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Nigel Barker Biography
Former model who was a judge and photographer on America’s Next Top Model until he was let go by Tyra Banks. In 2013, he began hosting the reality series The Face.
He hoped to become a doctor initially, but after his mother entered him in a contest called The Clothes Show when he was a teen, he changed his plans and began to pursue modeling.
He had a cameo role in the comedy Arthur, starring Russel Brand.
He married Cristen Barker in 1999. They had two children together.
He appeared on America’s Next Top Model with Jay Manuel until both were fired by Tyra Banks to increase ratings.
Nigel Barker (born 27 April 1972) is an English reality TV show personality, noted fashion photographer, author, spokesperson, filmmaker, and former model. He is best known for his participation as a judge and photographer on the reality show America’s Next Top Model, and was the host of reality show The Face. for the American series.
Barker is married to Cristen Chin, a model and CoverGirl representative since 1999. The pair met in Milan through Cristen’s agent; and for Barker, it was love at first sight. “That night,” Barker explains, “I called my mom and said, ‘I’ve met this girl, and I’m gonna marry her.’ The ground moved. As beautiful as she is on the outside, she’s also got an incredible heart.” The couple reside in New York City with their two children Jack and Jasmine, and dog, Memphis.
Barker was a judge for 17 cycles on Tyra Banks’s reality show America’s Next Top Model. He was also a judge for the 2007 Miss America Pageant and the 2012 Miss Universe Pageant. He is executive producer of the VH1 photography-based reality contest The Shot. In 2013 Barker became the host of The Face.
In 2009 Barker opened a photography exhibit, Haiti: Hunger and Hope, at the Milk Gallery in New York City. His work in Haiti earned him a Do Something with Style Award nomination from the VH1 Do Something Awards. The awards show, produced by Vh1, is dedicated to honoring people who do good and powered by Do Something, an organization that aims to empower, celebrate, and inspire young people.
Barker is a spokesperson for prominent brands, including Microsoft, Sony, Crest White Strips and Nine West. He appeared alongside Justin Timberlake and Peyton Manning in Sony’s 2010 national ad campaign. He has done television and feature film cameos, event hosting and presenting. Barker appeared as a celebrity judge for the 2008 Miss America Pageant and had cameo roles on several TV series, including The Young and the Restless, Privileged, Stylista, Style Her Famous and Ugly Betty, as well as a cameo role in the feature film Arthur (2011), with Jennifer Garner, Russell Brand, Nick Nolte and Helen Mirren. He has hosted and presented at many events including the 2007, 2008 and 2010 Emmy awards on Fox Broadcasting Company, the 2008 and 2009 Go Green galas in New York City, the Genesis Awards and the 2010 Global Fashion Awards. In 2017 Barker became New Zealand winery Invivo’s official “glambassador”. Barker published a book on beauty, Nigel Barker’s Beauty Equation: Revealing a Better and More Beautiful You, released September 2010 from Abrams Image. The book guides the reader through a series of self-portrait and journaling challenges to help them discover their inner beauty by building confidence and self-esteem and in turn enhance their outer beauty.
Barker teamed up with Taylor Swift to shoot a photobook of her titled 8 hours which made its debut in November 2012. In September 2013 Barker shot Nadia Lacka, Liliane Ferrarezi, Jordan & Zac Stenmark in ‘Bedtime Stories’ featured in the September issue of Numero Russia.
Barker planned to continue his studies in medicine, but his mother entered him into a televised model search on The Clothes Show. He was a finalist on the show, which started his modeling career. He modeled for around 10 years in London, Milan, Paris and New York City. As a young model, he observed that the fashion industry was changing—that “models were shrinking and a 6’4″ well-built male model was not selling”. In 1996, he transitioned himself from model to fashion photographer.
In 2016 he was one of the guest judges in the final of Miss USA 2016 in T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Also in 2016 Barker teamed up with Adorama on a new web series, “Top Photographer”, which drew its inspiration from “Top Model”. The season’s winner was Academy of Art University alumni Scott Borrero.
In 2017, 2018 and 2019 he joined Holland’s Next Top Model (cycles 10-12) as a judge. In 2018 he joined the judging panel for the first season of Curvy Supermodel, the spin-off of Holland’s Next Top Model.
What's Nigel Barker Net Worth 2024
| Net Worth (2024) | $1 Million (Approx.) |
| Net Worth (2023) | Under Review |
| Net Worth (2022) | Under Review |
| Net Worth (2021) | Under Review |
| Net Worth (2020) | Under Review |
Nigel Barker Family
| Father's Name | Not Available |
| Mother's Name | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Not Available |
| Childrens | Not Available |
