Tyra Banks: Latest news, bio & photos

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Tyra Banks: Snapshot

Name Tyra Banks
Date of Birth December 4, 1973
Birth Place Inglewood, California, USA
Birth Name Tyra Lynne Banks
Height 5' 10" (1.78m)

Banks began modelling at age sixteen, whilst still at school. She travelled to Paris to try her hand at runway modelling, and within a week of arriving, had booked twenty five catwalk shows.

She was the first African American on the covers of GQ and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, as well as the Victoria’s Secret catalogue.

Banks has starred in many television shows, including The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Felicity, Nick Cannon's Wild 'n Out, and The Price is Right.

Banks currently fronts two television shows, the reality television series America's Next Top Model, and her own talk show, modelled on Oprah, The Tyra Banks Show.

In 2008, Banks won a Daytime Emmy Award for The Tyra Banks Show.

Banks attempted to launch a music career, but quit before her debut album, T.Y.R.A, was released.

Banks wrote and released a book called Modelland, the first in a series of three yet to be released.