More 43+ American Idol Nikki Mckibbin
More 43+ American Idol Nikki Mckibbin. Mckibbin's battle with substance ' even in our 20's when we were on american idol together i could tell that she'd had a challenging life, and that not that many people had been kind. Nikki came in third place on the first edition of american idol where kelly clarkson was crowned the winner in 2002. She was in the hospital on life support, and at 3 am this morning, she was taken to the operating room where her organs were.