Nikki Taylor: Who Is Krissy Taylor’s Sister?

Niki Taylor is an American model and television hostess. She is one of the most successful models of all time. Niki is also the sister of American model Kristen Erin “Krissy” Taylor. Niki is the wife of American stock car racing driver Burney Lamar. Burney has driven in both the NASCAR Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series.

Nikki Taylor: Bio Summary

How Old Is Nikki Taylor?

Nikki Taylor is 48 years old as of 2023. She was brought into the world in 1975, on March 5, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. She was born Nicole Renee Taylor to her parents, Barbara Taylor and Ken Taylor. Her father is a highway patrol lieutenant and her mother is a photographer. Niki was raised in Pembroke Pines, Florida.

Nikki Taylor is not the only child of her parents, she has two siblings. She has an older sister called Joelle Bolline and a younger sister called Kristen Erin Taylor aka Krissy Taylor (May 15, 1978 – July 2, 1995). Krissy was a model. She died at the age of 17. Her sister Niki Taylor had found her lying unconscious on the floor of their family’s home in Florida.

Efforts were made to revive Krissy Taylor but it was unsuccessful and she was later pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. Her death was attributed to a rare cardiac condition called arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD). Her mother, Barbara is involved with the Cardiac Arrhythmias Research and Education (CARE) Foundation.

According to Krissy’s website, ‘Joelle, Nicole, and Kristen (a.k.a. Joie, Niki, and Krissy) were sisters in every sense of the word. Joie was 5 years older than Nikki and 8 years older than Krissy, but in the last few years of Krissy’s life the gap seemed to grow smaller and their ages didn’t matter as much. They all wore the same size and borrowed each other’s clothes (mostly Niki’s).’

‘They had a mutual circle of friends and they went everywhere together. They were extensions of each other.’ However, there isn’t much information regarding Niki Taylor’s life as a child and family. She attended Cooper City High School.

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Nikki Taylor Is A Model

At 13, Nikki Taylor signed with Irene Marie Models in South Florida and at age 14 she landed her first magazine cover, an issue of Seventeen, in August 1989. She began modeling at 14 and captured the heart of many with her “Girl next door” charm and beauty. She became the second youngest person to appear on the cover of Vogue.

Nikki Taylor has graced the covers of Vogue, Allure, Elle, Self, Shape, and Marie Claire. She has been featured on more covers of Seventeen and Allure than any other model then, or since, per her IMDb page. At 16, she became the youngest person ever to be featured as one of People magazine’s Most Beautiful People. Niki has achieved a lot in her modeling career.

The Guinness Book of world records has named Nikki Taylor as the youngest model to sign a six-figure deal. She is the only model to have ever been on six of the major American magazine covers in the same month. She was the first and only supermodel at the Chinese fashion week held in Hong Kong in 1997. She was the cultural ambassador for the city of Nashville in their “Visit Music City” campaign.

Nikki Taylor became the first spokesmodel younger than 18 to sign a major contract with CoverGirl and was featured in their national advertising campaign. She has been featured in ad campaigns for Thierry Mugler, Escada, Liz Claiborne, Jean Paul Gaultier, Versace, Versus, Anne Klein, L’Oréal, Gap, Lee Jeans, and Pantene. She has been the only person to simultaneously have six enormous billboards in NYC’s Times Square.

Nikki Taylor has shot covers, editorials, and features for major magazines including Paper, Flaunt, British Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and American Vogue. She has been shot for Marc Jacobs, Jennifer Fisher. She has a personal interest in fashion, health, and general well-being, which has been a driving force in the personal and professional choices she has made.

Niki Taylor believes that “Fitness and Wellness are important choices we all have to make, it is not about fashion or trends but quality of life that pays dividends for the individual as well as their families. If sharing the lessons I have learned in my own journey can help people accomplish the first step towards this, it will be a fulfilling achievement”.

Niki Taylor is also a television hostess. She once served as an interviewer for segments of the syndicated program Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. She also covered events for NBC and guest-hosted MTV’s Fashionably Loud. She launched her first fragrance, Begin by Niki Taylor (2005). She was the founder of the Begin Foundation for the Advancement of Women in Business.

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Niki Taylor Has Been Married Two Times

Niki Taylor was married to Matt Martinez from 1994 until 1996. They had twin sons, Jake Martinez and Hunter Martinez, in December 1994. Niki later met stock car racing driver Burney Lamar at an autograph session in January 2006 and after just three dates, they got engaged in October 2006. They got married on December 27, 2006, at the Grande Colonial Hotel in La Jolla, California.

Niki Taylor and NASCAR driver Burney Lamar requested for donations to be sent to Victory Junction Gang Camp, a camp for terminally ill children in North Carolina, instead of gifts for their wedding. They gave birth to Ciel Taylor Lamar, on March 4, 2009. Their son Rex Harrison Lamar was born on November 16, 2011.