Meet Niki Taylor
From top model to tough survivor.
Nicole ("Niki") Renee Taylor was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and raised in Pembroke Pines, Florida.
Taylor signed a modeling contract at 13 and her first magazine cover was an issue of Seventeen at the age of 14. The following year, at 15, she graced the cover of Vogue.
In 1991, Taylor was named one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People.
Taylor became the first spokesmodel younger than 18 to sign a major contract with CoverGirl in 1992.
In May 1996, Niki was on the cover of all six major women's fashion and fitness magazines: Allure, Vogue, ELLE, Marie Claire, Self and Shape. They are known as the "Niki Six."
She appeared in the '97, '98, and '99 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues and was on the '98 cover of its swimsuit calendar. She's graced the cover of over 400 magazines.
Taylor also worked as an interviewer for segments of "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous." In addition, she has covered events for NBC and guest-hosted MTV's "Fashionably Loud."
On May 2, 2001, Taylor was critically injured in a car accident in Atlanta, Georgia.
Unconscious for six weeks and bedridden for an additional month, her recovery from the accident included approximately 56 operations and substantial physical therapy.
In 2008, Niki and male model Tyson Beckford co-hosted the Bravo series "Make Me a Supermodel."
Niki has twin sons and one daughter and is currently married and living in Brentwood, Tennessee.
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