Tyra Banks
A top supermodel throughout the '90s and '00s, Banks was always more than just a pretty face and perfect body. Her résumé boasts stints as an actress, recording artist, author, talk-show hos...
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12/03/1973
Los Angeles, CA |
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| Turned down by four agencies before signing with Elite Model Management in 1990 and moving to Paris. |
| Appeared in Michael Jackson's "Black or White" video in 1991. |
| In 1997, became the first African-American model to grace the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. |
| Played a supermodel in her film debut, the 1992 British TV-movie Inferno. |
| Created TZONE in 1999, a Southern California camp aimed at building self-esteem in teenage girls. |
| Made feature-film debut in then-boyfriend John Singleton's Higher Learning in 1995. |
| Published Tyra's Beauty Inside & Out in 1997. |
