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Nicole Renee Taylor (born March 5, 1975) is an American model and has hosted for television.
Taylor was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Ken and Barbara Taylor, a highway patrol lieutenant and a photographer, respectively. She was raised in Pembroke Pines, Florida; she attended Cooper City High School. She has an older sister, Joelle; she and Joelle had a younger sister, Krissy (1978–1995).
When she was 13, Taylor signed with Irene Marie Models in South Florida. There she met photographer Jean Renard, who later became her manager. She subsequently won a Fresh Faces contest in New York City and a $500,000 modeling contract. Taylor's first magazine cover was an issue of Seventeen (August 1989) at 14. The next year, she was photographed for the cover of Vogue, becoming the second youngest person (at 15) to appear on the cover of the magazine, after Brooke Shields.
In 1991, at age 16, Taylor became the youngest person ever to be featured as one of People magazine's Most Beautiful People. In 1992, Taylor became the first spokesmodel younger than 18 to sign a major contract with CoverGirl, and she became a feature in their national advertising campaign. Other ad campaigns of hers have been for Thierry Mugler, Escada, Liz Claiborne, Jean Paul Gaultier, Versace, Versus, Anne Klein, L'Oréal, Gap, Lee Jeans, and Pantene. Taylor remains the only person to simultaneously have six billboards in NYC's Times Square, three of those having displayed her image continuously throughout the entire year.
In May 1996, Taylor appeared on the covers of the six major American women's fashion and fitness magazines in the same month: Allure, Vogue, ELLE, Marie Claire, Self, and Shape. A first in history, it was named the 'Niki Six'. She appeared in the 1997 and 1998 editions of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue; she was the cover model of the 1998 Sports Illustrated swimsuit calendar. Sports Illustrated released three video segments of her photo shoots, for the years 1997, 1998 and 1999. The 1997 segment was with another model, Naomi Campbell, the 1998 segment was with two other models, and the 1999 segment only featured Taylor.
In September 2016, Taylor began a modeling comeback, shooting covers, editorials, and features for major magazines including Paper, Flaunt, British Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, and American Vogue. She has been photographed for Marc Jacobs and Jennifer Fisher. In September 2017, Taylor earned best dressed titles in Vanity Fair, Vogue, Hello! magazine, and WWD.
In April 2021, Taylor again became the face of CoverGirl after her last contract ended in 2000.
Outside of modeling, Taylor was once an interviewer for segments of the syndicated program Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. She covered events for NBC and guest-hosted MTV's Fashionably Loud.
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Niki Taylor
Nicole Renee Taylor (born March 5, 1975) is an American model and has hosted for television.
Taylor was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Ken and Barbara Taylor, a highway patrol lieutenant and a photographer, respectively. She was raised in Pembroke Pines, Florida; she attended Cooper City High School. She has an older sister, Joelle; she and Joelle had a younger sister, Krissy (1978–1995).
When she was 13, Taylor signed with Irene Marie Models in South Florida. There she met photographer Jean Renard, who later became her manager. She subsequently won a Fresh Faces contest in New York City and a $500,000 modeling contract. Taylor's first magazine cover was an issue of Seventeen (August 1989) at 14. The next year, she was photographed for the cover of Vogue, becoming the second youngest person (at 15) to appear on the cover of the magazine, after Brooke Shields.
In 1991, at age 16, Taylor became the youngest person ever to be featured as one of People magazine's Most Beautiful People. In 1992, Taylor became the first spokesmodel younger than 18 to sign a major contract with CoverGirl, and she became a feature in their national advertising campaign. Other ad campaigns of hers have been for Thierry Mugler, Escada, Liz Claiborne, Jean Paul Gaultier, Versace, Versus, Anne Klein, L'Oréal, Gap, Lee Jeans, and Pantene. Taylor remains the only person to simultaneously have six billboards in NYC's Times Square, three of those having displayed her image continuously throughout the entire year.
In May 1996, Taylor appeared on the covers of the six major American women's fashion and fitness magazines in the same month: Allure, Vogue, ELLE, Marie Claire, Self, and Shape. A first in history, it was named the 'Niki Six'. She appeared in the 1997 and 1998 editions of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue; she was the cover model of the 1998 Sports Illustrated swimsuit calendar. Sports Illustrated released three video segments of her photo shoots, for the years 1997, 1998 and 1999. The 1997 segment was with another model, Naomi Campbell, the 1998 segment was with two other models, and the 1999 segment only featured Taylor.
In September 2016, Taylor began a modeling comeback, shooting covers, editorials, and features for major magazines including Paper, Flaunt, British Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, and American Vogue. She has been photographed for Marc Jacobs and Jennifer Fisher. In September 2017, Taylor earned best dressed titles in Vanity Fair, Vogue, Hello! magazine, and WWD.
In April 2021, Taylor again became the face of CoverGirl after her last contract ended in 2000.
Outside of modeling, Taylor was once an interviewer for segments of the syndicated program Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. She covered events for NBC and guest-hosted MTV's Fashionably Loud.
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