In 1973, on December 4, a replenishment appeared in an average American family from the city of Inglewood - Tyra Banks was born. Her biography was already predetermined then. The fact is that the girl’s mother - Caroline - is a photographer and fashion manager.
Tyra Banks: a biography and the beginning of a career
Contrary to expectations, her childhood was quite ordinary. Her parents broke up when her daughter was only 6, but her relationship with her father did not break. Some features of the girl were haunting, but not only to Tyra herself, but rather to her surroundings. She was distinguished by high growth and excessive thinness, because of which they often laughed at her. Little Tyra was very hurt, and she ran all in tears home for the support of her mother. But if not for her qualities, who knows how her life would have developed?
As a high school student, Tyra was determined to become a model. Once she even appeared on the pages of Seventeen magazine. At that time, she was 15. Well, and then fate in the person of the heads of large modeling agencies, she was not very supportive. It was considered that her face is not photogenic enough. Only at 17 did Tyra sign a contract with an agency called Elit.
By the way, the girl, after graduating from school, was going to go to college and even was admitted immediately to 2 very prestigious universities in California, however, after getting a job, she went to Paris.
Tyra Banks: biography. On the road to fame
Paris Fashion Week was extremely successful for Tyra. Representatives of twenty-five brands invited her to participate in the catwalk. Among them are Chanel, Dolce and Gabbana, Christian Dior and other famous fashion houses.
Editors of glossy magazines also did not stand aside. Soon the pictures of the young model appeared on the pages of such well-known and revered magazines in the world of fashion as Vogue, El, Cosmopolitan and others. Tyra Banks was rapidly gaining popularity.
Her biography contains information that the girl not only participated in fashion shows, but also appeared in television shows and starred in films. At the same time, her model career is developing rapidly. At that time, the most famous was, of course, Naomi Campbell, but Tyra also achieved significant success. So, she was the first among black models to star in the Victoria Secret catalog and on the cover of the GQ men's edition.
At the age of 31, Tyra decided to stop participating in shows. However, her "quiet life" ended after 5 years - she again returned to the podium. By the way, this break was not so quiet, because Banks managed to launch two television shows during this time.
Top model Tyra Banks, whose photos are simply gorgeous, is known to many Russian TV viewers as the host of the Top American Model program. Here she is both a producer and judge at the same time. The project started in 2003, but appeared on Russian television only in 2010. It is difficult to imagine how many American girls dreamed of getting into the show to Tyra in order to achieve success and, importantly, the approval of the top model herself.
Differs in ruthlessness in relation to the men of Tyra Banks. Her children are still in the plans, but she herself claims that she can become truly happy only when they appear. By the way, who will become their father is not clear, because Tyra parted with all her men without a drop of regret.