Top Model

Tyra Banks was born on 4th December, 1973. She was born in Inglewood, California. Tyra is a talk show hostess, The Tyra Banks show. She was first seen on runways of Paris, Milan, London, Tokyo and U.S. She has worked for runways for fashion/advertising giants such as Anna Sui, Coors Light, Covergirl, Badgley Mischka, Bill Dior, Dolce and Gabbana, Donna Karan, Gemma Kahng, H and M, Isaac Mizrahi, Maria Snyder, McDonald’s, Michael Kors, Milk, Nicole Miller, Nike, Inc, Oscar de la Renta, Pespi, Perry Ellis, Randy Kemper, Richard Tyler, Rifat Ozbek, Swatch, Todd Oldham, Tommy Hilfiger, Victoria’s Secret, XOXO, and Yves Saint Laurent.

She was 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 is the host of America’s next top model.

Tyra is one of America’s top models. She has also made a pop record. She has also been in a flim called life size. The flim is about a girl a girl that has a doll and the doll comes to life.

Tyra is a good host because she has done modeling and photo shoots, she can give the girls lots of advice. She is very friendly to them and acts as a big sister to them.

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 and the price is right.

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