Tyra Banks
Tyra Lynne Banks (born December 4, 1973), is an American television personality, model, producer, writer, and actress. Born in Inglewood, California, she began her career as a model at the age of 15, and was the first African-American woman to be featured on the covers of GQ and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, on which she appeared three times. She was a Victoria's Secret Angel from 1997 to 2005. By the early 2000s, Banks was one of the world's top-earning models.
Known for
![Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aMLrX8qaagRUESyPSJCARNlT8Xd.jpg)
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
![Sherri](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tNpISQ0ymMpZmfRCeJXceAjyzev.jpg)
Sherri
![Generation Drag](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pT3yuyrmxKbODYpOCu8UJMti74m.jpg)
Generation Drag
![I Love That for You](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/AhNp9oNhHcRJRwwYN6ZOVZu9Y5A.jpg)
I Love That for You
![The Kardashians](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/y5tqHu7Rly3RS9uJZqTTraf7mQ2.jpg)
The Kardashians
![Ty - Top Model](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1gnBCCC07aFiJZC0jdlWJSBIGX.jpg)
Ty - Top Model
![FEED ME](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3zyMsFZpGJMlXeUSr8UPj1DuMB3.jpg)
FEED ME
![Indonesia's Next Top Model](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lKf1fGSwiQm7mSOELBbIJBTBvp5.jpg)
Indonesia's Next Top Model
![The Drew Barrymore Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7X3BkHmyPUp2pbYeN1qITgKfrOz.jpg)
The Drew Barrymore Show
![Celebrity Watch Party](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/slgwhj4va4pvlM9ddkGEcV5Tiyw.jpg)
Celebrity Watch Party
![A Little Late with Lilly Singh](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1o8OOaHP4JTKCSDDgsBrkRZVA1O.jpg)
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
![The Kelly Clarkson Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9Gg1oM8Us8gCS5aJA8e0ZRuIHnf.jpg)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
![Life-Size 2](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/97EgICmK966FMCk8VsCdsxwCTbU.jpg)
Life-Size 2
![Colette](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/z73Wer1DgObAwWnqZlOyeI33ROY.jpg)
Colette
![Carpool Karaoke: The Series](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bA6tpDMoyQO8fRmXC8sHh7LQoqW.jpg)
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
![Insecure](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sGMwPIE6m9QI3LzCRXnZG8opZtB.jpg)
Insecure
![The Late Show with Stephen Colbert](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9jkThAGYj2yp8jsS6Nriy5mzKFT.jpg)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
![The Late Late Show with James Corden](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qPmVoG8G9tc1nN8ZwGV2zYcknit.jpg)
The Late Late Show with James Corden
![Hot Ones](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4uudasFgKCVQFNGqfanD6wEGVS1.jpg)
Hot Ones
![black-ish](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ga1zJ6UejPIfyL8BA22pK6dqsC8.jpg)
black-ish
![Propaganda](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iigkWBJM91xGZ6ZbdaoMM6XsJu4.jpg)
Propaganda
![Asia's Next Top Model](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bPuaU9hlprX2FfRI8lOiYBGjV6Z.jpg)
Asia's Next Top Model
![Top Model po-russki](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/Aklsn9GVScSFtTc4LeeSCPRJXe5.jpg)
Top Model po-russki
![Conan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oQxrvUhP3ycwnlxIrIMQ9Z3kleq.jpg)
Conan
![Shake It Up](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/d3opexNCkiSaCaIZ104J8LiCqxi.jpg)
Shake It Up
![Teenage Paparazzo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5tWz4G0Nwyz58TM92yusCtHqM2Y.jpg)
Teenage Paparazzo
![The Jay Leno Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3ZjkPl1T3deY8cXagvfHGOje9Wb.jpg)
The Jay Leno Show
![Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/onSD9UXfJwrMXWhq7UY7hGF2S1h.jpg)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
![Glee](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/62T2vsZYTje3KhdCsiLR1K1RFJW.jpg)
