Supermodel Niki Taylor says she prefers privacy over fame after ’90s modeling
Supermodel Niki Taylor says she prefers privacy over fame after ’90s modeling
https://noticias.foxnews.com/entertainment/niki-taylor-nashville-privacy-90s-supermodel-fame
Publish Date: 2026-04-04 14:25:00
Source Domain: noticias.foxnews.com
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!
Supermodel Niki Taylor is no longer chasing the spotlight.
The ’90s fashion icon, once one of the most recognizable faces in fashion, has traded the chaos of international runways for a quieter life in Nashville, where privacy and family now take center stage.
Taylor reflected on the pace of her early career and why stepping back from the glare of fame ultimately brought her something more meaningful.
“I do prefer privacy, and I have always been a bit of a loner,” she told People. “I live life at a much more natural pace than I did in the ‘90s. I’m thankful that I was busy, but I was away from my sons Jake and Hunter more than I wanted to be. With Ciel and Rex I feel like I have had a lot better balance of family and work.”
SUPERMODEL KATHY IRELAND LAUNCHES COMMERCIAL FISHING CAREER, PREFERS ‘SHARKS IN THE OCEAN’ OVER BUSINESS ONES
Supermodel Niki Taylor opens up about trading ’90s runway fame for a quieter Nashville life focused on family, privacy and modeling on her own terms. (Getty Images)
It’s a stark contrast to the double life she led as a teen model, one that blurred the line between normal adolescence and international fame.
“In a way, I was living two different lives,” Taylor, 51, quipped, explaining that during her rise to fame, she was appearing in People magazine even as she was still getting written up for detention.
“I was trying to fit in at my high school, but then I would show up on set, and all the other models I looked up to were 10 years older than me. There’s no handbook for how to handle that.”
LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Niki Taylor on a 1994 cover of Vogue (Arthur Elgort/Conde Nast via Getty Images)
Behind the scenes, Taylor said, she had a tightly-knit support system that kept her grounded as her career skyrocketed.
“I was young enough that I always had an adult with me,” she said of flying nonstop to fashion shoots around the world.
“When my dad walked…
