The presence of a famous African-American supermodel may hardly be known, but alongside Naomi Campbell, Tyra Banks has proved herself to deserve the title properly. She developed her own path with ambition and dedication in pursuit of modeling career at a young age, aspiring to be the popular supermodel of the 90s in the country. In spite of living in glamorous world, she remains as a genuine person who possesses inner beauty within her so that Jim Paratore, president of Television Productions gave his honor and adoration. “Tyra really emerged as a role model for the next generation of young women,” he lauded, “She has a feel for this generation of women.”
Placed in Los Angeles, California on December 4, 1973, Tyra Lynne Banks used to be a tall, slim, shy little girl who was sometimes mocked by her older brother, Devin, and her classmates. She made a good attempt to grow her system towards a better way by choosing to repair her emaciated body. Her efforts to be a model then hardly went smoothly when four modelling companies refused her, saying that she did not have a photogenic appearance. She continued to move ahead, though, and was eventually offered to sign up at age 17 with the Elite firm, even if it meant she had to give up finishing her studies at Loyola Marymount University.
As an Elite model, Tyra’s first move was to go to Paris, where she later established her career for a year, becoming a model for important fashion labels such as Oscar de la Renta, Ralph Lauren, Chanel, and Yves Saint Laurent. After moving to the United States, as she was the first African-American model to work with the company, she generated a buzz by forming a contract with Cover Girl Cosmetics in 199She was also seen modeling for Swatch, Dolce & Gabbana, Nike, Pepsi, and Tommy Hilfiger in several commercials. In 1994, when People Magazine crowned her as one of the 50 Most Attractive People in the Country, her light shone more brilliantly.
Tyra’s career hit its height in 1996, when she was the first black woman to pose on the cover of the Illustrated Swimsuit Edition of Sport, increasing her profile as an exclusive supermodel in addition to making her very popular. This mesmerizing model proceeded to elicit the amazement of people by featuring in the Gentlemen’s Quarterly (GQ) issue, once again becoming the first African-American model to cover a magazine, once again being named by the People Magazine of the USA as one of the World’s Most Beautiful People. As Victoria’s Secret featured her in its catalog, she earned more attention, leading her to win the Michael Award in 1997 as Supermodel of the Year.
Tyra has even engaged herself with acting during her hectic activities as the top supermodel in the country. She began with a small role in the British film-to-TV show, “Inferno” (1992), then took part with Will Smith in a popular comedy series of the 90s, “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air” before getting into her first film, “Higher Learning” (1995). She received positive reviews from the critics in this specific film, which was also starred by Jennifer Connelly, showing that she was not only an ordinary supermodel. She subsequently starred in many well-known films, including “Love Stinks” (1999), “Coyote Ugly” (2000), “Halloween: Resurrection” (2002), and “8 Crazy Nights” (2002), adding her voice to the show.
Tyra did not quit trying to go on despite having fulfilled her goal when featuring on screens as well. In 2003, she partnered with UPN to create “Bankable Productions” after creating her own TV production named “American Next Top Model”, a competitive TV competition in which the candidates had to battle to become a new supermodel. As one of the judges as well as the narrator of the competition, Tyra enjoyed tremendous critical popularity as her show achieved strong ratings, thereby extending the show through its fourth season in 200In the same year, after agreeing a deal with Telepictures Productions, she was able to host a talk show distributed by Warner Bros Domestic Television.
In addition to her work in modelling
, acting, hosting and creating TV shows, Tyra also penned an autobiographical novel named “Tyra’s Beauty Inside & Out.” In addition, she shifted her focus to music by launching her first single “Shake Ya Body” which was featured in the “American Next Top Model.” second season. Nevertheless, being in the entertainment business would not mean that she puts the world aside. In 1994, she founded the Tyra Banks Scholarship, promoted greeting cards under the Children + Families Organization to support exploited and abandoned children, and traveled to the rainforest of Costa Rica to draw the attention of the world to vulnerable habitats.
Tyra has had several love affairs with other actors, such as agent John Singleton, with whom she has served for over 3 years in “Higher Learning” and dated Sacramento King NBA player Chris Webber. As for her private life. In her free time, she enjoys drawing, skiing, and rollerblading as well as playing her favorite sports like basketball and tennis to keep her body in shape. Over everything, Tyra Banks is also an extraordinary human being who, without compromising her personality, successfully investigates any possibility for developing her energies. Therefore, her announcement that “A smart model is a good model” was really introduced, leading her to be an exceptional supermodel.
