Nole Marin is considered an icon in the fashion industry. A native of New York City, New York, USA, he is also a go-to celebrity stylist and television personality. He is a fashion stylist who does hair and wardrobe occasionally for models before their shoots. He also organizes spreads for Elle magazine. Currently, he works as the fashion editor for the international fashion and entertainment news agency Runway magazine.

Marin is best known as a judge on America’s Next Top Model 3 and 4, a hit series on the UPN and saw the winning contestants Eva Pigford and Naima Mora in the competition. He and co-judge Janice Dickinson always have a conflict on the show which eventually led to them being fired on the show in 2005. They were replaced by runway coach J. Alexander and fashion icon Twiggy, respectively. He returned as a guest judge on the third episode of the 12th cycle. His Pomeranian, Empress Minnie, also made several appearances on ANTM.

Nole Marin has also made appearances on the second cycle of Canada’s Next Top Model as a photo shoot director. He became a series regular during the third cycle as the artistic director for photo shoots. He served as a judge on True Beauty, a show by Tyra Banks and Ashton Kutcher. He was replaced during the second season by Carson Kressley.

Marin began a freelancing career as a producer of fashion shows for various designers for Seventh on Six Shows as well as private trunk shows at showrooms. Since then, he has made the transition from a fashion stylist to a fashion editor for Empire magazine.