Biography
Several tens of years ago, no one could have imagined that the podiums and covers of glossy magazines would float black models. But Iman, Naomi Campbell and Tyra Banks appeared. It is believed that the latter and belongs to the initiative to promote in the fashionable industry of non-standard girls, to which designers and audiences will not get used to."There are many people in the world with special appearance, physique and worldview. Beauty is much more interesting when it is imperfect when the girl does not look like Barbie. I want uniqueness to be appreciated so that we do not have to hide it. We are beautiful, but we have our own characteristics. "Now Tyra Banks from the stars of the podium has become a recognized authority of the model world, whose word matters. She shines screens, raises the child and manages the business. The secret of such success is in the desire to refute the opinion that you can't have something, this is not available to you. Taira from childhood - "man-engine", she does not know peace, but the celebrity advises not to forget about the main thing - to strive not to money or popularity, but to his dream.
Childhood and youth
Taira Lynn Banks was born in December 1973 in California Inglwood in a respectable family of Caroline Banks, who worked as a fashion manager and photographer NASA, and the SPETIrs on computer technology Donald Banks. The daughter was the second child: at the time of her birth, the 5-year-old son Devin was adjusted in the family. When Tain turned 6 years old, the parents divorced, but at the same time they managed to preserve friendly relations and not injure children.
Embed from getty imagesAt 6 years old girl went to school. She studied pretty well, but the relationship with the peers was difficult. Banks was very thin and awkward, which often became the cause of ridicule and bullying. Having matured Tyra Banks thoroughly engaged in improving himself and soon turned from a long-defined teenager in a girl of model appearance.
At the end of the Higher School of Tyra, the University of California is becoming a student, but very soon understands that the model career is attracted. At 17, the beauty of 178 cm in 178 cm and waist girth 60 cm signs a favorable contract with a prestigious model agency and begins climbing the career ladder.
Model Career
Under the terms of the signed contract, a 17-year-old model is sent to Paris, where produces a furor after the first access to the podium. The first week in the fashion capital brought Tyra offers from 25 designers. Such success at the very beginning of the career did not reach any world model. It becomes the first African American, which appeared on the covers of Victoria's Secret Catalog, GQ and other fashionable publications. Chanel and Ralph Lauren offer her work.Banks moves to Paris, cooperates with such popular brands like Oscar de La Renta, Donna Karan, Christian Dior, Dolce & Gabbana and many others. Her photos appear on Harper's Bazar glossy covers, Vogue, Elle, Cosmopolitan.
In 1997, Taira becomes the winner of the Supermodel of the Year Prize, given by the VH1 television music channel. In 2005, the girl declares the decision to focus at work in cinema. In an interview with Banks, Banks proudly stated that it would not become like musicians who leave the scene, and then arrange a loud, solemnly furnished return. If she and takes something to demonstrate on the podium, it will be something non-bank, for example, its own clothing line.
In 2010, the model has changed this word: Bankable Enterprises has concluded a contract with the famous IMG agency, promoting Heidi Klum, Giselle Bundchen, Miranda Kerr and also with the good hundred colleagues Taira. Within the framework of the new cooperation, Banks planned to participate in promotional campaigns of fashion brands and head charitable projects.
In addition, the Angel of Victoria's Secret remembered that for 8 years he participated in the shows of the collections of this brand, and offered their services, but received a refusal. According to rumors, Toru offended not so much the fact of refusal, how much explanation, why it was done. The linen brand decided that the woman is no longer so young, and the public wishes to see now in demand, and not stars of the past. The top model has shuddered to have something in common with Victoria's Secret.
Films and books
The cinematic biography of Taira Banks began in the 1990s. The model starred in secondary roles in the pictures "Black or White" and "Police under Cook". In the same period, she participates in the Britain television show Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. But the path to Hollywood beginner actress is difficult.
Only in 1995, Taira Banks received a role, after which the directories turned more attention to it. The girl played in the film "Higher Education", where, together with her, Omar Epps, Lawrence Fishbourne, Jennifer Connelli and Christie Svanson appeared on the shooting platform. Tyra perfectly coped with the work. In the same year, she was invited to the series "Mad Television".
The 1990 finals turned out to be generous for Taira Banks for bright roles. The queen of the podium appeared in the pictures "Magazine", "Houley", "Damned House" and "To hell love." All tapes received a positive evaluation of critics, and the cinematic community finally took an actress into its ranks.
To surprise the fans of their acting talent of Taira Banks in 2000, when the painting "Love and Basketball" was released on the screens, in which she organically fulfilled the role and earned the love of viewers and good evaluations of film critics. The following tapes "American Dreams" and "Halloween: Resurrection" added popularity.
In 2003, when Tyra Banks offered work in the TV series "Next Top Model of America", the artist was in the top five of the sexual and ten highest paid colleagues on the podium. A truly star turned out to be the role of Banks in Mr. Sumphyl melodramatic tape. The film was released on the screens in 2007 and immediately became a hit. The joint game of Taira with star actors by Sery William and Billy Bob Tornton brought in the dark-skinned beauty of incredible glory.
