LOOKING UP

Everyone knows that models are genetically blessed, but it’s still a surprise to learn that ’90s supermodel Niki Taylor is 43 years old. Since bursting onto the modelling scene at 13, Taylor has done a lot of living. In 1996, she made fashion history by appearing on the cover of six major American magazines in one month. But after a near-fatal car crash in 2001, Taylor is a glowing example of someone who knows they’re lucky to be alive. Maybe that’s why she bristles when she’s referred to as a supermodel. “I think everybody takes up the term of supermodel,” she says while in Toronto to shoot the Up! Pants Fall 2018 look book, adding that as a mother of four, she’d rather be known as a supermom trying to juggle a family, a career and close-to-herheart charities like the Red Cross. “For over 10 years now, I’ve been encouraging people to roll up their sleeves and give back,” she says. “I owe my life to blood donors.”