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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BirthDate BirthPlace |
12/03/1973
Los Angeles, CA |
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Banks joins call for Haiti relief donations
January 14, 2010 4:00am ESTSupermodel-turned-TV presenter Tyra Banks is urging fans to donate to Wyclef Jean's Yele organisation to aid the Haitian earthquake relief effort.
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Campbell backs out of fronting TV modelling show
January 11, 2010 4:00am ESTBritish supermodel Naomi Campbell has turned down the chance to front a reality TV modelling competition after failing to agree on the terms of her contract, according to reports.
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PETA in Obama ad controversy
January 06, 2010 12:15pm ESTAnimal rights bosses have upset officials at the White House after including First Lady Michelle Obama on a promotional poster without her permission.
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Banks branded 'difficult to work for'
December 31, 2009 4:00am ESTTyra Banks is facing a backlash from disgruntled former employees after announcing the end of her U.S. talk show - the ex-supermodel has been reportedly branded "difficult" and "a diva" by TV insiders.
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Tyra Banks Show to end in 2010
December 28, 2009 1:15pm ESTTyra Banks will hang up her talk show microphone once her current fifth season ends in the spring (10).
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The Things They Say:
December 12, 2009 4:30am EST"I was on the Tyra show and the whole time she kept calling me 'Gabourney', like 'Sigourney' (Weaver), and I was too shy to say, 'It's actually Gabourey', but whatever!" PRECIOUS star GABOUREY SIDIBE didn't want to correct supermodel-turned-talk show host TYRA BANKS' pronunciation of her unique name.
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Campbell eyes reality show
December 09, 2009 9:30am ESTBritish supermodel Naomi Campbell is in talks to follow in the footsteps of Tyra Banks and front her own reality TV modelling competition.
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Model White squirms about Penn romance
November 25, 2009 4:00am ESTModel Jessica White has confirmed she and movie star Sean Penn were briefly dating - but now they're just friends.
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Fascinating Fact:
October 31, 2009 5:00am ESTMovie funnyman EDDIE MURPHY has signed up to make a surprise cameo on the season finale of AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL. Muphy won't judge, but will sit next to host Tyra Banks when the finalists take to the runway for the last time in the current series when the show airs in the U.S. on 18 November (09).
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Banks Tops Forbes' Primetime Rich List
October 14, 2009 7:55am ESTTyra Banks is catching up with her idol Oprah Winfrey in the fortune stakes -- she's topped a Forbes list of the highest-earning women on primetime TV.
