Supermodel Niki Taylor returns to the runway — and makes major announcement
Niki Taylor is back ruling the runway.
Last week, the ‘90s supermodel closed out New York Fashion Week strutting for Coolibar’s Mott50 line of resortwear that also doubles as sunblock.
Also on the catwalk working for the Miami-based brand was onetime Miss Universe Dayanara Torres, who is a stage 3 melanoma survivor.
Taylor, 50, told New Beauty magazine after the show that protective technology in clothing is a brilliant idea. “I grew up in the sun,” said the model, who was born in Fort Lauderdale and raised in Pembroke Pines. “I’m from South Florida and I would Jet Ski and go to the beach all the time, and I wish I had sun-protective clothes back then.”
Despite the constant rays, Taylor’s skin still looks fantastic. If she looks like she’s glowing, it’s because the Nashville resident revealed to the mag that she recently became a grandma. The Cooper City High School alum has four kids, 30-year-old twin sons with ex-husband, former football player Matt Martinez, and two teenagers with current husband, NASCAR great Burney Lamar.
It’s unclear which of her twins had the baby boy, but she and the hubby are leaning in to their new role.
“We go to bed early,” Taylor told the outlet. “It makes such a difference when you get a good night of sleep.”
This story was originally published September 26, 2025 at 12:19 PM.
