Linkletter graduated from Grand Forks Red River High School in 2003, and attended the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks and St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, Minnesota as a marketing major. She had previously worked at Victoria's Secret and Target Corporation stores. Modeling career
In August 2006, Linkletter left her original agency Ford Models, and signed with Elite Model Management. Later, Linkletter left Elite Model Management and signed to Nous Model Management. She also signed with the international model scouting company ModelScouts.com who then signed Nicole to Diva Models in Singapore, Dream Models in Hong Kong and Agence Presse in Tokyo.
Linkletter has appeared in Elle Magazine (April 2006) for a couture spread shot by photographer Gilles Bensimon in Paris as part of the America's Next Top Model Prize.
In addition to this, she has appeared on the magazine covers of Elle Girl (February 2006), Women's Health and Fitness Magazine (Mar 2006), Lemonade Magazine (April 2006), LeMonDe Magazine (Apr 2006) and Vanidades Magazine (July 2006).
Linkletter has modeled for CoverGirl cosmetics and eyewear, Ford Fusion, Secret Deodorant and Vigoss jeans as part of a prize from a challenge of cycle 5, Yank Clothing , Sele Clothing, Milk Boutique, So Low , Crystal Rock by Christian Audigier , Trovata, People Magazine, Stella McCartney, Adidas, Jewel magazine, V Magazine, US Weekly Magazine, Zink Magazine, Girlfriend Magazine, Celebrity Living Magazine, Golf For Women Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Grand Forks Herald, In Touch Weekly Magazine. She is also currently modeling for the Christian Audigier "Crystal Rock" collection.
L.A runway shows include: Gharani Strok Fashion show , Alice and Olivia (Fall 2006) , Fashion for Life Benefit Show 2006, The Society of Young Philanthropists Gala/Fashion Show 2006, Bebe (Spring 2007) , Rozae Nichols Spring 07 , Juan Carlos Obando Spring 07 , and Italian Trade Commission Spring 2007 for Grimaldi Giardina Spring 2007.
Television appearances
Linkletter was a finals judge at the Miss USA 2006 pageant. Linkletter's television credits also includes numerous appearances on The Tyra Banks Show . Linkletter was a guest on the internet talk show Covergirl's Talk Model and had weekly "My Life as a Covergirl" segments which ran during Cycle 6 of America's Next Top Model . She has also hosted a series of segments for VH1, in which she reported on Fashion Week. Linkletter has also modeled for the E! Pre-Oscar show and has appeared on E! news modeling summer shorts from Alice & Olivia. She has even starred in a commercial for Play Station Portable.
