Tyra Banks Bio | Wiki
Tyra Banks ( Full name: Tyra Lynne Banks) is an American actress, model, writer, tv personality, businesswoman, and producer. She started her career as a model at the age of 15. Tyra became the first African-American woman to be featured on the covers of GQ as well as the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, on which she was featured thrice. Also, Tyra was a Victoria’s Secret Angel from 1997 to 2005 and became one of the world’s top-earning models in early 2000.
Tyra launched her television acting in the sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in 1993. She made her film debut in the drama Higher Learning in 1995. In 2000, Tyra had major film roles, including Eve in Disney Channel’s Life-Size as well as Zoe in the box-office hit Coyote Ugly. Also, she had other small roles in the romantic sports film titled Love & Basketball in 2000, the horror film titled Halloween: Resurrection in 2002, as well as in the tv series titled Gossip Girl in 2009, and Glee in 2013.
Tyra Banks Age
She was born on December 4, 1973, in Inglewood, California, United States of America. Tyra is 48 years old.
Tyra Banks Height
She is a woman of above-average stature. Tyra stands at the height of 5 ft 10 in ( Approx 1.78m).
Tyra Banks Family
She was born to her mother Carolyn London ( London-Johnson) and her father Donald Banks on December 4, 1973, in Inglewood, California, United States of America. Carolyn is a medical photographer while Donald is a computer consultant. Tyra has an older brother called Devin. Her parents divorced in 1979 when Tyra was only 6 years old.
Tyra Banks Husband
She dated a Norwegian photographer called Erik Asla during the 2010s. Tyra came out and talked about her abusive relationship. In 2015, she said that she won’t be using many names on the show but a specific relationship had not just cheating but emotional abuse as well. Though it was bad, she said that the experience made her even stronger.
In 2019, Tyra opened up about her past romantic relationship after making a guest appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Oprah Winfrey hosted the episode dedicated to tackling issues of dating violence in response to the assault Rihanna faced from Chris Brown.
Tyra Banks Son
She dated a Norwegian photographer called Erik Asla during the 2010s. The pair welcomed their son York Banks Asla in January 2016 via surrogacy
Tyra Banks Education
She graduated from John Burroughs Middle School prior to joining Immaculate Heart High School in Los Angeles and graduated in 1991. In 2011, she enrolled in the nine-week of Owner/President Management Program (OPM) at Harvard Business School. She completed the program in February 2012 and earned a certificate.
Tyra Banks Model
In 2003, Tyra created the long-running reality tv series titled America’s Next Top Model. She executive produced and also presented for the first twenty-two seasons, until the series was canceled in October 2015. Tyra remained executive producer for the series revival in 2016 and also enlisted Rita Ora as host for the twenty-third cycle prior to reassuming the duties herself for the twenty-fourth cycle. Tyra then co-created True Beauty from 2009 to 2010. She also had her own tv talk show called The Tyra Banks Show from 2005 until 2010.
The show aired on The CW and it won two Daytime Emmy awards for Outstanding Talk Show Informative. In 2015, Tyra co-hosted the talk show called FABLife for two months. She became the host of America’s Got Talent for its 12th season in 2017. In 2020, Tyra hosted Dancing with the Stars for its 29th season, and at the same time served as an executive producer of the same. In 2010, Tyra published a young adult novel called Modelland which was based on her life as a model.
The novel topped The New York Times Best Seller list in 2011. In addition to that, Tyra runs her own production company called Bankable Productions. The company produced The Tyra Banks Show called America’s Next Top Model as well as the 2008 film titled The Clique. Tyra is among the four African Americans and seven women who Time magazine has repeatedly ranked among the world’s most influential people. Also, she is among the only seventeen models to be ranked as a Legendary Supermodel by MODELS.com.
Tyra Banks Twitter Account Deleted
In early 2022, her Twitter account was reported to have been deleted amidst backlash following an exposé on ‘ANTM’ contestants. With more backlash regarding her time on “ANTM,” Tyra took some time off Twitter. Her followers noticed the absence of the account after it was deleted without prior notice. Instead of showing Tyra’s profile and tweets, the page read “This account doesn’t exist.” Apparently, Tyra deleted her Twitter account to avoid the mounting backlash on the app and recently resurfaced videos of her severely berating the contestants of “ANTM.”
Tyra Banks Tv Shows
– 2012 Vietnam’s Next Top
– 2012 Top Model po-russki
– 2013 Asia’s Next Top
– 2014 Korea’s Next Top Model
– 2015 Australia’s Next Top
– 2015 FABLife
– 2015–2016 Black-ish Gigi
– 2017 The New Celebrity Apprentice
– 2017–2018 America’s Got Talent
– 2019 Germany’s Next Topmodel
– 2020 Celebrity Watch Party
– 2020–present Dancing with the Stars
Tyra Banks Movies
– 1995 Higher Learning
– 1999 Love Stinks
– 1999 The Apartment Complex
– 2000 Love & Basketball
– 2000 Life-Size
– 2002 Halloween: Resurrection
– 2002 Eight Crazy Nights
– 2004 Larceny
– 2007 Mr. Woodcock
– 2008 Tropic Thunder
– 2009 Hannah Montana: The Movie
– 2018 Life-Size 2
Tyra Banks Net Worth
She has accumulated good wealth from her modeling, production company, and as a ty personality. Tyra has an estimated net worth of $3 million.
Who Is Tyra Banks
Tyra is an American actress, model, writer, tv personality, businesswoman, and producer. She started her career as a model at the age of 15. Tyra became the first African-American woman to be featured on the covers of GQ as well as the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, on which she was featured thrice.
Is Tyra Banks Married
Though unmarried, Tyra dated a Norwegian photographer called Erik Asla during the 2010s. Tyra came out and talked about her abusive relationship.
How Old Is Tyra Banks
Tyra is a 48-year-old American actress, model, writer, tv personality, businesswoman, and producer. She was born on December 4, 1973, in Inglewood, California, United States of America.