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Tyra Banks

American television personality, producer, and former model

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Tyra Lynne Banks is an American model, television personality, producer, writer, actress, and businesswoman. 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. Banks was one of only a few Black models to achieve supermodel status. 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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Born
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Place of birth
Inglewood wd
Citizenship
United States wd
Occupation
film actor, model, television presenter, entrepreneur, actor, television actor wd
Education
Immaculate Heart Middle & High School, Harvard Business School, Walsh University, The Groundlings, John Burroughs Middle School, Loyola Marymount University wd
Official website
tyra.com wd
Social media
X (Twitter) · Facebook · Instagram · YouTube wd

Awards wd

  • Teen Choice Awards
  • Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host (2009)

Questions

When was Tyra Banks born?
Tyra Banks was born on 4 December 1973 in Inglewood.
Where did Tyra Banks study?
Tyra Banks was educated at Immaculate Heart Middle & High School, Harvard Business School, Walsh University, The Groundlings.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Tyra Banks · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q172303 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Tyra Banks 2018 4.png by Juice Group (CC BY 3.0)

Last updated · facts checked 14 November 2026

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"Tyra Banks". DigiNepal. Last updated 7 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/tyra-banks. Retrieved 14 November 2026.

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