American massive model Tyra Banks

Tyra Lynne Banks (born December 4, 1973) is an American supermodel, television host, talk show host, actress and businessperson.She first became famous as a model in Paris, Milan, London, Tokyo and New York, but were commercial success of his television appearances. She is best known as hostess/judge in the reality show America's Next Top Model after its debut in 2003 and now hosts his own talk show Daytime Emmy Award-nominated, Tyra Banks Show.

Banks is one of four African Americans and seven women repeatedly ranked among the worlds most influential people by Time magazine.Banks was born in Los Angeles, California, daughter of Carolyn (née London) a manager of a fashion photographer, medical, and Donald Banks, a computer consultant. The couple divorced in 1980, when Tyra was six, although the relationship of their parents and especially her brother Devin Banks (born 1968) stayed friendly. Later, Carolyn married Clifford Johnson, she now goes by Carolyn Johnson in London. Banks graduated from Immaculate Heart High School in Los Angeles and began modeling in Class 11.