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Tyra Banks info
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COUNTRY: |
American
model |
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DATE OF BIRTH: |
December 04, 1973 |
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PLACE OF BIRTH: |
Los Angeles, California, USA |
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EYES: |
green |
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HAIR: |
brown |
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Tyra Banks measurements
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CHEST: |
88 cm |
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WAIST: |
60 cm |
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HIPS: |
90 cm |
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HEIGHT: |
178 cm |
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Tyra Banks biography
Bio:
Prior to graduating from Immaculate Heart High
School in 1991, she wanted to give modeling a try. She applied and was accepted
at Loyola Marymount University, that Elite modeling agency gave the 17-year-old,
her first modeling job. Afterwards, she had been rejected many times for
modeling assignments, which led her to drop out of college so quickly.
Within Banks's first week in Paris, other designers were so entranced by
her presence on the runway that she was booked for an unprecedented 25 shows--a
record in the business for a newcomer. She has done extensive print and/or
runway work for fashion/advertising giants such as
Anna
Sui, Coors Light, CoverGirl, Badgley Mischka, Bill Blass, Cynthia Rowley,
Christian Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Donna Karan, Gemma Kahng,
H&M, Isaac Mizrahi, Maria Snyder, McDonald's, Michael Kors, Milk, Nicole
Miller, Nike, Inc., Oscar de la Renta, Pepsi, Perry Ellis, Randy Kemper, Richard
Tyler, Rifat Ozbek, Swatch, Todd Oldham,
Tommy Hilfiger, Victoria's Secret, XOXO, and Yves Saint
Laurent. She has appeared on the covers of such magazines as Vogue, Harper’s
Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, and Elle. Banks was the first African American woman on
the covers of GQ and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. In 1997, she
received the Michael Award for Supermodel of the Year. Also in '97, she was
chosen for the cover of the Victoria's Secret catalog, making her the first
African American to be so honored. Banks retired from modeling in May 2005 to
concentrate on her television show. She walked the runway for the final time at
the 2005 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. On numerous occasions, she has been
sought after to appear in Playboy magazine; however, she has turned each request
down.
Banks' television career began on the fourth season of The Fresh Prince of
Bel-Air, in which she played lead character Will's ex-girlfriend Jackie Ames,
and made eight appearances throughout the series. Other screen credits include
Felicity, MADtv, Nick Cannon's Wild 'N Out (in which she was featured as special
guest host and team captain), and The Price Is Right (guest-starring as a
Barker's Beauty).
Currently, Banks can be seen on television as the
hostess, head judge, and executive producer of the UPN (now the CW) television
show America's Next Top Model. In addition, she does double duty as the host of
The Tyra Banks Show, a daytime talk show which premiered on September 12, 2005
and recently began its second season, drawing over 1.9 million viewers an
episode. The show features stories about everyday people mixed in with celebrity
interviews, much like the early format of The Oprah Winfrey Show. Under the
slogan "Every woman has a story...and it happened to Tyra too", Banks promotes
her show using emotional flashbacks to her own childhood and adolescence. Many
of the episodes deal with issues facing women today.
On the big screen,
Banks has had minor roles in a few movies. Her first big screen role came in
1995 when she co-starred in the critically acclaimed drama Higher Learning. She
went on to co-star with Lindsay Lohan in the Disney film Life-Size, playing a
doll named Eve who comes to life. Other notable roles include 1999's Love
Stinks, 2000's Coyote Ugly, and 2002's Halloween: Resurrection.
In
personal life she has previously been linked romantically to musical artist
Seal, NBA players Rick Fox and Chris Webber, hockey player Mark Messier, and
director John Singleton. She has said repeatedly that she has no plans on dating
or getting married any time soon. Currently, she is enjoying the single life and
has recently moved to New York City where she focuses on both of her TV shows.
Campaigns:
Alma Couture, CoverGirl,
Dolce & Gabbana, Elite chocolate, H&M, Milk, Rifat
Ozbek, Swatch skin, Victoria's Secret, X-O-X-O and
Yves Saint Laurent
Covers:
Photo, Max, Harper's Bazaar, Amica, Anna, Il
Venerdi, L'Espresso, Elle, DT, Cosmopolitan, Maxim, Elle, GQ, Sports
Illustrated, Details, Shape, Fitness, Ocean Drive