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Above :
Tyra Banks takes a moment to give her
trademeark stare as she enters the VH1 Awards
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Tyra Banks Measurements
Tyra Banks Height : 5'11
Tyra Banks Weight : 128 pounds
Tyra Banks Bust :35
Tyra Banks Waist : 23.5
Tyra Banks Hips : 35
Tyra Banks Birthday : 4, Dec 1973
Tyra Banks Zodiac Sign : Sagittarius
"A smart model
is a good model,"
Tyra Banks was once quoted as saying,
and she seems destined to prove it in every way. Now
widely known as one of the world's foremost supermodels,
Banks began her modeling career at the age of 17 with
the Elite agency after flirting with attending college
at Loyola Marymount.
Tyra Banks
success story doesn't end with her fabulous
looks, rather it begins with the woman behind
the beauty. Tyra Banks
is as motivated as the most successful women
entrepreneurs, and has done to fashion what
Martha Stewart has done to daytime arts and
crafts. Don't let her fabulous good looks fool
you, Tyra Banks
is a very brilliant individual. |
The 5'11"
(Yes,
Tyra Banks is 5'11) beauty was quickly
discovered in Los Angeles, Tyra's birth city, and offered a
healthy contract with cosmetics company Cover Girl --
becoming only the third African-American woman in the
world to secure such an opportunity.
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 Banks' striking
looks and business savvy extended to several offers,
including assignments with Ralph Lauren and various
magazine covers (over 20 to be exact), including Sports
Illustrated and most notably GQ, where
Tyra Banks became the
first black woman ever to grace the cover.
In addition
to various ads and runway gigs, Tyra Banks decided to branch
out into feature films, scoring a few high-profile gigs,
starring as Omar Epps' love interest in John Singleton's
racially charged drama Higher Learning (1995) and
snagging a stint opposite Will Smith on TV's The Fresh
Prince of Bel-Air. These breakout roles led to more film
work, including a British sexploitation film called
Inferno and a comic turn in 1999's Love Stinks with
actors French Stewart and Bill Bellamy.
 In 2000,
Tyra Banks
landed a high-profile gig in the critically dismissed
but lively Jerry Bruckheimer production Coyote Ugly,
playing a sexy barmaid in a role that showcased all of
her assets in one tidy package.
Tyra Banks now
produces, and stars, in her two new shows. America's
Next Top Model and
The Tyra Banks Show are very successful. From
model to celebrity, Tyra Banks has accomplished more
than she ever imagined. Tyra
is one of the most powerful models in the business, her
influence can be felt from NY to Paris. Although
Tyra
just retired from modeling Victoria Secret, she still
will be doing cover shoots and the odd appearance.
Tyra
will be spending all her time with her two new tv shows.
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