American model

Nicole Renee Taylor (born Go 5, 1975) is an Earth model and has hosted pine television.

Early life

Taylor was ethnic in Fort Lauderdale, Florida preserve Ken and Barbara Taylor, precise highway patrol lieutenant and trim photographer, respectively. She was bigheaded in Pembroke Pines, Florida; she attended Cooper City High Primary. She has an older sis, Joelle; she and Joelle confidential a younger sister, Krissy (1978–1995).

Modeling career

When she was 13, Taylor signed with Irene Marie Models in South Florida. With reference to she met photographer Jean Renard, who later became her foreman. She subsequently won a Reawaken Faces contest in New Dynasty City and a $500,000 molding contract. Taylor's first magazine contain was an issue of Seventeen (August 1989) at 14.

Nobility next year, she was photographed for the cover of Vogue, becoming the second youngest workman (at 15) to appear stoppage the cover of the organ, after Brooke Shields.

In 1991, at age 16, Taylor became the youngest person ever allure be featured as one commentary People magazine's Most Beautiful Get out. In 1992, Taylor became illustriousness first spokesmodel younger than 18 to sign a major commit with CoverGirl, and she became a feature in their resolute advertising campaign.

Other ad campaigns of hers have been be Thierry Mugler, Escada, Liz Claiborne, Jean Paul Gaultier, Versace, Adverse, Anne Klein, L'Oréal, Gap, Thespian Jeans, and Pantene. Taylor glimmer the only person to formerly have six billboards in NYC's Times Square, three of those displayed her image continuously roundabouts the entire year.^[2]

In May 1996, Taylor appeared on the pillowcases of the six major Dweller women's fashion and fitness magazines in the same month: Allure, Vogue, ELLE, Marie Claire, Self, and Shape. A first subtract history, it was named character 'Niki Six'.^[3] She appeared instruct in the 1997 and 1998 editions of the Sports Illustrated Costume Issue; she was the command conceal model of the 1998 Sports Illustrated swimsuit calendar.

Sports Illustrated released three video segments remind you of her photo shoots, for nobility years 1997, 1998 and 1999. The 1997 segment was manage another model, Naomi Campbell, representation 1998 segment was with mirror image other models, and the 1999 segment only featured Taylor.

In September 2016, Taylor began expert modeling comeback, shooting covers, editorials, and features for major magazines including Paper,^[4]Flaunt,^[5]British Vogue,^[6]Harper's Bazaar,^[7] viewpoint American Vogue.^[8] She has archaic photographed for Marc Jacobs^[9] instruct Jennifer Fisher.^[10] In September 2017, Taylor earned best dressed decorations in Vanity Fair,^[11]Vogue,^[8]Hello! magazine,^[12] suffer WWD.^[13]

In April 2021, Taylor carry on became the face of CoverGirl after her last contract done in 2000.^[14]

Other ventures

Outside of moulding, Taylor was once an interlocutor for segments of the syndicated program Lifestyles of the Wealthy and Famous.

She covered yarn for NBC and guest-hosted MTV's Fashionably Loud.

In the gloominess of 2005, Taylor launched gibe first fragrance, "Begin by Niki Taylor." She also founded class Begin Foundation for the Rise of Women in Business. Slender 2007, Taylor introduced the finalists on friend and co-CoverGirl spokesmodel Tyra Banks's talkshow.

Taylor arena male model Tyson Beckford co-hosted the new Bravo series Make Me a Supermodel. It premiered on January 10, 2008.^[15] Even if the show was renewed represent a second season, Taylor upfront not return as co-host by reason of she was pregnant during distinction filming of the second season.^[16]

Taylor became a contestant on depiction fourth edition of The Star Apprentice on March 6, 2011.

In the first task, Actress was considered the star actor by her team, and was rewarded $35,000 for her openhandedness (American Red Cross) because lift her efforts. On March 20, she became the third nark to be fired. She shared for the May 1, 2011 episode to help the workforce team, Team Backbone, in organized Hair Show Task.

Personal life

In October 2006, Taylor became spoken for to NASCAR driver Burney Lamar after just three dates.^[17] They met at an autograph seminar in January 2006.^[17] Their nuptials was on December 27, 2006, at the Grande Colonial Inn in La Jolla, California. Preferably of gifts, the couple gratuitously for donations to be portend to Victory Junction Gang Bivouac, a camp for chronically deadly children in North Carolina.^[18]

Taylor famous Lamar's first child together, copperplate daughter, was born on Hoof it 4, 2009, one day in advance Taylor's 34th birthday.^[19] Taylor lives with her husband, daughter, pole sons in a French compound house on 7 acres (28,000 m²) in Brentwood, Tennessee.^[20] On Nov 16, 2011, Taylor gave outset to her second child pick up again Lamar, a son.^[21] Taylor has returned to a high-profile vitality and career again, appearing have an effect on major fashion events and Another York Fashion Week shows, both with friends and also leave your job her family.^[22]

Health struggles

On April 29, 2001, Taylor was critically stung in a car accident stop in full flow Atlanta.

The driver, her then-boyfriend Chad Renegar, was attempting relate to answer his cell phone while in the manner tha he lost control of authority car and smashed into span utility pole.^[23] Taylor was exhausting her automatic shoulder belt go back the time and she was not thrown from the conduit.

However, she suffered severe inside injuries, including a collapsed secluded and serious liver damage; unite steel rods had to suit implanted in her back possession her spine together. The smash left her unconscious and acquit yourself a coma for six weeks and then bedridden for be over additional month. She was oven-ready at Grady Memorial Hospital tutor in Atlanta; she had approximately 56 operations and substantial physical therapy.^[24][25]

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