Niki Taylor Pictures ~ Niki Taylor Bio

Posted on July 14th, 2009 in actress, fashion models, female models, hollywood models, sports illustrated, vogue

Niki Taylor Early life.

Nicole (“Niki”) Renee Taylor was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Ken and Barbara Taylor, a Broward Sheriff’s Deputy and a photographer, respectively. Niki Taylor was raised in Pembroke Pines, Florida and attended Cooper City High School. She has an older sister, Joelle, and had a younger sister, Kristen (“Krissy”), a fellow model, who died of arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia on July 2, 1995, at the age of 17. As for her other family members, Niki Taylor’s younger sister Krissy, who was also on her way to becoming a model, passed away in 1995, dying of asthma complications. Named one of People magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful People in the World, Niki spends her free time jet skiing, scuba diving, swimming, exercising, kick-boxing, and practicing yoga. Niki Taylor also enjoys cooking and would prefer a home-cooked meal to a fancy restaurant any day. A traditional homebody, Niki Taylor would trade in her designer clothes for a comfortable pair of jeans any day. Coming close to James King and Carré Otis in the race for who has the most tattoos, Niki has a tattoo of a sun on her foot, a dolphin on her ankle, as well as two other tattoos on her behind. Niki Taylor may not be in the spotlight as much these days, but this entrepreneurial beauty will always be considered one of the great supermodels of the 90’s.

Modeling career.

When Niki Taylor was 13, Taylor signed with Irene Marie Models in South Florida. There she met photographer Jean Renard, who later became her manager. Niki Taylor 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 the age 14. The following year, at 15, graced the cover of Vogue. Her official website, nikitaylor.com and numerous articles and television shows claim that she was the youngest model ever to appear on the cover of Vogue. However, the record belongs to Brooke Shields, who was 14 years and 9 months old when her February 1980 issue came out.In 1991, Taylor was named one of People magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful People, wearing a bright orange one-piece bathing suit with long, lime-green gloves on the beach. The following year, Taylor became the first spokesmodel under 18 to sign a major contract with CoverGirl and she became a feature in their national advertising campaign. Some of her other ad campaigns have been for Liz Claiborne; Nokia; Ellen Tracy; L’Oréal; GAP, Lee Jeans; Rampage clothes, and Pantene. Taylor also simultaneously had six enormous billboards in NYC’s Times Square, for Liz Claiborne.In May 1996, she set a record by appearing on the cover of the six major American women’s fashion and fitness magazines in the same month: Allure, Vogue, ELLE, Marie Claire, Self, and Shape. They have become known as the “Niki Six.” Taylor appeared in the 1997, 1998 and 1999 editions of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, as well as on the 1998 cover of its swimsuit calendar. Taylor has been on the cover of over 400 magazines to date.Taylor is currently represented by New York Model Management.

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