According to Nicole’s bio, her nationality is American and her ethnicity is white. Raised by her parents Steve and Monica Linkletter in Grand Forks, she is the youngest of a total of 3 children of her parents. Nicole is famously recognized as the winner of Cycle 5 of “America’s Next Top Model”, an achievement which helped her garner a $100,000 contract with CoverGirl and a contract with Ford Models.