Niki Taylor

Niki Taylor is an American supermodel. Taylor began professional modeling at the age of 14, and was a millionaire who owned her own company by age 16. Taylor currently lives with her husband and two sons in a French colonial house on seven acres in Brentwood, Tennessee.

Taylor gave birth to her first daughter, Ciel Taylor Lamar, on March 4, 2009. The 33-year-old supermodel and the 7 lbs., 8 oz. newborn are said to be doing well.People: It's a Girl... (March 4, 2009)

At the age of 13, Taylor signed with Irene Marie Models. There she met photographer Jean Renard, who became her manager and helped her win the Fresh Faces contest in New York City and a $500,000 modeling contract.Taylor began professional modeling at the age of 14, and was a millionaire who owned her own company by age 16. In May 1996, Taylor 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.

On May 2, 2001, Taylor was badly injured in a car accident in Atlanta, Georgia. The driver of the car, her current-boyfriend, reached down to answer his cell phone and swerved off the road and smashed into a utility pole. Taylor was wearing her seat belt at the time; however, she suffered severe internal injuries, including a collapsed lung and serious liver damage. The accident left her in a coma for six weeks. She has had 41 surgeries since.

• Note: Many of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• March 5, 1975 Born

• 1991: Named one of People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People"

• 1995 Unzipped: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes

• 1996 Catwalk: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes

• 1997 Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit '97 (TV): IMDb

• 1999 Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit '99 (TV): IMDb

• 2001: Was critically injured in a car accident

• 2002 Connie Chung Tonight: IMDb

• 2005 I Love the '90's: Part Deux: IMDb

• 2007 Boulevard of Broken Dreams: IMDb

• 2007 InStyle: Celebrity Weddings (TV): IMDb

• 2008 Make Me a Supermodel: IMDb | Make Me A Supermodel