Tyra Banks
Tyra Banks | |
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Born | Tyra Lynne Banks December 4, 1973 |
Other names | BanX |
Alma mater | Immaculate Heart High School |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1991–present |
Television | |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] |
Partner | Erik Asla (2013–2017) |
Children | 1 |
Modeling information | |
Hair color | Brown |
Eye color | Green |
Website | tyra |
Tyra Lynne Banks(born December 4, 1973), also known asBanX,[2][3]is an American model, television personality, producer, writer, and actress. Born inInglewood, California,she began her career as a model at the age of 15 and was the firstBlack Americanwoman to be featured on the covers ofGQand theSports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue,on which she appeared three times. Banks was one of only a few Black models to achieveSupermodelstatus. She was aVictoria's SecretAngel from 1997 to 2005. By the early 2000s, Banks was one of theworld's top-earning models.
Banks began acting on television in the sitcomThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air(1993) and made her film debut in the dramaHigher Learning(1995). In 2000, she had major film roles, such as Eve inDisney Channel'sLife-Sizeand Zoe in the box-office hitCoyote Ugly.Banks had small roles in the romantic sports filmLove & Basketball(2000), the horror filmHalloween: Resurrection(2002), and in the television seriesGossip Girl(2009) andGlee(2013).[4][5]
In 2003, Banks created the long-running reality television seriesAmerica's Next Top Model,which she executive produced and presented for the first twenty-two seasons, until the series' cancellation in October 2015. She remained executive producer for the revival of the series in 2016 and enlistedRita Oraas host for thetwenty-third cyclebefore reassuming the duties herself for thetwenty-fourth cycle.Banks was the co-creator ofTrue Beauty(2009–2010), and had her own television talk show,The Tyra Banks Show(2005–2010), which aired onThe CWand won twoDaytime Emmyawards for Outstanding Talk Show Informative. In 2015, she co-hosted the talk showFABLifefor two months. In 2017, Banks was the host ofAmerica's Got Talentfor its12th season.[6]In 2020, she was the host ofDancing with the Starsfor its29th season,also serving as an executive producer.
In 2010, Banks published a young adult novel titledModelland,based on her life as a model, which toppedThe New York TimesBest Seller listin 2011. She also has her own production company,Bankable Productions,which producedThe Tyra Banks Show,America's Next Top Model,and the 2008 filmThe Clique.Banks is one of four African Americans and seven women to have repeatedly been ranked among the world's most influential people byTimemagazine.[7][8]She is also one of only seventeen models to be ranked as a LegendarySupermodelby MODELS.com.[9]
Early life and education
Tyra Lynne Banks[10]was born inInglewood, California,on December 4, 1973.[11]Her mother, Carolyn London (now London-Johnson), is a medical photographer,[11]and her father, Donald Banks, is a computer consultant.[12][13]She has a brother, Devin, who is five years older.[14]In 1979, when Banks was six years old, her parents divorced. Banks attended John Burroughs Middle School and graduated in 1991 fromImmaculate Heart High Schoolin Los Angeles. Banks has said that while growing up, she was teased for her appearance and considered an "ugly duckling";[15][16]when Banks was 11 years old, she grew three inches and lost 30 pounds in three months.[17]OnAmerica's Next Top Model,Banks discussed the results of anAncestry.comgenealogical DNA testthat gave her "79% African, 14% British, and 6% Native American" results.[18]In an interview, she added that she is also "1%Finnish",saying:" I'm 14% British, 6% Native American, 1% Finnish, and all the rest African. "[19] In February 2012, Banks completed a nine-week course at Harvard University's Owner/President Management non-degree extension program.[20][21]
Modeling career
When Banks was 15 years old, she started modeling while attending school in Los Angeles. She was rejected by four modeling agencies before she was signed by L.A. Models. She switched toElite Model Managementat age 16. When she got the opportunity to model in Europe, she moved to Milan. In her first runway season, she booked 25 shows in the 1991Paris Fashion Week.Banks appeared in editorials for American, Italian, French, and SpanishVogue;American, French, German, and SpanishElle;American, German, and MalaysianHarper's Bazaar;V;WandVanity Fair.
