Age: 20

Height: 5’9”

Hometown: Calgary, AB

Occupation: Sales rep

She may have just learned to walk, but Nikita’s first runway show at the age of two years old was a sign of things to come. Years later, at the age of 18, Nikita was chosen to travel to Asia and model for Singapore Fashion Week. She has since done numerous photo shoots in Calgary and throughout BC. “It’s so much fun,” says Nikita of walking the runway. “It’s like a high almost. It’s unlike anything I’ve ever felt.”

But even with all of this experience under her belt, Nikita is still having a hard time believing she’s made it on to Canada’s Next Top Model. “It’s crazy to be one of the 11 finalists. I would’ve never thought in a hundred years that it would’ve happened to me.”

Jessica Stam, Coco Rocha, Heather Marks and Lily Donaldson are models she says she looks up to for being powerful and determined women. Nikita could fall into this category as well as she warns she won’t be holding back when it comes to the competition.

“I will basically say what everyone, who doesn’t have the courage to say it, is thinking. I’m very outspoken and I get right down to the point. I consider myself pretty real that way.”

Nikita believes she is going to be Canada’s Next Top Model because of her dedication.

“I have a passion for everything in the fashion industry, from photography to designers to clothes. I have a great personality and I think that’s something you really need. You can’t just be a pretty face.”