Glee
![Hannah Montana: The Movie](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8pwbnmvshHj2yYPYlyJ8K8Yzecy.jpg)
Hannah Montana: The Movie
![True Beauty](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kXMsz2dKK43ripZZPaahLdWEojB.jpg)
True Beauty
![The Clique](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/f8h9WF7l5vLWI6OU5nmIRKx6QJ0.jpg)
The Clique
![Tropic Thunder](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zAurB9mNxfYRoVrVjAJJwGV3sPg.jpg)
Tropic Thunder
![Gossip Girl](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hvDlmhoImfX5oUYS2gXxsMrpSTB.jpg)
Gossip Girl
![Mr. Woodcock](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tNOovj6N2C5scr0KgND0aKT2kkd.jpg)
Mr. Woodcock
![Holland's Next Top Model](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4TeYZ3BAIR7A4eeYVg9imMd6Gbv.jpg)
Holland's Next Top Model
![America's Got Talent](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1YLiZqge79k4M0sIbiWi1ByNags.jpg)
America's Got Talent
![Germany's Next Topmodel](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wkQuRYdYJMOKO4F5qpQ6DV2ySuY.jpg)
Germany's Next Topmodel
![Deal or No Deal](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bWi2Lw8adsHbYsVj09a1IYOkqP1.jpg)
Deal or No Deal
![Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hWKpHuHRuhA4EQhHzSgn2eShk8m.jpg)
Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model
![The Tyra Banks Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/du7W8UdGmqpqUUCZdOGGZNmD6uS.jpg)
The Tyra Banks Show
![Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lveMe4eHiz2CIbTkp8h183SAFuq.jpg)
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
![Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9I00u4M54u5tulUQT6qVFOZKMvt.jpg)
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
![Dancing with the Stars](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xGIalfneavhfgWiE0uRXySTyAo4.jpg)
Dancing with the Stars
![Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2004](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/co1etD0J4wnawGk49ZeayuJ0HKJ.jpg)
Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2004
![On Air with Ryan Seacrest](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/c2ioh1Bgk8l2GJSOUvq0OEi03pT.jpg)
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
![All of Us](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fQKE9RE2U0EWiFT8f3FVaowokyk.jpg)
All of Us
![The Ellen DeGeneres Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/PhUYIGUUk1RzWq2Aw3TqH65McE.jpg)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
![Totally Gay!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8HZdxbuIJ59otgACVlMNK5eTG8h.jpg)
Totally Gay!
![America's Next Top Model](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/moBDTsShgzXbPx1EFzkf8H6P1PI.jpg)
America's Next Top Model
![Punk'd](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sqcaFHnnJU1nIbUikN3cpm9Mjn9.jpg)
Punk'd
![Jimmy Kimmel Live!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6uKEYejjR88GwHgNq6NAQ30glTx.jpg)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
![Cleavage](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ahkhJQ729N9IfGO9NzTjrc31GQS.jpg)
Cleavage
![Eight Crazy Nights](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pfQrbZxTv4BVf1XRQnCngZ3wQg8.jpg)
Eight Crazy Nights
![American Dreams](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pr3WcVn1i7mKwae84MCOW0vpLYc.jpg)
American Dreams
![Halloween: Resurrection](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1mlKwbNzJCGzqe4i0ZEJtUUL290.jpg)
Halloween: Resurrection
![E! Live from the Red Carpet](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6XCI9ThFybnoHx7EXZdnVNw4l8x.jpg)
E! Live from the Red Carpet
![Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 1996 Video](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/htMsNZwaaojNlChrITNIsgAvfpT.jpg)
Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 1996 Video
![Coyote Ugly](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xYM0laKrEqjiRSQNvqRrXPXN3iL.jpg)
Coyote Ugly
![Soul Food](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pHfIP0C5F0Vh5th9ru3mxhC0Zqc.jpg)
Soul Food
