Born in Farmington, Connecticut, Kristen Taekman 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'Oreal and Clairol. The blonde beauty had been photographed by famed photographers including Antoine Verglas and Ben Watts.Not one to ever stop pursuing her goals, 2015 will also see Taekman break into the beauty industry with and exciting line of nail polishes called, Pop of Color by POC Beauty. She is a pioneer blazing the way on path to world domination. Read along as we get to know Kristin Taekman, an international success.RAINE: How did modeling at an early age help you later on in life as an entrepreneur?TAEKMAN: I think it helped tremendously. At an early age I was traveling on my own and meeting people in different countries. I lived in Milan for 3 months and Paris for 3 years. At the time, it was a great alternative to college and the real time experience was priceless. For example, when I was 17, I went to a different country on my own and was only told where I had to go and who I had to meet and that's it. My family provided a great foundation growing up and modeling at that time in my life was an amazing experience.RAINE: What has been the most rewarding part of your career to date?TAEKMAN: I think just being able to model after all these years. That's really exciting to me. I love modeling - I really love it. It's funny, in my late 20's I was more bashful about saying that I am a model, but now being 37 I love saying it. Living in Manhattan also makes it easy. Not to mention, it is the best mommy job ever. For example, it's not every day; I can drop my kids at school and run to a casting or an appointment and come back to pick them up from school. I also get to sit in a chair; get my hair and makeup done and be around creative people all day. After all that, I can still be back home for dinner.RAINE: What's one piece of advice that has served you best in your career?TAEKMAN: Be professional and always be prepared, on time and ready.RAINE: How has being on reality TV helped you as an entrepreneur?TAEKMAN: It was nothing I ever thought about. One day when my best friend Brandy came to town, she invited me to an event with her for Bravo and a few days later I got a call from her that I was being considered for being on the Housewives of NY I am not scared of Reality TV because I don't have anything to hide. Also, being close to Brandy, I feel like I already knew a little about it and having the modeling background, it wasn't completely foreign to be in front of the camera. I think the wonderful thing about the show is that I met a lot of great new women and I end up seeing parts of the city that I usually don't see. In all, it's been a cool opportunity to meet a whole new group of women and have a great time at the same time.RAINE: Has being on the show inspired you to do something new?TAEKMAN: It pushed me to go out there and be social again. I am finding out that I have new interests. I started a blog called: Last Night's Look and I am having a lot of fun with it. It allows me to mix the modeling and fashion and it is exciting. The blog has also given me all these other relationships. For example, I am starting a nail polish line called Pop of Color by POC Beauty, my beauty brand. Pop of Color is made and sold in New York and sold through a partnership with beauty retailer, Ricky's. It's fun to do something that you are really passionate about. You can find out more on my Instagram #POCBEAUTY and my blog is www.lastnightslook.com.