Nikki DuBose

ABOUT NIKKI DUBOSE

Model known for appearing in magazines such as Maxim, Glamour and Vanity Fair. She is also an author and mental health advocate who has sought regulation in the modeling industry. She has also appeared in TV shows such as Burn Notice and Entourage .

She is from Charleston, South Carolina.

She has served as a celebrity ambassador for The Shaw Mind Foundation, and her memoir, Washed Away, details her life in the modeling industry. She became a doctoral student in clinical psychology. She owns a health and wellness coaching service.

She was born to Wayne DuBos and Sandra Pierce, and she credits the death of her mother with propelling her to get out of the modeling industry and start trying to change it. She is Cuban-American, French and Irish.

She paid tribute to Anthony Bourdain on her Instagram after news of his suicide broke.