Tyra Banks is well-known for hosting America’s Next Top Model and serving as a guest judge on many foreign versions of Next Top Model. Tyra Banks is a Supermodel and the owner of the personal cosmetics business “Tyra Beauty.”

Tyra Banks Biography

Tyra Lynne Banks is most often referred to as Banx or Tyra Banks. She was born in Inglewood, Los Angeles, California on December 4, 1973. Carolyn London, a medical photographer, is her mother, and Donald Banks, a computer expert, is her father. She also has an older brother, Devin Banks, who is five years her senior. Tyra had her 46th birthday in December 2019.

Tyra Banks is also 79 percent African, 14 percent British, and 6 percent Native American, according to the AncestryDNA test. Despite this, she is a proud American citizen. Tyra Banks received her education in Los Angeles, California. She was a student at John Burroughs Middle School. Similarly, in 1991, she graduated from Immaculate Heart High School. Similarly, Banks received a diploma from Harvard Business School. She received it for completing the nine-week Owner/President Management Program (OPM) in February 2012.

Tyra Banks Height & Weight

Tyra Banks is 5 feet 10 inches tall. She weighs approximately 58 kg (121 lbs). She has lovely warm brown eyes and Black locks. She often delights her fans by posting her modeling photos on Instagram, and they seemed happy to share their gratitude for her snaps update.

Career

Tyra Banks started her modeling career when she was 15 years old. She also worked as Victoria’s Secret model from 1997 until 2005. In the 1990s, she featured in many fashion publications, including Vogue, Elle, and Vanity Fair, to mention a few. She has also walked the runways for a number of high-end fashion houses, including Chanel, Dior, Calvin Klein, and Armani. She also performed commercial modeling for brands such as Swatch, Versace, Nike, and Pepsi. Similarly, she started her acting career in 1993, when she appeared in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, a television comedy. She was mainly seen as the show’s host. By 2019, she has featured in over 25 television programs. America’s Next Top Model, American Dreams, The Tyra Banks Show, and FABLife are some of the most popular programs.

Similarly, she made her film debut in 1995 with Higher Earning. Among the films she has appeared in are Love Stinks, Coyote Ugly, and Halloween: Resurrection. By 2019, she has appeared in 10 films, the most recent being Life-size 2 in 2018. Tyra also launched her own cosmetics line, Tyra Beauty, in 2014.

Tyra Banks is also a published author and occasional performer. Her original hits from the early 2000s include Be a Star, K.O.B.E., and Shake Ya Body. She has also featured in a number of music videos, including Michael Jackson’s “Black or White,” Lionel Richie’s “Don’t Wanna Lose You,” and Tina Turner’s “Love Thing.” Tyra co-wrote Tyra’s Beauty, Inside and Out in 1998. She also co-wrote Perfect is Boring with her mother Carolyn. In September 2011, she also authored and released Modelland, a young adult book. Her own experience as a model inspired the book. In addition, she was invited to give a guest lecture on “Personal Branding” at Stanford University.

Net worth

How much is Tyra Banks’s net worth? Tyra Banks was the first African-American woman to appear on the cover of GQ, as well as the first woman to feature on the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. Similarly, she has been one of the highest-paid models since the early 2000s. Tyra’s TV programs America’s Next Top Model and The Tyra Banks Show won Teen Choice Awards for two years in a row (2007, 2008) and Daytime Emmy Awards for three years in a row (2007-2009). She was also nominated for a number of other prizes both before and after these. With her involvement in so many areas, it’s no wonder that she makes $16,000,000. Her net worth is believed to be more than $90 million.

Tyra Banks Boyfriend & Dating

Who is Tyra Banks Boyfriend? From 2013 until 2017, Banks was in a romantic relationship with Norwegian photographer Erik Asla. They met on the set of Next Top Model Norway. Erik, on the other hand, is not her spouse; they divorced in 2017. However, as she stated in an interview with BUILD Series studios, Tyra was unable to have children owing to difficulties with in-vitro fertilization (IVF). As a result, the couple received their biological son through surrogacy. In January 2016, they named the kid (a boy) York Banks Asla. Her kid became four years old in January 2019.

When it comes to Tyra’s past relationships, she has dated a number of men throughout the years. She dated John Utendahl, Giancarlo Marcaccini, Chris Webber, Seal, Will Smith, Tyler Perry, Brian White, and other celebrities. Tyra Banks created the TZONE program, which focuses on leadership and life skills development. She has even established the Tyra Banks Scholarship, which aims to provide African-American females with the opportunity to attend her alma school, Immaculate Heart High School.

Social media

Tyra Banks is active on several social media platforms and has a sizable following. She has over 6.8m followers on Instagram.