Official SiteTyra Lynne Banks was Born on December 4,1973 at Los Angeles, California, USA.She is an American Television Personality,Author, Actress, Singer, Executive Producer and former Supermodel.
In 1991, Elit Model Management signed Tyra Bankon her first modeling job. Prior to this entry into the fashion world, Banks had been rejected several times for modeling assignments. In fact, she states that she did not consider her first job to be the start of a long career in fashion: "An agent saw pictures of me and said that I was the only girl she wanted to take back to Paris... I didn't leave thinking I was going to be some big fashion model. I just wanted to make money for junior college." Tyra Banks was also #14 on The Sexiest African American Women in the World—the winner was Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry
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In 1991, Elit Model Management signed Tyra Bankon her first modeling job. Prior to this entry into the fashion world, Banks had been rejected several times for modeling assignments. In fact, she states that she did not consider her first job to be the start of a long career in fashion: "An agent saw pictures of me and said that I was the only girl she wanted to take back to Paris... I didn't leave thinking I was going to be some big fashion model. I just wanted to make money for junior college." Tyra Banks was also #14 on The Sexiest African American Women in the World—the winner was Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry( Source: Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia)
