American Tyra Banks is a supermodel known throughout the world. But she did not stop at the modeling business and began to appear in the role of a TV presenter, actress and producer.
Childhood
Tyra was born in 1973 in California, USA. She became the second child in the family. The girl’s mother, Caroline, is a fashion photographer, and her father is engaged in computer technology. When Tyra was six years old, her parents divorced. The children remained with their mother, but they continued to maintain a warm relationship with their father.
In school years, the future model was too tall for her age and also overly thin. For such a "lanky" appearance, she was repeatedly subjected to ridicule from peers. But Tyra Banks had a very strong character since childhood, which is why bullying did not break her, but encouraged her shortcomings to become virtues. In graduation classes, the girl began to actively work on herself, on her appearance, posture, gait. In 1991, she graduated from high school and went to her first modeling agency. In addition, she entered the elite university, but did not go to him in favor of the modeling business.
Model business
Already in the first year of their work, the model was bombarded with invitations from the best agencies in the world. At the age of seventeen, she already went to Paris, where after the first fashion show she received twenty-five offers from the best designers of the fashion industry. In the same year, she starred for the GQ and Victoria's secret editions, becoming the first African American to conquer the covers of such elite glossy magazines. Banks worked with the most famous brands of cosmetics, perfumes and clothing. Among them were Chanel, D&G, Yves Saint Laurent, H&M and many others.
In 2005, Tyra Banks decided to end her career by devoting herself to television. But five years later, she again signed a contract with an elite modeling agency and began to combine both works.
TV
In 2004, the first issue of Tyra Banks' Top American Model, which became one of the top rated reality shows, was released. The jury has repeatedly invited eminent models, actors, directors and photographers. Tyra herself became a member of the jury, and the lead and judge of the project. Its essence is that young models from all over America are given a chance to prove themselves, and the winner receives a contract with a prestigious modeling agency and a photo on the cover of a famous magazine. Tyra took twenty-two seasons of the program, after which she left, but only for one season, returning in the twenty-fourth.
In 2005, Banks launched her own talk show, which was shown on television for five years. In addition, in 2009, together with Ashten Kutcher, she opened another show, called Beauty Inside Out. It clearly demonstrated that beautiful people can behave inappropriately, so the "most beautiful" person becomes one who demonstrates not only the appearance, but also the beauty of his inner world. In 2017, Tyra joined the jury of the famous American talent show.
Other activities
Banks has proven itself in other areas. For example, in 1998, her book, Tyra: External and Internal Beauty, was published. She starred in more than twenty-five films and TV shows, the most successful of which were Love and Basketball and The Ugly Coyote Bar, and in 2004 she showed her vocal abilities by performing the Shake Ya Body soundtrack for her first show.
