Taylor became the first spokesmodel under 18 to sign a major contract with CoverGirl and she became a feature in their national advertising campaign. Some of her other ad campaigns have been for Liz Claiborne; Nokia; Ellen Tracy; L'Oréal; Lee Jeans; and Pantene. Taylor also simultaneously had six enormous billboards in NYC's Times Square, in addition to three yearlong billboards for Liz Claiborne. She appeared in the 1997, 1998 and 1999 editions of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, as well as on the 1998 cover of its swimsuit calendar. Outside of modeling, Taylor has been an interviewer for several segments of the international syndicated show, Lifestyles. She has covered events for NBC and guest-hosted MTV's Fashionably Loud. She also appeared in Keith Urban's "Somebody Like You" music video.