Niki Taylor experiencing 'miraculous' recovery

ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Model Niki Taylor has "had a miraculous upswing in recovery" over the past two weeks from injuries suffered in a nearly fatal car accident two months ago, allowing doctors to move her out of an intensive care unit, her agent said Friday.

Taylor, 26, was upgraded to good condition Thursday at Grady Hospital, where she had been in critical condition in the intensive care unit since the April 29 accident.

Taylor suffered liver and abdominal injuries in the accident, apparently caused by her seat belt and the force of the crash. The car she was traveling in slammed into a utility pole near downtown.

"People and the doctors called her the miracle," said agent Lou Taylor, who is not related to the model. "She really started to show steady progress over the last two weeks and (doctors) felt that it was time to move her from the floor."

The cover girl still has a vigorous physical therapy regimen ahead. Doctors will be helping her to regain her strength and to eat solid foods again.

The agent said Taylor, a mother of two, is determined to fully recover and is "wanting to walk on her own, insisting to do things herself."

"Niki is an amazing woman with drive and determination, so that doesn't surprise me at all," the agent said. "(She) really just had a miraculous upswing in recovery."