Nicole Linkletter
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| Nicole Linkletter | |
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| Birthdate: | February 27, 1986 (age 21) [1] |
| Birth location: |   Grand Forks, North Dakota [1] |
| Birth name: | Nicole Linkletter |
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [1] |
| Eye color: | Blue [1] |
| Hair color: | Brown [1] |
| Ethnicity: | White/Caucasian |
Nicole Linkletter (born February 27, 1986 in Grand Forks, North Dakota) [1] is an American fashion model.
She was the winner of Cycle 5 of the UPN 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.[2]
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[edit] Biography
Linkletter graduated from Grand Forks Red River High School in 2003, she 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[3].
[edit] America's Next Top Model
Linkletter appeared in Cycle 5 of the show, starting out as a naïve model wannabe. During the finale fashion runway show for Gharani Strok[4], Linkletter's 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 in the end was won because of the fact that she was easily mouldable and had the strength to go through everything anyone could throw on her. She is a role- model to all.
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."
[edit] Modeling career
In August 2006, Linkletter left her original agency FORD models, and signed with Elite Model Management[5]. She has also signed with 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 (Feb 2006), Women's Health and Fitness Magazine (Mar 2006), Lemonade Magazine (Apr 2006), LeMonDe Magazine (Apr 2006) and Vanidades Magazine (July 2006).[1]
Linkletter's has modeled for CoverGirl cosmetics and eyewear, Ford Fusion, Secret Deodorant, Vigoss jeans, Yank Clothing [3], 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.[6][7][1]
Her runway shows include: Gharani Strok Fashion show [4], Alice and Olivia (Fall 2006) [8][9], Fashion for Life Benefit Show 2006, The Society of Young Philanthropists Gala/Fashion Show 2006, Bebe (Spring 2007) [10], Rozae Nichols Spring 07 [11], Juan Carlos Obando Spring 07 [12], and Italian Trade Commission Spring 2007 for Grimaldi Giardina Spring 2007.
[edit] Television appearances
Linkletter was a finals judge at the Miss USA 2006 pageant[13]. Linkletter's television credits also include: numerous appearances on The Tyra Banks Show [14][15]. Linkletter was a guest on the internet talk show Covergirl's Talk Model and had weekly "My Life as a Covergirl" segments which ran during cycle 6 of America's Next Top Model . She has also hosted a series of segments for VH1, in which she reported on Fashion Week. Linkletter has also modeled for the E! Pre-Oscar show and has appeared on E! news modeling summer shorts from Alice & Olivia. [16].
[edit] Trivia
- Youngest champion in the history of the show: 19 years 9 months.
- Linkletter auditioned for Cycle 5 in Mall of America.
- According to Tyra, she has a five finger forehead.
- During the competition she was close to Ebony Taylor and Kim Stolz
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h FMD profile summary Retrieved 5 January 2007
- ^ Reality TV world article Retrieved 5 January 2007
- ^ Biography for Nicole Linkletter on IMDb Retrieved 5 January 2007
- ^ a b Reality TV shack acticle Retrieved 5 January 2007
- ^ Elite Models LA division homepage Retrieved 5 January 2007
- ^ Linkletter's unofficial fan site Gallery Retrieved 5 January 2007
- ^ Linkletter's Thread on FORT Retrieved 5 January 2007
- ^ New York Fashion Shows Article and Photos
- ^ WireImage photographs Retrieved 5 January 2007
- ^ Article on FABsugar Retrieved 5 January 2007
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- ^ [2]
- ^ Miss Usa 2006 on IMDb Retrieved 11 January 2007
- ^ Linkletter's IMDb profile Retrieved 11 January 2007
- ^ Recaps of the Tyra Banks Show Retrieved 11 January 2007
- ^ Linkletter's unofficial Fan Site news Retrieved 5 January 2007
[edit] External links
- Nicole's Myspace
- Elite Model Management Official Site
- Nicole's profile on AskMen.com
- Linkletter's profile in IMDb
- Linkletter's unofficial Fan Site
| Preceded by Naima Mora |
America's Next Top Model winner Cycle 5 (2005) |
Succeeded by Danielle Evans |
| America's Next Top Model |
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| Judges and personnel |
| Janice Dickinson | Twiggy | Tyra Banks | Nigel Barker | J. Alexander | Jay Manuel | Beau Quillian |
| Cycles and winners |
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Please see individual cycle articles for additional contestants |
