Niki Taylor
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An outtake from her '94 calendar - I recognize the bikini with the frilly stuff on it. What a body she had!
May 1994. Would be interesting to know why they preferred the one they used, and didn't choose this one.
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May 1994. Would be interesting to know why they preferred the one they used, and didn't choose this one.
Maybe because in the ones they picked she was looking into the camera, and they therefore seemed more "personable" and more her image? Anyway, here they are.
I really do think she was one of the greatest bikini models of all time, in addition to being a great cover and editorial girl. "An SI of one", is how I describe her!
I really do think she was one of the greatest bikini models of all time, in addition to being a great cover and editorial girl. "An SI of one", is how I describe her!
She had four calendars (at least?), in a market space competing against models like Elle Macpherson, Claudia Schiffer, Stephanie Seymour, Christy Turlington, Daniella Pestova, Kathy Ireland, etc. And then there's all the swimsuit brand calendars like Splash/Ujena, and on and on. It's a market space that doesn't (didn't) lack for competition. You don't do four swimsuit calendars if they're not successful.
It's interesting you mention "SI", because I always think of her SI stuff as a bit disappointing. D'Orazio is (obviously) a good photographer, but her stuff in SI, fine but unmemorable. Her own calendars, with Renard, are much better. And that outtake is a photo from Renard.
more outtake calendar 1994
Talbots may 2014
new video of Niki with Ciel
It's interesting you mention "SI", because I always think of her SI stuff as a bit disappointing. D'Orazio is (obviously) a good photographer, but her stuff in SI, fine but unmemorable. Her own calendars, with Renard, are much better. And that outtake is a photo from Renard.
by Ian Scott 1993
more outtake calendar 1994
It's interesting you mention "SI", because I always think of her SI stuff as a bit disappointing. D'Orazio is (obviously) a good photographer, but her stuff in SI, fine but unmemorable. Her own calendars, with Renard, are much better. And that outtake is a photo from Renard.
What I meant was, her shots were so great on her own, she didn't need to be in SI; it was like she was her own SI. Your right; most of her SI stuff isn't as good as her calendars. The girl I really thought SI did a disappointing job with was Rebecca Romijn. These SI shots of Niki are pretty good, IMO:
Sorry, didn't mean to sound like I was disagreeing. Understood what you meant, just went off on a tangent (about SI).
About Rebecca Romijn. I thought Glaviano's stuff (in the '96 mag issue) was good though. If you do like Rebecca, the 1996 Softkey SI calendar pack has a lot with her. She's on the box cover, and then also in the movie files. In '95, SI put her together with Angie Everhart and Walter Iooss Jr. In '96, it's Ingrid Seynhaeve and Marco Glaviano. Can try a search here.
And there's one of the '96 Softkey packs on eBay (US) right now:
$0.01 with $4 shipping for that is a bargain.
I have some snippets from the 1994 calendar in video -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSjG24KvpQw-- It would be great to know who shot the video and if someone had more footage.
Leo
I can't watch the video, it says there's no such thing on YouTube. 
new video
http://www.worldlifestyle.com/relationships/watch-supermodel-niki-taylor-helps-fan-proposal
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