Tyra Banks
Tyra Lynne Banks (born December 4, 1973), also known as BanX, is an American television personality, model, producer, writer, and actress. Born in Inglewood, California, she began her career as a model at the age of 15, and was the first African-American woman to be featured on the covers of GQ and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, on which she appeared three times. She was a Victoria's Secret Angel from 1997 to 2005. By the early 2000s, Banks was one of the world's top-earning models.
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| Full name at birth | Tyra Lynne Banks
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| Claim to fame | creating, producing, and presenting the long-running reality television series America's Next Top Model, and for hosting the two-time Emmy award-winning daytime talk show The Tyra Banks Show
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| Date of birth | 4 December 1973
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| Place of birth | Inglewood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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| Occupation | Television personality, producer, businesswoman, model, actress, singer, author
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| Height | 5' 10" (178 cm)
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| Weight | 150 lbs (68 kg)
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| Dress size | 6
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| Shoe size | 9
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| Pets | Little TJ (Dog)
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| Net worth | $90,000,000 USD
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| High school | Immaculate Heart High School, Los Angeles, California, USA
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| Talent agency | William Morris Endeavor Entertainment
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![Tyra Banks - Sunday Life Magazine Cover [Australia] (April 2025)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/1/s/1s195moaqjc5ac5s.jpg?skj2io4l)
- In 2020, she was made the new host for the dance reality show, Dancing with the Stars for its 29th season, replacing Tom Bergeron.
- She has a dog named Little TJ.
- Oprah Winfrey is her role model.
- Tyra is VH1’s “Supermodel of the Year” for the year 1997.
- She is the first African American woman to grace the cover of magazines like GQ and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. She is also the first African American to ever chosen for Victoria’s Secret catalog.
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