Brinkley played her first role as an actress in the 1983 film '' National Lampoon 's Vacation '' as " The girl in the red Ferrari " opposite Chevy Chase ; she reprised that role in the 1997 sequel '' Vegas Vacation '' . and later spoofed it in a 2008 DirecTV commercial using with footage from '' Vacation '' , and again in a 2015 Infiniti commercial as the wife in the Infiniti . ( The blonde in the convertible for this spoof is model Scarlett Burke . ) In 2011 , she appeared as herself in the documentary , '' King of the Hamptons '' , which was produced by filmmaker , Dennis Michael Lynch . The film premiered at the 2010 Hamptons International Film Festival
Hamptons International Film Festival
Hamptons International Film Festival
Christie Brinkley