She appeared on the covers of magazines such asElle;Harper's Bazaar;SpanishVogue;Cosmopolitan;SeventeenandTeen Vogue.[citation needed]She walked in fashion shows forChanel,Oscar de la Renta,Yves Saint Laurent,Anna Sui,Christian Dior,Donna Karan,Calvin Klein,Perry Ellis,Marc Jacobs,Givenchy,Herve Leger,Valentino,Fendi,Isaac Mizrahi,Giorgio Armani,Sonia Rykiel,Michael Korsand others. She appeared in advertising campaigns forYves Saint Laurent,Dolce & Gabbana,Escada,Tommy Hilfiger,Ralph Lauren,Halston,H&M,XOXO,Swatch,Versace,Christian Lacroix,Victoria's Secret,Got Milk?,PepsiandNike.[22][23][24]In 1993, Banks signed a contract withCoverGirlcosmetics, launching advertising campaigns for the cosmetics company. She was one of only a few Black models to achieveSupermodelstatus. In the mid-1990s, Banks returned to America to do more commercial modeling.
Banks was the first Black woman on the cover ofSports Illustrated Swimsuit Issueand the first African-American woman on the cover ofGQ.[25]In 1997, she received theVH1award for "Supermodel of the Year".[8]That year, she was the first African American chosen for the cover of the Victoria's Secret catalog,[26]and became aVictoria's Secret Angel.[27]In 2010, Banks re-signed with her former modeling agencyIMG Models.[28]Banks is now a contributor of theVogue Italiawebsite.[29]In 2013, Banks transformed herself into 15 supermodels, in collaboration with fashion photographerUdo Spreitzenbarth.
In 2019, Banks came out of her modeling retirement to pose for one of the three 2019Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issuecovers; the other cover models beingCamille KostekandAlex Morgan.[30]It marked her third cover for the publication, 22 years after her first.[31]She also announced that she will now go by the modeling name BanX.[2]
Television and film career
Banks's television career began on the fourth season ofThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,in which she played lead characterWill Smith's old friendJackie Ames.[32]She made seven appearances in the series.[8][33]Other TV credits includeFelicity,[34]All That,MADtv,Nick Cannon'sWild 'n Out(in which she was featured as a special guest host and team captain)[35]andThe Price Is Right(guest-starring as a "Barker's Beauty").[36][37]She also appeared as a guest in the animated talk showSpace Ghost Coast to Coastin an episode entitled "Chinatown".[38]
Banks started her production company, "Ty Ty Baby Productions" —soon afterward changed toBankable Productions—which producedThe Tyra Banks Show,America's Next Top Modeland the 2008 movieThe Clique.[39] Banks is the executive producer and former presenter and judge ofAmerica's Next Top Model.In addition, she hostedThe Tyra Banks Show,a daytime talk show aimed at younger women, which premiered on September 12, 2005, and ran until May 28, 2010.[40] In 2008, Banks won theDaytime Emmy Awardfor her work and production onThe Tyra Banks Show,[41]and won for the second time in a row for outstanding, informative talkshow in 2009.[42]
Banks's first big screen role came in 1994, when she co-starred in the dramaHigher Learning.[43]She then co-starred withLindsay Lohanin the Disney filmLife-Size,playing a doll named Eve who comes to life. Other films she has starred in includeLove Stinks(1999),Love & Basketball(2000),Coyote Ugly(2000),Halloween: Resurrection(2002)[8]andHannah Montana: The Movie(2009).[44] Banks appeared in the fourth episode of the third season ofGossip Girlplaying Ursula Nyquist, a larger-than-life actress.[45]She also appeared on the Disney Channel showShake It Upas a school librarian.[46]
