Tyra Banks

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Born	Tyra Lynne Banks; August 4, 1973 (age 48); Inglewood, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Immaculate Heart High School
Occupation	Television personality; model; producer; businesswoman; actress; author;
Years active	1991–present
Net worth	$90 million (2011)
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Television	America's Next Top Model; The Tyra Banks Show; America's Got Talent;
Partner(s)	Erik Asla (2013–2017)
Children	1
Website	tyra.com

Banks at the 2012 Time 100 gala

Tyra Banks at Cannes.

Banks in 2018

Tyra Banks (born August 4, 1973 in Inglewood, California) is an American supermodel and actress. She is hosts her television programs, America's Next Top Model and The Tyra Banks Show.

Tyra is 5'11" tall. She is the CEO of her own company, TYInc. She was the first African American model to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition. Tyra is the "Youth Correspondent" for the Oprah Winfrey Show. She signed modeling contract with the Elite Agency when she was 15 years old. Before she signed, Tyra planned on attending Loyola Marymount University.

Acting[change | change source]

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
1995	Higher Learning	Deja
1999	Love Stinks	Holly Garnett
2000	Love & Basketball	Kyra Kessler
	Life-Size	Eve Doll	TV movie
	Coyote Ugly	Zoë
2002	Halloween: Resurrection	Nora Winston
2002	Eight Crazy Nights	Victoria's Secret Gown	Voice
2007	Mr. Woodcock	Herself	Cameo
2008	Tropic Thunder	Herself	Cameo
2009	Hannah Montana: The Movie	Herself	Cameo^[3]
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Jackie Ames	TV series (credited as "Tyra") Where There's a Will, There's a Way: Part 1 Where There's a Will, There's a Way: Part 2 All Guts, No Glory Father of the Year Blood Is Thicker Than Mud Fresh Prince After Dark Take My Cousin... Please You've Got to Be a Football Hero
1999	Felicity	Jane Scott	TV series A Good Egg Kissing Mr. Covington One Ball, Two Strikes
1999	Just Shoot Me!	Herself	TV series Nina Sees Red: Part 1 Nina Sees Red: Part 2
2000	MADtv	Katisha Latisha Parisha Farisha Johnson	TV series Episode #5.17 Episode #5.25
2001	Soul Food	Nina Joseph
2003–2015	America's Next Top Model	Host	Reality TV series created, judged and hosted by Banks
2004	American Dreams	Carolyn Gill	TV series Chasing the Past
2004	All of Us	Roni	TV series O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2005–2010	The Tyra Banks Show	Host	Talk show
2009	Gossip Girl	Ursula Nyquist	TV series,season 3 Dan de Fleurette
2011	Mexico's Next Top Model	Guest judge	Reality TV Series Episode Finale in Mexico's Next Top Model, Cycle 2
2012	Vietnam's Next Top Model	Guest judge	Reality TV Series Episode Finale in Vietnam's Next Top Model, Cycle 2
	Shake It Up	Miss Burke	Disney Channel Original Series Episode: "Parent Trap It Up"
	Top Model po-russki	Guest judge	Reality TV Series Episode Finale in Top Model po-russki, Cycle 3

References[change | change source]

↑ Mosthof, Mariella (February 6, 2012). "Tyra Banks Named One of the Richest Supermodels in the World". Wetpaint. Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
↑ Bailey, Eric J. (2008). Black America, Body Beautiful: How the African American Image is Changing Fashion, Fitness, and Other Industries: How the African American Image is Changing Fashion, Fitness, and Other Industries. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-275-99596-6.
↑ "'Hannah Montana' film scenes shot in Cool Springs mall". NewsChannel 5.com. May 28, 2008. Archived from the original on May 29, 2008. Retrieved May 30, 2012.

[1] Mosthof, Mariella (February 6, 2012). "Tyra Banks Named One of the Richest Supermodels in the World". Wetpaint. Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2012.

[2] Bailey, Eric J. (2008). Black America, Body Beautiful: How the African American Image is Changing Fashion, Fitness, and Other Industries: How the African American Image is Changing Fashion, Fitness, and Other Industries. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-275-99596-6.

[3] "'Hannah Montana' film scenes shot in Cool Springs mall". NewsChannel 5.com. May 28, 2008. Archived from the original on May 29, 2008. Retrieved May 30, 2012.

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Banks in 2020
Born	Tyra Lynne Banks (1973-08-04) August 4, 1973 (age 48) Inglewood, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Immaculate Heart High School
Occupation	Television personality model producer businesswoman actress author
Years active	1991–present
Net worth	$90 million (2011)^[1]
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)^[2]
Television	America's Next Top Model The Tyra Banks Show America's Got Talent
Partner(s)	Erik Asla (2013–2017)
Children	1
Website	tyra.com

Tyra Banks

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