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Saturday, 8 February 2014

Tyra Banks








Tyra Lynne Banks is an American television personality, producer, author, actress and former model. She is the creator and host of the UPN/The CW reality television show America's Next Top Model co-creator of True Beauty, and was he host of her own talk show, The Tyra Banks Show.

Tyra Banks was born on December 4, 1973 in California. She is the daughter of Caroline London a NASA photographer, and Donald Banks, a computer consultant. She has a brother, Devin, who is five years older. In 1979, when Tyra Banks was 6 years old, her parents divorced.

Tyra banks attended John Burroughs Middle School and graduated in 1991 from Immaculate Heart High School in Los Angeles. She started modeling when she was 15 years old. In 1997, she received VH1 award for Supermodel of the Year. She was a Victoria's secret Angel from 1997 to 2005.

Tyra Banks has appeared in several music videos including Michael Jackson's "Black or White", Tina Turner's "Love Thing", Mobb Deep's "Trife Life", George Michael's "Too Furky" and Lionel Richie's "Don't Wanna Lose You".

In 1999, Tyra Banks established the TZONE program, which aim at leadership and life skills development. Tyra Banks acts as the patron for TZONE. She has also established the Tyra Banks Scholarship, 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.



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Tyra Banks and her mother Caroline London







Tyra Banks and her mother Caroline London







Tyra Banks and her mother Caroline London







Tyra Banks and her mother Caroline London




Tyra Banks and her mother Caroline London





Tyra Banks (left) and Naomi Campbell (right)





Tyra Banks (left) with Beyonce Knowles (right)






Tyra Banks (left) with Beyonce Knowles (right)






Tyra Banks (right) with Beyonce Knowles (left)






Tyra Banks (second right) with Beyonce Knowles (first right) and Kimora Lee Simmons (second left)






Tyra Banks and Naomi Campbell







Interviews














The Tyra Banks Show







The Tyra Banks Show





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