In 2012,Deadline Hollywoodreported that Banks would co-create and produce anABCcomedy series based on her teenage years titledFivehead.[47]In 2015, Banks starred in the round table lineup talk showFABLifealongside modelChrissy Teigen,fashion stylistJoe Zee,interior designer Lauren Makk, andYouTubepersonalityLeah Ashley.[48][49]Banks quit the series after less than three months to focus on her cosmetics company.[50]In 2018, Banks returned to acting for her starring role inLife-Size 2,which premiered onFreeformon December 2.[51]Banks will also star and executive produceBeauty,a documentary series forQuibi.[52]In 2018, she signed a deal with Universal Television.[53]
In July 2020, it was announced that Banks would be the new host ofDancing with the Stars.[54]In August 2020, Banks signed a deal withABC Signature.[55]In March 2023, Banks decided to leave the show after 3 seasons to focus on business commitments.[56]
Other ventures
Cosmetics
In 2014, Banks founded the cosmetics brand Tyra Beauty, which she completed a non-degree certificate program atHarvard Business Schoolspecifically for.[57]Tyra Beauty uses amulti-level marketingsystem to recruit sales distributors, who are called "beautytainers" by the company.[58]Banks held a casting call to find faces for her line, eventually selecting Melody Parra, Monique Hayward, Katy Harvey andTop Model Norgecontestant Marita Gomsrud as the cosmetic line's original beauty models. In March 2011, Banks launched her fashion and beauty website called "typeF.com", which she co-created with Demand Media.[59]In 2015, she launched "tyra.com", an interactive cosmetic e-commerce site.[60]
Music
Banks has appeared in several music videos, includingMichael Jackson's "Black or White",Mobb Deep's "Trife Life",Tina Turner's "Love Thing",George Michael's "Too Funky"(with modelsLinda Evangelista,Estelle Lefébure,Emma SjobergandNadja Auermann) andLionel Richie's "Don't Wanna Lose You". In 2004, she recorded her first single, "Shake Ya Body", which had a music video featuring contestants fromcycle 2ofAmerica's Next Top Model.The video premiered on UPN.[61] Banks released a single withNBAplayerKobe Bryant,entitled "K.O.B.E.", which was performed onNBA TV.[8]She also had a single on theLife-Size(2000) soundtrack called "Be a Star".[8]Banks recorded a song with musicianTodrick Hallfor his 2021 albumFemuline,entitled "Fashón".[62]
Writing
In 1998, Banks co-authored a book entitledTyra's Beauty, Inside and Out.[63]She announced in May 2010 that she would be writing a novel, titledModelland,[64]loosely based on her own modelling experience.[65]It was published in September 2011, intended to be the first of a planned three-part series;[66]ModellandtoppedThe New York TimesBest Seller listin October 2011.[67]In 2018, Banks and her mother, Carolyn London, co-authored a book entitled "Perfect is Boring".[68]
Teaching
In August 2016, Banks accepted a position as apersonal brandingguest lecturer atStanford University.[69]
Personal life
Banks dated Norwegian photographer Erik Asla during the 2010s. Banks struggled withinfertilityand her and Asla's attempts to conceive throughin vitro fertilisationwere unsuccessful.[70]January 2016, their son York Banks Asla was born viagestational surrogacy.[71][72]Banks has stated that she tends to avoid drinking and has never used other recreational drugs.[73][74]
Banks has spoken out about abusive relationships in her past. In 2005, when asked about her relationship history, she stated, "I won't be using a lot of names onthe show,but a specific relationship had not just cheating but emotional abuse. It was really bad, but that made me strong. "[75]In 2009, she opened up about her past relationships when she made a guest appearance onThe Oprah Winfrey Show,hosting alongside Oprah Winfrey. The episode was dedicated to dating violence in response to the assault ofRihannabyChris Brown.[76][77][78]
Education
