Nikki Haskell is a remarkable entrepreneur and a pioneer and fearless leader. One of the first female stockbrokers on Wall Street, Nikki shifted her focus to the entertainment industry and became a film producer, talk show hostess, artist, inventor and extraordinary party-giver. She has also brought several products relating to weight loss to the public, including StarCaps, StarCruncher, NikkiBars and StarSuckers.
Born in Chicago, Nikki attended the Chicago Art Institute. Her artwork has won awards at various art shows, including the Brussels Art Fair. She now has a line of published art by Graphic Encounter. Nikki was a champion horseback rider. She was raised in Beverly Hills graduating from Beverly Hills High School and the New York Institute of Finance.
Nikki moved on to the entertainment industry and created "The Nikki Haskell Show", which she also produced and hosted over 300 shows. Her show was the forerunner to reality and talk shows like "Entertainment Tonight" and "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous". Nikki has jet-setted around the world covering events like Carnival in Rio and the Cannes Film Festival. She interviewed hundreds and hundreds of movie stars and celebrities such as Liza Minnelli, Tony Curtis, the first interview with Donald and Ivana Trump, Jeremy Irons and President and Madame Marcos. Nikki also did the last interview with Peter Sellers from the Hotel du Cap. "The Nikki Haskell Show" has been the only television show ever shot from the world famous Studio 54. The show aired four times a week for six years and established Nikki as one of the pioneers of cable television and a unique interviewer. Nikki has always been on the cutting edge. Nikki started a special events company called New York Entertainment. She hosted many of the biggest parties and movie premiers for stars like Michael Jackson and Cher, at exclusive clubs like Studio 54, The Underground, Xenon, and Le Club.
Currently Nikki is working on a new television project incorporating the classic footage she owns from "The Nikki Haskell Show" combined with new interviews, parties, and fabulous fun in a talk reality format titled "Flashback To The Future". She's on a mission to make old things new and take us all along for the journey. How will she do it? The same way she does everything else: in sky-high heels.
Nikki co-produced the feature film "Aces High", starring Christopher Plummer, Peter Firth and Sir John Gielgud. The film had the distinction of being screened at a royal command performance for Queen Elizabeth. Nikki co produced the Showtime documentary, Sunset Strip.
She was hailed as the "Queen of New York Nightlife", and New York Magazine named her the number 1 "It" Girl in its "35th Anniversary Issue". She has appeared on numerous TV shows including "Late Night with David Letterman", "Entertainment Tonight", "E!", "Inside Edition", "Insider", "Joan Rivers", "Extra", "20/20", and Access Hollywood". Nikki has also appeared in numerous biographies for networks such as the E! Channel speaking about the lives of Ivana Trump and Donald Trump, Robert Evans, Joan Collins, Margaux Hemingway, and The Village People, as well as, the topics of Studio 54, The Cotton Club Murders, and Trust Fund Babies...
Nikki's name appears frequently in publications such as The Front page of The Wall Street Journal, People Magazine, Time Magazine, Page Six of The New York Post, Newsweek, The Daily News, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The Chicago Sun Times, The New York Observer, The Enquirer, The Globe, The Star, OK Magazine, US Magazine and Life & Style Magazine. She has been written about in the books: Andy Warhol's Diaries and Party Book and The 100 Most Important Women of the World, The Last Party and New York Confidential and Kiss Kiss, So 80's and Robert Evans' The Fat Lady Sang. Nikki also won the 2012 Spin Ping Pong Championship Tournament
Nikki Haskell is bi-coastal, with offices in New York and Los Angeles. Nikki's unique brand of humor and take on life is reflected in her comment: "If I can't do it in high heels, I'm not interested!
All of the above living true to her motto, "Never give in, Never give up and Never take no for an answer".