Not less success received Tyra Banks from entering the screens in 2008, the paintings of "Soldiers of Failure". Writer and director comedy Ben Stiller ridiculous in his project numerous Hollywood films about the war. The main roles got to that Cruz and Geek Black. Here Tyra presented at least a secondary, but memorable image.
In 2009, after the appearance of the film Peter Chelsea "Hanna Montana: Cinema", viewers and critics spoke that the acting talent of Taira Banks was already compared with model success. In this picture, partners of the African American star were Miley Cyrus and Emily Omenta.
Soon Tyra began to work on television as a vision. In 2005, the black model and actress presented the audience "show Thaira Banks". The format of the transfer in a number of moments was intersecting with the "Winfrey Opro show" show. The Banks project is marked by the Daytime Emmy Award.
In 2009, a reality show "Beauty inside out", telling about how externally attractive people sometimes behave outside the framework of the permitted, are not considered to be encouraged, establish their own standards and rules. In the project of 10 beautiful people, the United States fought for the right to become the "most beautiful man of America." Grand show made Taira Banks and Ashton Kutcher.
A great success came to Tyra after the output of the show "Top-model of American". Here, Banks combined the role of producer, judges and loving. The program helped participants to feel the strength to turn the world. 22 seasons One of the most beautiful women was considered the main on the project, and then gave way to the singer Rita Ore. However, Tyra promotes only one season and returned to the studio in 2017. During the time without a show, she developed a cosmetic brand TYRA BEAUTY.
In 1998, a book called "Taira: External and Inner Beauty", and everyone could make sure that Banks ponds and writing talent. The novel "Modelund" became a bestseller, in Hollywood, they rumored his film simulation, and as if the author would not mind.
In the book "Perfection is boring: 10 things that my crazy, frantic mom taught me, - about beauty, s *** and how to be the boss" Banks told how the fashionable Olympus conquered. Mentioned and a funny story with her hair, because of which almost lost work, because the stylists did not cope with the African chapel. According to rumors, Tyra is now wearing a short haircut and a Lace Wigs wig, like Rihanna and Beyonce, because during the years of model career curls have lost their last chic.
Personal life
An African American does not adhere to a strict diet and does not differ humbered. It supports sports. Tyra loves basketball and tennis. And he is engaged not only for the sake of the shape, but also because it gets great pleasure from classes. Banks snapshots in a swimsuit and without makeup were repeatedly criticized by Follovover. But the model is ready answer:"To everyone who says nasty about me or about other women with my forms, I want to say only one thing: Kiss my fat s ***."Tyra is a multifaceted person. Model, actress and TV presenter in 2004 demonstrated fans of good vocal data by releasing the Single "Shake Ya Body". Previously, Banks did not sing, but was limited to participation in the clips of famous performers, such as Michael Jackson, Tina Turner, George Michael.
In 2012, the woman received a diploma of the Harvard Business School. He studied under someone else's name, lived in a hostel and masked in every way. But it is impossible to confuse the Thare with someone else, and incognito had to reveal.
Personal life Taira Banks is extremely saturated. The beauty that took place in the top five of the most beautiful models of the world has always been a lot of fans. But they changed at such a speed that nobody remembers the names of most of them.
Embed from getty imagesIn September 2015, Taira Banks gave a frank interview with Piple magazine, which admitted that he was unsuccessful to get pregnant, even several Eco procedures were held. The star appease that he did not think about children in his youth, and focused on his career. It did not rule out that it would resort to the services of a surrogate mother, which happened in 2016. Then, in "Instagram", the model published a post that, together with a boyfriend, a Swedish photographer and an entrepreneur Eric Asral, glad of his son. The boy was called York.
They rummed that Asla did not stand the nervous setting, which pretended in the house, and left the family. Allegedly maternity gives Tyra is not easy, and it breaks on loved ones. Rumors dispelled the news that the couple is looking for a surrogate mother for the second child, Banks dreams of a daughter.
Tyra Banks now
The famous model and business lady reads in Stanford University course "How to build and expand your own business." Tyra went to pedagogy, because he wants to teach the younger generation not just to earn money, and not be afraid to sacrifice something and deal with a passion for.
In addition, Banks meets the jury of the America's Got Talent show and maintains the "Top-model of American". However, the last one intends to complete the 25th season, collecting the winners of 4 previous issues.
At the end of 2019, the Modelland recreation park was opened in the Santa Monica Place Mall shopping center in California. In the "place where beauty is celebrated", by definition of Thaira itself, which is a co-owner and the author of the idea, planned shopping zones, interactive entertainment, thematic collaborations. Ways to implement the concept of modeling will be determined later.
Filmography
- 1991 - "Black or White"
- 1995 - "Higher Education"
- 1999 - "To the hell love"
- 2000 - "Bar" Nasty Coyote "
- 2000 - "Perfect toy"
- 2001 - "Food for the Soul"
- 2002 - "Halloween: Resurrection"
- 2003-2007 - "All about us"
- 2004 - "Each of us"
- 2009 - "Girls"
- 2010 - "Dance Fever"
- 2018 - "Perfect toy 2"
Bibliography
- Tyra's Beauty, Inside and Out
- Modelland.
- "Perfection is boring: 10 things that my crazy, frantic mother taught me, - about beauty, s *** and about how to be a boss"