In 2011, Banks enrolled in the nine-week[79]Owner/President Management Program (OPM) atHarvard Business School.Banks completed the executive education training program in February 2012, earning a certificate.[80][81]She has come under criticism for implying she is a Harvard graduate.[82]Jenna Sauers, writing forJezebel,referred to her statements on Harvard as "disingenuous", and called upon her to "stop lying" about Harvard.[83][84]As of 2012, Harvard professor Rohit Deshpande was preparing a case study on Banks's company,Bankable Productions,for use in future coursework in the OPM program.[85][86]
Philanthropy
Banks established the TZONE program, which aimed at leadership and life skills development.[87][88]She has also established the Tyra BanksScholarship,a fund aimed at providing African-American girls the opportunity to attend her alma mater,Immaculate Heart High School.In 2005, TZONE transformed from a camp into a public charity, the Tyra Banks TZONE.[89]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1994 | Extra Terrorestrial Alien Encounter | Hostess | Short |
1995 | Higher Learning | Deja | |
1999 | Love Stinks | Holly Garnett | |
The Apartment Complex | Herself | TV movie | |
2000 | Love & Basketball | Kyra Kessler | |
Life-Size | Eve | TV movie | |
Coyote Ugly | Zoe | ||
2002 | Halloween: Resurrection | Nora Winston | |
Eight Crazy Nights | Victoria's Secret Gown (voice) | ||
2004 | Larceny | Herself | |
2007 | Mr. Woodcock | Herself | |
2008 | Tropic Thunder | Herself | |
2009 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | Herself | [90] |
2018 | Life-Size 2 | Eve | TV movie |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | Eurotrash | Herself | Episode: "Episode #1.5" |
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Jackie Ames | Recurring Cast: Season 4 | |
1993–94 | Soul Train | Herself/Guest Host | Episode: "Episode #23.6" & "#24.3" |
1995 | Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards | Herself/Co-Host | Main Co-Host |
1996 | All That | Customer | Episode: "Tyra Banks/Blackstreet" |
1997 | Very Important Pennis | Herself | Episode: "Very Important Pennis: Part 3" |
New York Undercover | Natasha Claybourne | Recurring Cast: Season 3 | |
1998 | Space Ghost Coast to Coast | Herself | Episode: "Chinatown" |
1999 | Soul Train Music Awards | Herself/Co-Host | Main Co-Host |
The Teen Files | Herself | Episode: "The Truth About Drinking" | |
Just Shoot Me! | Herself | Episode: "Nina Sees Red: Part 1 & 2" | |
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Barbie Q. Pepper (voice) | Episode: "The Three Little Pigs" | |
The Hughleys | Nicole | Episode: "Sap and the Star" | |
2000 | Academy Awards | Herself/Countdown Host | Main Countdown Host |
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Herself/Contestant | Episode: "Celebrity Millionaire 2, Show 1 & 3–4" | |
MADtv | Katisha | Episode: "Episode #5.17" & "#5.25" | |
Felicity | Jane Scott | Recurring Cast: Season 3 | |
2001 | Soul Food | Nina Joseph | Episode: "Ordinary Pain" |
2003–18 | America's Next Top Model | Herself/Host | Main Host: Seasons 1–22 & 24, Guest: Season 23 |
2004 | Punk'd | Herself | Episode: "Episode #3.8" |
Vibe Awards | Herself/Co-Host | Main Co-Host | |
MADtv | Herself | Episode: "Episode #10.7" | |
All of Us | Roni | Episode: "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" | |
American Dreams | Carolyn Gill | Episode: "Chasing the Past" | |
2005 | The Fabulous Life of... | Herself | Episode: "Today's Hottest Supermodels" |
2005–08 | E! True Hollywood Story | Herself | Recurring Guest |
2005–10 | The Tyra Banks Show | Herself/Host | Main Host |
2006 | Germany's Next Topmodel | Herself | Episode: "New York" |
The Price Is Right | Herself/Guest Model | Episode: "Episode #34.103" | |
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List | Herself | Episode: "Going, Going, Gone" | |
2008 | Deal or No Deal | Herself | Episode: "Episode #3.51" |
