- America's Next Top Model, the UPN reality television series she created and executive produces, is in its second season and has been picked up by UPN for two more. (March 16, 2004)
- People used to tease her about her forehead, saying it was so big it could be a five-head.
- Will launch reality show SUPERMODEL - she will also serve as executive producer and a judge according to a statement from UPN entertainment president Dawn Ostroff. (October 30, 2002)
- Is the CEO of her own company TYInc.
- Was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World by people magazine.(1994)
- In 1994 she started the Tyra Banks Scolarship.
- Was chosen by People (USA) magazine as one of the most beautiful people in the world. (1996)
- The first African American model to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated's swimsuit edition.
- A Youth Correspondent for The Oprah Winfrey Show, and there is speculation that Oprah is training Tyra to eventually take over the show (as of February 2000).
- Took the Second Place by the readers of Black Men Magazine for The 10 Sexiest Women of the Year. (2000)
- Briefly appears in Michael Jackson's Black or White video.
- Appears in the video of George Michael's Too Funky.
- PEOPLE magazine has put her in the first place as the most beautiful Afro-American woman in the world.
- Says her body is so sexy, her role as supermodel is to be less erotic. But Banks vows she'll never show all her skin.
- She deferred college and spent the majority of '92 modeling in Paris for the likes of Chanel, Ralph Lauren, Yves St. Laurent and Oscar de la Renta.
- Her big-screen debut came in 1995, when she portrayed Deja in then boyfriend John Singleton's HIGHER LEARNING. Although the romance didn't stick, the model's love for acting did.
- Sometimes Credited As: Tyra
- Eye color: Greenish-brown
- Hair color: Brown
- Nickname : Froggy, BBQ
- Endorsements: Nike, Swatch & Cover Girl
- Hobbies: Painting, Rollerblading and skiing
- Signed a modeling contract with the Elite Agency when she was 17 years old. Before she signed, Tyra planned on attending Loyola Marymount University.
Quotes- "A smart model is a good model,"
- "I liked college guys but they could tell I was just a skinny girl."
- On her status as a sex symbol: "Black women have always been these vixens, these animalistic erotic women. Why can't we just be the sexy American girl next door?"
- "I am totally against plastic surgery. A lot of people think I have breast implants because I have the biggest boobs in the business. But I was a 34C when I was 17...They stay up when I wear a push-up bra. But if people could see me when I come home and take off my bra, how could they think these are fake?"
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