Tyra Banks is a famous American model and host of her own reality show, America's Next Top Model. Thanks to her bright appearance and dedication, she was able to conquer the world of the modeling business and become one of the highest paid models.
Tyra Banks: biography
Tyra Banks was born in Inglewood, California in December 1973. Her father, Donald Banks, worked as a programmer, and her mother, Caroline, was a NASA photographer and manager at a fashion magazine. In addition to Tyra, there was another child in the family - 5-year-old Devin Banks, who was born in 1968.
In 1979, Tyra's parents divorced, but managed to maintain friendly relations for the sake of the children. The father has always participated in the upbringing of his daughter and made every effort to educate her. Taira studied well at school, but at the age of 13 she started having problems with her peers. The girl grew up very quickly and became the tallest in the class, for which she received the offensive nickname "giraffe".
Three years later, Tyra Banks has gone from a laughter-inducing clumsy undergrowth to a beautiful girl with model parameters. Even then, she began to think about a career as a model.
At the age of 17, Tyra Banks enters the University of California and goes to her first modeling agency, Elite. A beautiful girl with a bright appearance quickly attracts attention and already the next day she signs her first contract. Taira University without regret changes her studies for a career in the modeling business.
Tyra Banks: modeling career
A few months after signing the contract, Tyra moved to France and made a splash in the modeling business in Paris. She immediately receives 25 proposals from the most famous designers. So at the age of 17, she begins to collaborate with D&G, Dior, Michael Kors, Chanel and other fashion houses.
In 1991, Tyra began to appear for elite glossy magazines and became the first black model to grace the cover of GQ. Tyra's popularity grows every year, and at the peak of her modeling career, she receives an invitation from the leading brand of lingerie "Victoria's secret". In 1998, Tyra became the first black model to become an "angel" of the brand.
Tyra Banks: film career
Realizing that the career age of the model is not long, Tyra begins to prepare for herself the next platform for development. Since the late 90s, she began filming in films and television series. At first, she gets episodic roles, but soon, seeing the desire and acting talent of the model, the directors begin to offer more and more significant roles. Tyra's real success comes after the release of the films "Mr. Poop" and "Soldiers of Fortune".
Tyra Banks: career as a host and producer
In 2005, Tyra leaves her modeling career and presents to the world her author's program "The Tyra Banks Show". The program quickly gains popularity and the model is recognized as a presenter. In 2009, the reality show "Beauty Inside Out" was released, with actor Ashton Kutcher and Tyra Banks as TV presenters.
Tyra's real world fame is brought by the show "America's Next Top Model", where she acts as a presenter, producer and judge. In 2018, the 24th season of the show is released, in which Tyra Banks remains the permanent host.
Tyra Banks: personal life
Since 2013, Tyra Banks has been dating fashion photographer Eric Assla.
In 2015, the model gave a frank interview to People magazine, in which she admitted that she could not get pregnant for a very long time. The reason for this is the extreme workload and lost time. The model also talked about three unsuccessful IVF attempts and the fact that in her case the only solution is surrogacy. In January 2016, Tyra and Eric had a son, York-Banks-Asla, born by a surrogate mother. The model announced his appearance on her Instagram, posting a photo of a small hat.
