Her current husband, Alexei Yashin, signed a 10 year, $87.5 million contract with the New York Islanders of the NHL in 2001. In 2004 she published a book discussing various health related issues she suffered from and how adopting a raw food diet 8 years earlier dramatically changed her life for the better. Her book is called "Eating in the Raw". One of her favorite restaurants is a raw food restaurant in New York called Quintessence. Older sister of plus-sized model Christiane Alt.