Tyra Banks
Though it is now be hard to believe, Tyra was once a tall, skinny and awkward adolescent. Constantly teased by her brother and classmates, she often ran home crying to her mother for comfort. Then, late in high school, everything changed. She filled out her skinny frame, began to work out and decided to become a model. Tyra pursued that goal with the determination that now marks all of her many activities.
After being rejected by four modeling agencies because they thought her face wasn't photogenic, she was finally signed at the age of 17 by the Elite agency.
Tyra moved to Paris for a year and modeled for many of the big names in fashion, including Ralph Lauren and Chanel.
Then she moved back to the States and continued her modeling career, rocketing her way up through the ranks.
Soon Tyra began to diversify her activities, having a small part in the British television movie, Inferno as a supermodel, and then appearing on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in a recurring supporting role along side Will Smith.
Tyra's first real movie role came in John Singleton's Higher Learning. She played Omar Epps' track-running girlfriend and though it was a small role, critics were impressed by the intensity she brought to the screen.
When the film came out, movie offers flooded in, but Tyra chose not to act in just anything. Instead, she continued her rise in the modeling ranks, appearing on the covers of several popular magazines.
In fact, she was the first African-American woman to ever be featured on the covers of GQ magazine, the Victoria's Secret catalog, and the famous Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.
She made People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful" list not once, but twice, and even wrote a revealing book about her life, Tyra's Beauty Inside & Out.
Now an important part in Coyote Ugly brought Tyra back into the limelight. She played a wild bartender, which is quite ironic because she has said several times that she doesn't drink alcohol.
She also hosts America's Next Top Model.
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"90210" officially on the CW map - Reuters
"90210" officially on the CW map
Reuters - May 12, 2008
And with the pickup of new series "Stylista," the CW went for a full night of Tyra Banks/Ken Mok fashion-themed reality shows. ...
Are You Young and Female? The CW'd Like to Talk - E! Online
E! Online
Are You Young and Female? The CW'd Like to Talk
E! Online - 9 hours ago
The CW reality series, from Tyra Banks and the creators of, yes, Project Runway, is set at Runway judge Nina Garcia's old, sorry, former magazine, Elle, ...
CW Releases '08-09 Schedule MeeVee
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CW Picks up '90210,' Tyra Banks' 'Stylista' - Zap2it.com
CW Picks up '90210,' Tyra Banks' 'Stylista'
Zap2it.com - May 12, 2008
The CW also picked up the reality show "Stylista" as a companion piece to Tyra Banks/Ken Mok's "America's Next Top Model" on Wednesdays. ...
Fall TV: The CW weighs in - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Fall TV: The CW weighs in
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - 2 hours ago
Returning for its eleventh cycle, the runaway runway hit series stars Tyra Banks. The show gives real people an opportunity to prove that they can make it ...
Wednesday night?s season finales - Boston Herald
Wednesday night?s season finales
Boston Herald, United States - 8 hours ago
Tyra Banks wraps another round of pointless competition in CW?s ?America?s Next Top Model? Wednesday at 8 pm on WLVI [website] (Ch. 56). ...
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HILLARY CLINTON ADDRESSES BILL'S INFIDELITY ON 'TYRA BANKS
The Democratic presidential candidate has a one hankie moment when she gets personal on Friday's "Tyra Banks Show."
Tyra Banks @ The CW Upfronts
Tyra Banks looked fierce while at the CW Upfronts in New York City on Tuesday. If want information about returning CW shows and new series click here. Tyra was sporting the make up tend of the moment - colorfully splashed eyes! ...
The CW adds "90210" spinoff, another Tyra Banks series
This fall, The CW will add a "Beverly Hills, 90210" spinoff, a comedy-drama with a Palm Beach backdrop and another reality contest from Tyra Banks. The network announced its plans to advertisers Tuesday evening. ...
TYRA BANKS: The CW Network's Upfront
"NEW YORK - MAY 13: Models Fatima, TV personality Tyra Banks, models Anya and Whitney arrive at the CW Network's Upfront at Lincoln Center on May 13, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images) "-credit:getty images.
'Baby, I Love You'
Tyra Video. Destiny and Chris practice a touch-anger exercise to open up the line of communication. Destiny and Chris practice a touch-anger exercise to open up the line of communication.
