Tyra Banks
Tyra Banks
Tyra Lynne Banks is an American model, television personality, talk show host, producer, author, actress, singer and business woman. She began her career as a model at age 15, and became the first African American woman on the covers of GQ and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, on which she appeared twice. She was a Victoria's Secret Angel from 1997 to 2005. By the early 2000s, Banks was one of the top-earning models in the world...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Show Host
Date of Birth4 December 1973
CityInglewood, CA
CountryUnited States of America
Tyra Banks quotes about
It's kind of embarrassing, but in my early 20s, I used to want to be a princess. But I didn't want to have to marry somebody in order to do it!
I have worn fake hair since I was 17 years old.
I really want to leave something behind that means something when I'm no longer here.
I have a big forehead, and I got made fun of all time. When I was a little girl, they used to call me 'five-head.'
One of the big, most underlying messages for me is celebrating beauty that is not typical.
It was one of the most heartbreaking days of my life,
It seemed like the last form of open discrimination that's OK, and I decided to put on a 350-pound suit myself and live that life for a day and see what happens. And it was one of the most heartbreaking days of my life.
I'm very comfortable speaking to millions of people, but not comfortable in a small, intimate social setting. Like cocktail hour. I get very panicky.
I'm obsessed with making women look and feel more beautiful than they ever thought possible.
I went through an obsession with eyebrows. I used to paint my eyebrows really, really strong. I look back now, and some were a little bit strong.
I volunteer a lot of my time with an organization in New York called The Center for Children and Families.
I am prepared to share my life with people,
Sephora is fantastic. I go in there. I get lost. There are so many great things in there.
I think the rise of Asian models is an absolutely beautiful thing.