2009 | Gossip Girl | Ursula Nyquist | Episode: "Dan de Fleurette" |
2010 | The Soup | Herself | Episode: "Episode #7.10" |
Biography | Herself | Episode: "Tyra Banks" | |
2011 | Mexico's Next Top Model | Herself/Guest Judge | Episode: "Episode 13" |
2012–13 | Shake It Up | Mrs. Burke | Guest Cast: Season 2-3 |
2013 | Asia's Next Top Model | Herself/Guest Judge | Episode: "Finale" |
Top Model Norge | Herself/Guest Judge | Episode: "Season Finale" | |
Glee | Bichette | Episode: "Movin' Out" | |
2015 | Daytime Emmy Awards | Herself/Host | Main Host |
Australia's Next Top Model | Herself/Guest Judge | Episode: "Finale" | |
VIP for a Day | Herself | Episode: "FABLife" | |
2015–16 | FABLife | Herself/Host | Main Host |
2016 | Black-ish | Gigi Franklin | Episode: "Plus Two Isn't a Thing" & "Just Christmas, Baby" |
2017 | The New Celebrity Apprentice | Herself/Boardroom Advisor | Recurring Cast: Season 15 |
So Cosmo | Herself | Episode: "Vol. 1, No. 4: Fun Fearless Money" | |
2017–18 | America's Got Talent | Herself/Host | Main Host: Seasons 12–13 |
2018 | Women That Soar Awards | Herself/Host | Main Host |
Carpool Karaoke | Herself | Episode: "Tyra Banks & Lil' Yachty" | |
2019 | Uncensored | Herself | Episode: "Tyra Banks" |
2020 | The View | Herself/Guest Co-Host | Episode: "Tyra Banks/Gavin Newsom/View Your Deal" |
Celebrity Watch Party | Herself | Recurring Cast | |
2020–22 | Dancing with the Stars | Herself/Host | Main Host: Seasons 29–31 |
2021 | Punk'd | Herself | Episode: "Model Misbehavior With Tyra Banks" |
Entertainment Tonight | Herself/Guest Co-Host | Episode: "Episode #40.250" | |
Insecure | Inglewood Mayor | Episode: "Choices, Okay?!" | |
2022 | I Love That for You | Herself | Episode: "#JoannaStrong" |
Music Videos
Year | Music video | Artist |
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1990 | So You Like What You See" | Samuelle |
1991 | "Black or White" | Michael Jackson |
"Love Thing" | Tina Turner | |
1992 | Too Funky" | George Michael |
1995 | "Trife Life" | Mobb Deep |
1996 | "Don't Wanna Lose You" | Lionel Richie |
2004 | "Shake Ya Body" | Herself |
2015 | "BOOTYful" | Herself |
2016 | "Child's Play" | Drake |
Bibliography
- Vanessa Thomas, Bush; Banks, Tyra (1998).Tyra's Beauty Inside & Out.Harper Perennial.ISBN978-0060952105.
- Banks, Tyra (2011).Modelland.Delacorte Books.ISBN978-0385740593.
- Banks, Tyra; London, Carolyn (2018).Perfect Is Boring.Tarcher Perigee.ISBN978-0143132301.
Awards and nominations
Year | Awards | Category | Recipient | Outcome | Ref. |
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1999 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Model | Herself | Won | [91] |
2004 | Choice Reality/Variety TV Star - Female | America's Next Top Model | Nominated | [92] | |
2005 | Choice TV Personality: Female | Nominated | [92] | ||
Online Film & Television Association Award | Best Host of a Talk or Service Show | The Tyra Banks Show | Nominated | [92] | |
2007 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV: Personality | America's Next Top Model/The Tyra Banks Show | Won | [92] |
Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Talk Show | The Tyra Banks Show | Nominated | [92] | |
ASTRA Awards | Favourite International Personality or Actor | America's Next Top Model | Nominated | [92] | |
2008 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV: Personality | Won | [92] | |
Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Talk Show/Informative | The Tyra Banks Show | Won | [92] | |
2009 | Outstanding Talk Show/Informative | Won | [92] | ||
2017 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV: Personality | America's Got Talent | Nominated | [93] |
2019 | Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite TV Host | Nominated | [94] |
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