Tyra Banks has come out of modeling retirement and is the latest cover girl of Sports Illustrated magazine. Well, she does not look her age from her perfectly tanned and toned body on the magazine’s front cover she appeared for three different years.
American TV personality and Businesswoman, Tyra Banks name is not new to the modeling world. She began her acting debut in 1993 through TV series, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and is a former Victoria’s Secret Angel between 1997 to 2005.
Tyra Banks Bio & Education
The TV personality was born as Tyra Lynne Banks on 4 December 1973 in Inglewood, California. Her parents, Carolyn London (now London-Johnson) and Donald Banks raised her and her elder brother Devin who are just five age gap. Their mother, Carolyn is a medical photographer while the father, Donald works as a computer consultant. Tyra was just the age of six when her parent split in 1979.
She went to John Burroughs Middle School and the Immaculate Heart High School in Los Angeles to complete her graduation in 1991. Later she got into nine-weeks, Owner/President Management Program (OPM) at Harvard Business School in 2011. Likewise, she also had an executive education training certificate in February 2012. She stands 5 feet 10 inches (1.77 m) in height and weighs around 64 kg.
Career & Net Worth
The 45-year-old has a soaring net worth of $90 million from her multiple works as an actress, model, and TV personality since 1991. She earned her prominent wealth as a model and now has graced the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine.
Tyra Banks on the cover issue of the 2019 Sports Illustrated magazine on 8 May 2019(Picture: CNN)
At the age of 15, she commenced her modeling career but got rejected multiple times. Then, she got the fortune of working with L.A. Models and Elite Model Management at age 16. Apart from modeling, she has done some film roles like Life-Size 2 (2018) and Halloween: Resurrection (2002). Other than that, she lures profitable returns from her cosmetics brand Tyra Beauty; she founded back in 2014.
Does Tyra Have A Husband?
Although Tyra was in a relationship with a Norwegian photographer, Erik Asla, he didn’t become her husband. The former first met during the 2013 Norway’s Next Top Model back and dating since then before making the affair public in 2015.
Tyra Banks with Erik Asla at the August Getty Atelier Dinner Beverly Hills, California on 19 Month 2014 (Picture: Zimbio)
Tyra could not deliver a baby with Erik, so they share a baby son, York Banks Asla on 8 January 2016 via surrogacy. Almost over two years of son’s arrival, Tyra and Erik decided to endways in October 2018. Besides a son with Tyra, Erik has three children; Tatjana, Taylor, and Tatum from his previous relationship.
Aside from Erik, Tyra has been into verbal and physical abuse affairs in the past which she does not want to remember.
Some Interesting Facts About Tyra Banks
- Tyra always considered her as an “ugly duckling” while growing up. Likewise, at the age of 11, she grew three inches and lost 30 pounds in three months.
- While her tenure as a contestant at America’s Next Top Model, the genealogical DNA test found she is primarily African but also British and Native American ancestry.
- Tyra in her first runway season in the 1991 Paris Fashion Week, almost got 25 shows booked.
- She graced the Sports Illustrated magazine cover in 1996 and 1997.
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