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Tyra Banks an American television personality, producer, businesswoman, actress, author, former model and occasional singer. She is well known for her career as a model since the age of 15.
Tyra Banks Age
Tyra was born on December 4, 1973 in Inglewood, California.
Tyra Banks Modeling
Tyra began her modeling when she was 15 years old while attending school in Los Angeles. Before she was signed by L.A. Models she was at first rejected by four modeling agencies. At 16 years old she switched to Elite Model Management. She later moved to Milan after she got the opportunity to model in Europe.
Tyra booked 25 shows in the 1991 Paris Fashion Week in her first runway season . She appeared in editorials for American, Italian, French, and Spanish Vogue; American, French, German, and Spanish Elle; American, German, and Malaysian Harper’s Bazaar; V; W and Vanity Fair.
She as well appeared on the covers of magazines such as Elle; Harper’s Bazaar; Spanish Vogue; Cosmopolitan; Seventeen and Teen Vogue. Tyra walked in fashion shows for Chanel, Oscar de la Renta, Yves Saint Laurent, Anna Sui, Christian Dior, Donna Karan, Calvin Klein, Perry Ellis, Marc Jacobs, Givenchy, Herve Leger, Valentino, Fendi, Isaac Mizrahi, Giorgio Armani, Sonia Rykiel, Michael Kors and others.
She as well appeared in advertising campaigns for Yves Saint Laurent, Dolce & Gabbana, Escada, Tommy Hilfiger, Ralph Lauren, Halston, H&M, XOXO, Swatch, Versace, Christian Lacroix, Victoria’s Secret, Got Milk?, Pepsi and Nike. Tyra signed a contract with CoverGirl cosmetics in 1993, launching advertising campaigns for the cosmetics company. Tyra emerged to be one of only a few Black models to achieve Supermodel status. Tyra returned to America to do more commercial modeling in the mid-1990s.
The Tyra Banks Show
Tyra started her production company, “Ty Ty Baby Productions” soon after she changed it to Bankable Productions which produced The Tyra Banks Show, America’s Next Top Model and the 2008 movie The Clique. Tyra is the executive producer and former presenter and judge of America’s Next Top Model.
Additionally, she hosted The Tyra Banks Show, a daytime talk show aimed at younger women. It premiered on September 12, 2005, and ran until May 28, 2010. Tyra won the Daytime Emmy Award for her work and production on The Tyra Banks Show in 2008, and won for the second time in a row for outstanding, informative talkshow in 2009.
Disney–ABC Domestic Television announced on May 30, 2014 their plans to develop a lifestyle syndicated talk show, with Banks serving as executive producer and host, to debut sometime in 2015.
Tyra Banks Smize
Smizing is Tyra Banks’ secret to a stunning photo. It is considered to be a look that involves smiling not only with your mouth but through using your eyes. Smiling with the eyes hence, “smize”.
The term was created by Tyra Banks on the thirteenth episode of America’s Top Model, and it has infiltrated all modeling photography approaches ever since. If you’re looking to smize, or you’re keen to get your photography subjects to smize, here are some insights on how to achieve it.
Tyra Banks Net Worth
Tyra estimated net worth is under review.
Tyra Banks Movies
- 2018 – Life-Size 2 as Eve
- 2009 – Hannah Montana: The Movie as Herself
- 2008 – Tropic Thunder -Herself
- 2007 – Mr. Woodcock – Herself
- 2004 – Larceny – Herself
- 2002 – Halloween: Resurrection as Nora Winston
- 2002 – Eight Crazy Nights as Victoria’s Secret gown
- 2000 – Love & Basketball as Kyra Kessler
- 2000 – Life-Size as Eve
- 2000 – Coyote Ugly as Zoe
- 1999 – Love Stinks as Holly Garnett
- 1999 – The Apartment Complex -Herself
- 1995 – Higher Learning as Deja
Tyra Banks Tv Shows
- 2017 – The New Celebrity Apprentice – Herself/Advisor
- 2017–present – America’s Got Talent – Herself
- 2015 – Australia’s Next Top Model – Herself
- 2015 – FABLife – Herself
- 2015–2016 – Blackish as Gigi Franklin
- 2014 – Korea’s Next Top Model -Herself
- 2013 – Asia’s Next Top Model – Herself
- 2013 – Glee as Bichette
- 2012 – Vietnam’s Next Top Model – Herself
- 2012–2013 – Shake It Up as Mrs. Burke
- 2012 – Top Model po-russki – Herself
- 2011 – Mexico’s Next Top Model – Herself
- 2009 – Gossip Girl as Ursula Nyquist
- 2005–2010 – The Tyra Banks Show as Herself
- 2004 – All of Us as Roni
- 2004 – American Dreams as Carolyn Gill
- 2003–2015; 2017–present – America’s Next Top Model -Herself
- 2001 – Soul Food as Nina Joseph
- 2000 – MADtv as Katisha Latisha Parisha Farisha Johnson
- 2000 – Felicity as Jane Scott
- 1999 – Just Shoot Me! -Herself
- 1999 – The Hughleys as Nicole
- 1998 – Space Ghost Coast to Coast – Herself
- 1997 – New York Undercover as Natasha Claybourne
- 1996 – All That as Customer
- 1993 – The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Jackie Ames
Tyra Banks Book
Perfect Is Boring: 10 Things My Crazy, Fierce Mama Taught Me About Beauty, Booty, and Being a Boss.
Modelland
Tyra’s Beauty Inside & Out
Modelland by Tyra Banks (2011-09-13)
The Best Book On Dating More After 40 (Tips On Meeting Singles, Online Dating, Feeling Sexy, & More)
The Purpose Filled Woman: Honor Your Journey, Live With Intention
The Purpose Filled Woman: Honoring Your Journey, Living With Intention
Supermodels 2013 Calendar: The Top Model Calendar (English, German and French Edition)
Tyra Banks Victoria’s Secret
Tylor was the first woman on the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. She as well the first African-American woman on the cover of GQ. She received the VH1 award for “Supermodel of the Year”in 1997.
The same year, she got to be the first African American chosen for the cover of the Victoria’s Secret catalog, and became a Victoria’s Secret Angel. Tyra re-signed with her former modeling agency IMG Models in 2010.
She is currently she is a contributor of the Vogue Italia website. She as well transformed herself into 15 supermodels. in collaboration with fashion photographer Udo Spreitzenbarth in 2010.
Tyra Banks Height and Weight
Tyra stands tall at a height of 1.78m and has an average body weight.
Tyra Banks Family
Tyra was born to Carolyn London (now London-Johnson) a medical photographer, and her father, Donald Banks a computer consultant. She was raised up along with her sister Devin, who is five years older.
Tyra Banks Education
Tyra enrolled at John Burroughs Middle School. She later graduated in 1991 from Immaculate Heart High School in Los Angeles.
Tyra Banks Husband
During the 2010s Tylar dated Norwegian photographer Erik Asla , and in January 2016 they had a biological son, York Banks Asla, born via surrogacy. She has stated that she tends to avoid drinking and has never used other recreational drugs.
Tyra Banks Pregnant
Before Tyra tried “for a while” to get pregnant with her boyfriend, photographer Erik Asla. The pair later turned to in vitro fertilization, suffering through a year of failed attempts. “It was emotional,” admits Banks