Born in Farmington, Connecticut, Kristen began her modeling career at age 14 after being discovered by John Casablanca's agency. She went on to work in New York before moving to Paris for several years, followed by Italy and Australia. Gracing the covers of some of the world's most renowned fashion publications, Kristen has appeared in 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. In addition to her work as a model and mom, Kristen possesses a keen business sense that led her to launch her own successful greeting card company called 2nd Street Press in 2009. On a personal note, after visiting Graceland as a teenager, Kristen developed a deep love for Elvis Presley that remains with her today. Not only does she take great pride in knowing the lyrics to all of his songs, she also shows her admiration by displaying a 4 by 5-foot portrait of "The King" in the hallway of her apartment. Kristen lives by the philosophy of "telling it like it is," because she has nothing to hide. Today Kristen lives in TriBeCa with her husband of 10 years Josh Taekman, co-founder of the natural energy supplement EBOOST, and their two children, 6-year-old Cash and 3-year-old Kingsley. Kristen has a fashion/mommy blog called Last Night's Look. She has also teamed up with Ricky's Nyc and started her own nail polish line called Pop of Color ( @POCBeauty), made and sold in NYC! She stays in shape by keeping up with her children's many school, social, and extracurricular activities along with her disciplined pursuit of pilates, JCORE fitness, and an EBOOST a day.
Appearances
The Real Housewives of New York City
Main cast, played by Kristen Taekman
- Episode 6x01: If You Can Make It Here (Mar 11, 2014)
- Episode 6x02: Give Up the Ghostwriter (Mar 18, 2014)
- Episode 6x03: Model Behavior (Mar 25, 2014)
- Episode 6x04: Holla in the Hamptons (Apr 1, 2014)
- Episode 6x05: Everybody Thinks We're Drag Queens (Apr 8, 2014)
- Episode 6x06: Unhappy Anniversary (Apr 15, 2014)
- Episode 6x07: Fireworks (Apr 22, 2014)
- Episode 6x08: Unforgivable Debt (Apr 29, 2014)
- Episode 6x09: The Last Splash (May 6, 2014)
- Episode 6x10: Bon Voyage Ramona (May 13, 2014)
- Episode 6x11: The Ramona Trap (May 20, 2014)
- Episode 6x12: Requiem for a Poodle (May 27, 2014)
- Episode 6x13: Win, Place or Sonja (Jun 3, 2014)
- Episode 6x14: Sex, Lies and Facials (Jun 10, 2014)
- Episode 6x15: Ten Gallon Spats (Jun 17, 2014)
- Episode 6x16: Go Yell It on the Mountain (Jun 24, 2014)
- Episode 6x17: Bury the Hatchet (Jul 1, 2014)
- Episode 6x18: Something to Sing About (Jul 8, 2014)
- Episode 6x19: There's Something About Harry (Jul 15, 2014)
- Episode 6x20: The Last Leg (Jul 22, 2014)
- Episode 6x21: Reunion Part 1 (Jul 29, 2014)
- Episode 6x22: Reunion Part 2 (Aug 5, 2014)
- Episode 6x23: Reunion Part 3 (Aug 12, 2014)
- Episode 7x01: The B is Back (Apr 7, 2015)
- Episode 7x02: New House, Old Grudges (Apr 14, 2015)
- Episode 7x03: Battle of the Brunches (Apr 21, 2015)
- Episode 7x04: The Art of Being a Cougar (Apr 28, 2015)
- Episode 7x05: Mind Your Own Business (May 5, 2015)
- Episode 7x06: Double Down on Delusion (May 12, 2015)
- Episode 7x07: Family Matters (May 19, 2015)
- Episode 7x08: The Cavi-Art of War (May 26, 2015)
- Episode 7x09: Birthday in the Berks (Jun 2, 2015)
- Episode 7x10: Pop of Crazy (Jun 9, 2015)
- Episode 7x11: Fashionably Fired Up (Jun 16, 2015)
- Episode 7x12: Lord of the Manor (Jun 23, 2015)
- Episode 7x13: Sonja Island (Jun 30, 2015)
- Episode 7x14: Conch Blocked (Jul 7, 2015)
- Episode 7x15: Don't Be All, Like, Uncool (Jul 14, 2015)
- Episode 7x16: Awfully Charitable (Jul 21, 2015)
- Episode 7x17: London Calling (Jul 28, 2015)
- Episode 7x18: Rumble on the Runway (Aug 4, 2015)
- Episode 7x19: New Beginnings, My Ass (Aug 11, 2015)
- Episode 7x20: Reunion Part 1 (Aug 18, 2015)
- Episode 7x21: Reunion Part 2 (Aug 25, 2015)
- Episode 7x22: Reunion Part 3 (Aug 27, 2015)
- Episode 7x23: Secrets Revealed (Sep 3, 2015)
- Episode 7x24: 100th Episode Watch What Happens Live Special (Sep 17, 2015)
- Episode S07 Special: The Moment: Real Housewives Awards (Aug 28, 2015)