Tyra Banks - was the first black girl who got on the cover of famous magazine "Sports Illustrated", "Swimsuit Edition", "GQ" and directory "Victoria's Secret". But her real break through was the emergence of a commercial on TV screens. Tara Banks was born on December 4, 1973 in Inglewood, California, USA in the most ordinary family.
Tyra's mother was a fashion manager and NASA photographer Carolyn Banks (now London), and her father, Donald Banks, a computer consultant. When Tyra Banks was 6 years old, they divorced. Despite this relationship between parents and her older brother were friendly. After that, mom Tara Banks got married again. Tyra Banks attended the normal school "John Burroughs Middle School" and1991 "Immaculate Heart High School" in Los Angeles. She was admitted to the "USC" and "UCLA", but soon noticed a dark-skinned beauty Taraand modeling agencies had from the Study to focus on a modeling career.
Miss Banks began modeling early, at age 15, she appeared in the magazine Seventeen. Initially, four major agencies deemed nofotogenic her appearance, and a contract with modeling agency "Elite" was signed only by the age of 17. When Tyra went back to the States, she actively pursued her modeling career. Returning to the States, not Tyra lowers your career. Soon she takes part in the filming of the British television show, and then gets a role in the movie "Inferno".
But the real serious role goes to Tyra Banks in a film directed by John Singleton, entitled "Higher Education". Her film career did not interfere pursue modeling. Miss Banks became the first African-American, appeared on the covers of famous magazines "GQ", "Victoria's secret catalog", "Sport Illustrated", "Swimsuit". Shetwice was a list of the most beautiful people in the world according to the magazine "People Magazine" and wrote a book "The Tyra: appearance and inner beauty." Tyra could never have sat on a diet, she eats always what she likes, including burgers, pizza and other food from fastfoods.
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