Nicole Linkletter Nathanson (born February 27 1985) is an American

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and the winner of Cycle 5 of ''

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''. Her prizes were a contract with

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, a $100,000 contract with

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, and her photo appearing in a

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national advert. She is the first of two

winners from North Dakota, the second being CariDee English, winner of

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Family and education

Linkletter was born and raised in

Grand Forks, North Dakota Grand Forks is the third-largest city in the state of North Dakota (after Fargo and Bismarck) and the county seat of Grand Forks County. According to the 2020 census, the city's population was 59,166. Grand Forks, along with its twin city o ...

, the daughter of Monica and Steve Linkletter. She has two sisters. Linkletter graduated from Grand Forks

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in 2003, and attended the

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in Grand Forks and St. Cloud State University in

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as a marketing major; she is currently attending

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Winning ''America's Next Top Model''

Linkletter appeared on the UPN reality television show ''

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'' after auditioning for the show at the

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and was the tenth girl chosen for the top thirteen to compete. Over her stay, Linkletter received one first call-out, was part of a non-elimination bottom two with Jayla Rubinelli and survived her second bottom two appearance over

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. In the final judging, the judges selected Linkletter over the runner-up Nik Pace.

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said of Linkletter, "She's got that 'It' thing." Fellow judges

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and Nigel Barker likened Linkletter's look to that of an "English rose". Twiggy commented, "She has that magical something that you can't quite put your finger on. It's not enough to just be pretty." Although she had some of the best photos of the whole competition, she often did not receive as much recognition as some of the other contestants because of her seemingly "sour" facade and not breaking from pretty to beautiful in her photos.

Career

Linkletter is currently signed with Nous Model Management (L.A.); Diva Models (Singapore); Dream Models (Hong Kong); Agence Presse (Tokyo; signed by ModelScouts); L.A. Models runway division; Paragon Model Management (Mexico); M and P Model Management (London) and SMG Models.

Print work

Linkletter has appeared in editorials for American and Singaporean ''

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'', '' V'', American and Malaysian ''

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'', ''

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'' Mexico, ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Women's Health and Fitness Magazine'', and ''

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''. She has appeared in advertising campaigns for

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, Ford Fusion, and Vigoss jeans. In May 2009, she was featured in a spread for Elle Singapore. She appeared on the cover of CLEO Malaysia with two male models for May 2009 Issue. She was also featured in a spread for CLEO Malaysia for June 2009 Issue and a cover and spread in Country and Townhouse Magazine December 2009 in the UK. She has also had a cover and fashion spread for ''

'' in Mexico.

Runway

Linkletter has walked for Gharani Strok Fashion show, Alice and Olivia (Fall 2006), Fashion for Life Benefit Show 2006, The Society of Young Philanthropists Gala/Fashion Show 2006,

(Spring 2007), Rozae Nichols Spring 07, Juan Carlos Obando Spring 07.

Commercial

Linkletter won a $100,000 contract with

Cosmetics. She was a guest on the internet talk show ''Covergirl's Talk Model'', she did "My Life as a

" segments. She has also hosted a series of segments for

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, 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. She starred in a commercial for

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. She has been featured in the ''Top Models in Action'' segments on

America's Next Top Model, Cycle 11 The eleventh cycle of ''America's Next Top Model'' premiered on September 3, 2008, and was the fifth season to be aired on The CW network. The promotional catchphrase of the cycle was "Feel The Love." The prizes for this cycle were: * A modeli ...

and America's Next Top Model, Cycle 13.

Television

Linkletter was a finals judge at the

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pageant. Her television credits include appearances on ''

The Tyra Banks Show ''The Tyra Banks Show'', also known as and shortened to ''Tyra'' or ''The Tyra Show'', was an American talk show hosted by Tyra Banks that aired from 2005 to 2010. While Banks's show covered a variety of topics, there was a sensationalized focus ...

''.

Personal life

Linkletter is married to Adam Nathanson. They have 2 children together.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Linkletter, Nicole Living people 1985 births Female models from North Dakota University of North Dakota alumni People from Grand Forks, North Dakota America's Next Top Model winners 21st-century American women