![Love & Basketball](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zNZWNX19FZ5QyedprVM0ldsXFiP.jpg)
Love & Basketball
![Life-Size](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wZr8uruU3Z4A1GsFd79L4cRbu7h.jpg)
Life-Size
![The Early Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iJvwr7kL0Q7BtrYC38KQ5baPw7g.jpg)
The Early Show
![The Apartment Complex](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7QPAjMMijZ6P8IaMAADARU3O06d.jpg)
The Apartment Complex
![Love Stinks](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/srHcbkCyQFfdmqt5rPQMshxp1Yt.jpg)
Love Stinks
![Teen Choice Awards](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3q900BNcKbe3GHga4RVxSnoiqP4.jpg)
Teen Choice Awards
![Victoria's Secret Fashion Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uVFGz2hi7bneb39zSqInxbVvMKO.jpg)
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
![Felicity](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/i6gZ7fVpLBK3l5FkxCzMtEtT7Bz.jpg)
Felicity
![The Hughleys](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gpL3e9Uih2di6QmtUcNr7609Ylc.jpg)
The Hughleys
![The Magic Hour](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8UpbTCtKFIeMN0TJGLKsPkUo9jp.jpg)
The Magic Hour
![Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/HmVh6MOSWfXwyQpqqUVgW0eFkt.jpg)
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
![Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit '98](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2vSWJkqpiyOUIHHLdDQUB8yqLeU.jpg)
Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit '98
![The View](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zn5ZtKXYo8XOoXUgtQxw7q2CjVt.jpg)
The View
![Just Shoot Me!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xP2JuabiJvvmVvGsHjDj4IL8gcO.jpg)
Just Shoot Me!
![The Daily Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ixcfyK7it6FjRM36Te4OdblAq4X.jpg)
The Daily Show
![Die Harald Schmidt Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lQcE1AzjDP5zJRUW76PMRn7ai9W.jpg)
Die Harald Schmidt Show
![MADtv](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4tXHrqYbETym7Def99MeXrpPyRA.jpg)
MADtv
![Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yOfpjbdrR4bc3Q0slw3o0j8b7sE.jpg)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
![Higher Learning](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tuud1Blsdwo1KQRdz5UVwjlLAWQ.jpg)
Higher Learning
![New York Undercover](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/70Nd63gqoCLxNrdSY72FYAWOXhj.jpg)
New York Undercover
![Space Ghost Coast to Coast](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sjTe8T7FRhNcSlmT4XF38dd1BEF.jpg)
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
![Supermodels in the Rainforest](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lPCThk3Bo7TmsoHvp7QbQJNZk7G.jpg)
Supermodels in the Rainforest
![Late Night with Conan O'Brien](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gJZ1rhLLFpatuAeylJoUI82DKC7.jpg)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
![Inferno](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/63ZIwWDslR7JrqxDXM1etpxGyIw.jpg)
Inferno
![The Tonight Show with Jay Leno](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xAFMZ3wFIEXTISryRZD94AAvWng.jpg)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
![Black or White](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mJy4a4OI0suzd5PI4qpj9RV8U9w.jpg)
Black or White
![The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3d6tBbClvVjgF6ZyPl3SojfFU3e.jpg)
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
![LIVE with Kelly and Mark](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/b90Z7Nlw1EzPz38oL3utlvFjmFR.jpg)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
![Wetten, dass..?](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4i8719B3j4z5U5EI1mjw3sOjBWe.jpg)
Wetten, dass..?
![The Price Is Right](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ziHy9KsfDNrxukHv4u4gRiBZAn0.jpg)
The Price Is Right
![Sesame Street](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/14k9BfZ2p4rQBMeJ5crKTfUZVwD.jpg)
Sesame Street
![Today](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xlWdasY9oYg3OO5VTNqlPFftgya.jpg)
Today