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
Years ago, when I first started wearing hair extensions, I would get mail from young girls, or young girls would come up to me and they would say, 'Tyra you have the most beautiful hair, like I could never grow hair like that!' And I would say 'Child, this is a weave!'
I get so much mail from young women saying that they are so insecure when they look at me, but they don't realize all of the flaws that I have.
When I was not connected with someone, I didn't get asked out that often.
The creation of my cosmetics experience has been years in the making.
I think of dystopian as 'Mad Max,' as 'Book of Eli,' as the world is ending.
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 went to school for me - I didn't do it to make any sort of statement. So the very first year I was in school, I wasn't there under my own name. It was very incognito.
I think the rise of Asian models is an absolutely beautiful thing.
I'm so simple. If I don't have groceries, I eat popcorn and Tang for dinner.
I would love for models to be protected by a guild.
I would love to do Rihanna's makeup. I love her cupid's bow!
I think we should be unapologetic that we excel - and look beautiful while doing it.
When it comes to my celebrity interviews, I'm going to do a lot deeper research and ask them things that people haven't asked before, ... I've been on the other side so much, I have a leg up on a person that has only just interviewed people.
If I tried to start modeling right now, I wouldn't be a supermodel because it's all about celebrity.