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Tyra Banks

Age: 35
Height: 5' 9"

Birth Place: Los Angeles, California, USA
Born: Dec. 4th, 1973

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Tyra Banks' Main TV Roles

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

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TRIVIA:

Attended Immaculate Heart High School in Los Angeles, California, a popular Catholic girls' school, where she claims that her classmates made fun of her because of her height and weight.
Professional model.
One of only four African Americans and seven women to have repeatedly ranked among the world's most influential people by Time magazine.
Created TZONE, a leadership and life skills development program for primarily disadvantaged teen girls in the greater Los Angeles area. As of 2005, more than 240 girls have gone through the program.
Played as herself in the 1996 Nike commercials with basketball star 'Anfernee 'Penny' Hardaway' (qv) and "Little Penny" Hardaway (voice of 'Chris Rock (I)' (qv)).
Paid $30,000 of her own money to finance the music video for her song "Shake Ya Body," which appeared on her show _"America's Next Top Model" (2003)_ (qv).
In 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated her earnings for the year at $18 million.
Claims that her career was difficult in part because of a rivalry with another black top model, 'Naomi Campbell (I)' (qv). Banks has said that Campbell, who was more famous, would get her thrown off of fashion shows.