Kristen Taekman Bio: Real Housewives of New York's Blonde Model

Kristen Taekman is the new cast member on Real Housewives of New York City. Kristen is a 36 year-old model who has been married for 10 years and is about as curvy as a Rubik's cube. Kristen was born in Connecticut and begun model at 14 years old.



She's worked in New York before moving to Paris, Italy and Australia to model. If she looks familiar to you, that may be because Kristen Taekmon has covered Australian Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and Glamour as well as national campaigns for beauty brands such as L’Oréal and Clairol. 

The blonde beauty had been photographed by famed photographers including Antoine Verglas and Ben Watts, according to Bravo.

She also launched a greeting card company in 2009 called 2nd Street Press. She lives in Tribeca with husband Josh Taekman, co-founder of natural energy supplement EBOOST. They have a 5-year-old named Cash and a 2-year-old named Kingsley.