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Nicole Linkletter Profile |
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Birth Date: February 27, 1986
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Birth Place: Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA
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Birth Name: Nicole Linkletter
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Height: 5'10"
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Biography |
Nicole Linkletter is the winner of
Cycle 5 of the reality TV series America's Next Top Model.
Her prizes as winner were a contract with Ford Models, a
$100,000 contract with CoverGirl cosmetics, a fashion spread
in ELLE magazine , and the cover of ELLEgirl magazine.
Linkletter is one of the most successful winners to come out
of America's Next Top Model[citation needed] along with
fellow models Eva Pigford and Danielle Evans.
Linkletter graduated from Grand Forks Red River High School
in 2003, and attended the University of North Dakota in
Grand Forks and St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud,
Minnesota as a marketing major. She had previously worked at
Victoria's Secret and Target Corporation stores.
Linkletter appeared in Cycle 5 of the show after auditioning
for the show at the Mall of America. During the finale
fashion runway show for Gharani Strok, Linkletter's
strong runway walk demonstrated how much she had improved
throughout the competition. In the final judging, the judges
selected Linkletter over the runner-up Nik Pace due to her
portfolio, model attitude, and fierce catwalk. Nicole's win
made her the youngest winner in the history of the show at
the age of 19 years and 9 months. Nicole in the end won
because she was easily moldable and had succeeded in being a
chameleon in many different challenges.
Tyra said of Linkletter, "...she has the model 'thing' more
than any of our other winners – the body type, the face type
and the attitude,...... She reminds me of the girls I
modeled with when I was in Europe when I was 17 years old."
Fellow judges Twiggy and Nigel Barker likened Linkletter's
look to that of an "English rose".
In August 2006, Linkletter left her original agency FORD
models, and signed with Elite Model Management. She also
signed with the international model scouting company
ModelScouts.com who then signed Nicole to Diva Models in
Singapore, Dream Models in Hong Kong and Agence Presse in
Tokyo.
Linkletter has appeared in ELLE Magazine (April 2006) for a
couture spread shot in Paris. This spread was ELLE's spring
2006 couture spread for which Linkletter was selected by
photographer Gilles Bensimon. In addition to this, she has
appeared on the covers of ELLEgirl Magazine (February 2006),
Women's Health and Fitness Magazine (Mar 2006), Lemonade
Magazine (April 2006), LeMonDe Magazine (Apr 2006) and
Vanidades Magazine (July 2006).
Linkletter has modeled for CoverGirl cosmetics and eyewear,
Ford Fusion, Secret Deodorant, Vigoss jeans, Yank Clothing,
Sele Clothing, Milk Boutique, Trovata,ELLE Magazine,
ELLEgirl Magazine, People Magazine, Stella McCartney,
Adidas, Jewel magazine, V Magazine, US Weekly Magazine,
Lemonade Magazine, Women's Health and Fitness Magazine, Zink
Magazine, Girlfriend Magazine, Celebrity Living Magazine,
Golf For Women Magazine,Cosmopolitan magazine, Grand Forks
Herald, In Touch Weekly Magazine and Vanidades Magazine.
Her runway shows include: Gharani Strok Fashion show, Alice
and Olivia (Fall 2006), Fashion for Life Benefit Show 2006,
The Society of Young Philanthropists Gala/Fashion Show 2006,
Bebe (Spring 2007), Rozae Nichols Spring 07, Juan Carlos
Obando Spring 07, and Italian Trade Commission Spring 2007
for Grimaldi Giardina Spring 2007. |
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Other
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Favourite food is shrimp
Favourite Magazines are Cosmopolitan, InStyle and Allure
Favourite movie is "I Am Sam"
Favourite TV show is "Gilmore Girls"
In 2006, Nicole left Ford and signed with Elite Model
Management.
She was a finals judge at the Miss USA 2006 pageant.
Nik Pace was in the final two with Nicole.
She had previously worked at Victoria's Secret and Target
Corporation stores.
She attended the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks
and St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, Minnesota as a
marketing major.
Graduated from Red River High school in 2003.
Appeared in a fashion spread for ELLE Girl magazine in
February.
Was signed with Ford models.
As part of winning 'America's Next Top Model' cycle 5 she
received a $100,000 contract with Covergirl. |
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since September 20, 2007