Nicole Taylor was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1975. She began professional modeling at the age of 14. Two years later Niki was a teen millionaire and president of her own company, Niki, Inc. Her first magazine cover was an issue of Seventeen at age 16; and at 17, she graced the cover of Vogue.
In May 1996, she set a record by appearing on the cover of six major women’s magazines in the same month: Allure, Vogue, ELLE, Marie Claire, Self, and Shape. They have become known as the “Niki Six.”
She 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.