![]() ![]() In an interview, she added that she is also "1% Finnish", saying: "I'm 14% British, 6% Native American, 1% Finnish, and all the rest African." On America's Next Top Model, Banks discussed the results of an genealogical DNA test that gave her "79% African, 14% British, and 6% Native American" results. Banks has said that while growing up, she was teased for her appearance and considered an "ugly duckling" when Banks was 11 years old, she grew three inches and lost 30 pounds in three months. Banks attended John Burroughs Middle School and graduated in 1991 from Immaculate Heart High School in Los Angeles. In 1979, when Banks was six years old, her parents divorced. She has a brother, Devin, who is five years older. Her mother, Carolyn London (now London-Johnson), is a medical photographer, and her father, Donald Banks, is a computer consultant. Tyra Lynne Banks was born in Inglewood, California, on December 4, 1973. She is also one of only seventeen models to be ranked as a Legendary Supermodel by. Banks is one of four African Americans and seven women to have repeatedly been ranked among the world's most influential people by Time magazine. She also has her own production company, Bankable Productions, which produced The Tyra Banks Show, America's Next Top Model, and the 2008 film The Clique. In 2010, Banks published a young adult novel titled Modelland, based on her life as a model, which topped The New York Times Best Seller list in 2011. In 2020, she was the host of Dancing with the Stars for its 29th season, also serving as an executive producer. In 2017, Banks was the host of America's Got Talent for its 12th season. In 2015, she co-hosted the talk show FABLife for two months. Banks was the co-creator of True Beauty (2009–2010), and had her own television talk show, The Tyra Banks Show (2005–2010), which aired on The CW and won two Daytime Emmy awards for Outstanding Talk Show Informative. She remained executive producer for the revival of the series in 2016 and enlisted Rita Ora as host for the twenty-third cycle before reassuming the duties herself for the twenty-fourth cycle. In 2003, Banks created the long-running reality television series America's Next Top Model, which she executive produced and presented for the first twenty-two seasons, until the series' cancellation in October 2015. Banks had small roles in the romantic sports film Love & Basketball (2000), the horror film Halloween: Resurrection (2002), and in the television series Gossip Girl (2009) and Glee (2013). In 2000, she had major film roles, such as Eve in Disney Channel's Life-Size and Zoe in the box-office hit Coyote Ugly. By the early 2000s, Banks was one of the world's top-earning models.īanks began acting on television in the sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1993) and made her film debut in the drama Higher Learning (1995). She was a Victoria's Secret Angel from 1997 to 2005. 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. They are made in Los Angeles, with imported luxe European fabrics.Tyra Lynne Banks (born December 4, 1973), also known as BanX, is an American television personality, model, producer, writer, and actress. ![]() ![]() With a bold palette of solid back, white red and blue, these suits are some of the most striking on the market. With Tina’s modeling photos in mind as inspiration, the women re-designed classic silhouettes with fresh twists, architectural shapes and crisp, laser-cut details. A Southern California family, the duo aimed to create a swimwear line that allowed activity, while never neglecting style. Gigi launched the brand with her mother, Tina Caruso. It was a perfectly executed and beautiful night – Guests were treated to manicures by Olive & June, onsite towel monogramming, and delicious drinks from Pressed Juicery and Alfred Coffee. Stars such as Ashlee Simpson, Camilla Belle, Courtney Cox, Jamie Chung, Jennifer Meyer, Marissa Hermer, Patrick Schwarzenegger and Rachel Zoe joined Tash and Dev in attendance. (If you’re in the LA area, be sure to stop in at The Grove and browse!) Last night celebrated the launch party of the brands first ever Pop Up Store, which is open to the public from now until May 29. It’s been about a year since the launch of GIGI C Bikinis, and the momentum is strong as ever. ![]() Tash and Dev ventured to The Grove last night to support the young, talented designer, Gigi C. What’s better than women supporting women? Women designers supporting fellow women designers. ![]()
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