Tyra Banks

Born

December 4, 1973 (age 52)

Known as

film actor, model, television presenter, entrepreneur, actor, television actor

Tyra Lynne Banks is an American model, television personality, producer, writer, actress, and businesswoman. 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. Banks was one of only a few Black models to achieve supermodel status. 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.

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