tyra banks

American model and television personality, Tyra Lynne Banks was born on December 4, 1973 in Inglewood, California. One of the most recognizable models in the world, Tyra Banks is the host of her own talk show and the creator and host of the popular UPN/CW reality television show America's Top Model.

Tyra Banks started modeling as a junior in high school and was quickly whisked off to Paris to strut her stuff on the catwalk for world-renown designers like: Chanel, Christian Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Tommy Hilfiger and Yves Saint Laurent.

A trailblazer in the industry, Tyra Banks is the first African American woman to ever grace the covers of Sports Illustrated, GQ and Victoria's Secret, and in 1997 she received the prestigious "Supermodel of the Year" award by VH1.

Tyra Banks made her feature film debut in John Singleton's 1995 action/drama Higher Learning, and has since appeared in such notable flicks as Love & Basketball, Coyote Ugly, Halloween: Ressurection and Life-Size, co-starring alongside Lindsay Lohan.

An accomplished model, actress, television personality and businesswoman...Tyra is a woman of many talents. Fierce!

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• Oh my God, it’s almost 2010: ‘America’s Next Top Model’ moments

  
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  (MCT) It seems as if this quickly ending decade has heard the words “America’s next top model is…” 92 times. In actuality, it is only the show’s 13th cycle that is about to have its finale Wednesday. That is why we have decided to take a look back at Tyra Banks’s brainchild, the phenomenon that brings ...
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• WEDNESDAY, 18th

  
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  AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL: It’s the season finale of the first ever “short” girls cycle. Note that the finalists are actually two of the tallest girls from the group. (8pm/CW)
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• 372. TYRA BANKS WILL NOT HESITATE TO KILL YOUR DREAMS AND YOU IN GENERAL.

  
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  weareteamawesome:gotwisdom:BUT SHE WILL DO IT WHILE “SMIZING”lol
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• Glee on The Tyra Show

  
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  The cast of Glee stopped by The Tyra Show on Friday (Nov.13) to meet some fans and talk with the host. Check out the clip above.Glee is new to the scene this Fall and they have already received glowing reviews. During the series the cast often performs some favorite covers. Is there any song you [...]
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• What is Wrong With This Picture: Miss J Comes Out With New Book And Says HE Has A Son

  
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  Mister Jenkins (Miss J) has a new book out talking about his experiences being a flaming fruit cup as well as his poor upbringing. You would also be surprised to know that “J” is a dad and his little fella sounds like he is taking after him: “A French lesbian had asked if [my ex boyfriend and I] would be… ...
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• Halle Berry’s Favorite Curse Word!

  
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• Halle Berry’s Favorite Curse Word!

  
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  On a recent appearance of the Tyra Banks show, Halle Berry was asked what her favorite curse word was. And it has something to do with the paparazzi and them getting too close to her baby girl. She said she had to get gangsta on a paparazzi one time! Tyra Banks: “Halle Sweary, what is your favorite cuss ...
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• Will Nicole be America’s Next Top Model?

  
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  America’s Next Top Model finale takes place next week with the final two contestants Laura and Nicole busy working on the Cover – girl photo shoot. However, there is already news spreading that Laura will need to do a lot more to beat the very confident Nicole. Nicole has been a favorite ever since this ...
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• America’s Next Top Model: Dancing=Destroyed

  
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  I haven’t watched any of America’s Next Top Model until this week, the final four. I have seen the show before, but usually in one of those lazy Saturdays where I do nothing except watch an entire season on MTV . It’s a problem. What always amazes me is the transformation these girls go through. On judging ...
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• Janet Lunches With Tyra!

  
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  Janet Jackson had lunch with Tyra Banks at Villa Blanca in Beverly Hills yesterday, and Tyra must have been cracking jokes the entire time, because when Janet left she could not stop smiling! So good to see her out...
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• What Could Possibly Be Worse Than A Virus?

  
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  By Robert Siciliano, Identity Theft Expert Anti-virus protection, critical security patches and a secure wireless connection have always been essential processes on my networks. My main concern has always been to protect my bank account by keeping the bad guy out. In my presentations, I’ve always ...
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• KIMORA LEE SIMMONS AND ANDRE LEON TALLEY TO JOIN ANTM

  
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  Miss J is not returning as a judge on ANTM. He will continue strutting his erm, legs and show the girls how to walk like a proper LADY. In comes in Kimora Lee Simmons (who was a judge on the first season before being replaced by crack head Janice Dickinson) and Vogue Editor at Large, Andre Leon Talley. Can anybody ...
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• Janet Lunches With Tyra!

  
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  Janet Jackson had lunch with Tyra Banks at Villa Blanca in Beverly Hills yesterday, and Tyra must have been cracking jokes the entire time, because when Janet left she could not stop smiling! So good to see her out...
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• Rihanna, Estelle, Gabourey Sidibe and More Attend the 2009 Glamour Magazine Women of the Year Awards in New York City

  
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• Rihanna, Estelle, Gabourey Sidibe and More Attend the 2009 Glamour Magazine Women of the Year Awards in New York City

  
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  Singer Rihanna , pictured above with her boss, Island Def Jam record exec Antonio “L.A.” Reid , made a public appearance Monday night (Nov 9) in New York City at the Glamour Magazine 2009 Women of the Year Awards at Carnegie Hall. Wearing an ivory gown by designer Stephane Rolland, here she can be ...
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• Wierd News: Freaky Lady On Tyra Banks Show

  
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  Listen to this wierd news about a lady who claimed to born with two "coochie" or the down-under. Her name is Lauren Williams. According to this wierd news , this is what she told Tyra Banks in "The Tyra Banks Show": Lauren Williams said she got two uteruses. Just one to each (fallopian tube), ...
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• Wanna Be Part of My Core Brigade? Gonna Start My Own Sick Hip Parade...

  
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  Girls, guns, fashion, passion, sex, sunglasses, Quentin, queers, blues, punk rock, joints and jukeboxes-these are a few of my favorite things. And exactly what Im bringing you today in the form of style. From Dita Von Teese, to Fergie, to Keira Knightley, I have collaborated for ye some of my favorite looks of the ...
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• Bleep Bloop: Star Worlds

  
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  With the help of Stride Gum, we set off to see the country the way it was meant to be seen: inside rooms filled with Galaga cabinets.
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• ANTM // Americas Next Top Model Cycle 13 Episode 11 – Part 2

  
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  http://bit.ly/96HZX Cycle 13 Episode 11 - Hawaiian Hip Hop The final four girls learn some hip hop hula moves before channeling Pele, the Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes, during this weeks photo shoot. Jay reveals that two girls will be sent home in this weeks elimination
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• Miss J Releases His “Follow The Model” Book

  
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  Check out a snippet from a new interview where J talks drag: You had a comp card at Elite that had a shot of you as a man on one side and in drag on the other. Do you think that would be possible for a male model these days? I think it would be a full-on tranny who lives her life that way. I never wanted to ...
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