History Creator / TyraBanks

* MsFanservice: She was a model, it's part of the job.
** GodivaHair: She's done this in a variety of photo shoots. The cover of the January 2000 issue of ''GQ'' had this, since she was only wearing bikini bottoms, and the cover read, "Tyra, Please Pull Your Hair Back!"
** LingerieScene: In fashion shows, and Season 2, Episode 45 of ''The Tyra Banks Show'' was titled "Panty Party".
** WalkingSwimsuitScene: Various photo shoots, particularly for ''Sports Illustrated''.

* SassyBlackWoman: Oh, and how. She has no problem letting people know how she feels.

* StatuesqueStunner: Stands at 5 foot 10, and in case you haven't figured it out yet, she's GORGEOUS!
* WhatTheHellHero: Tyra delivered one of the more memorable in television to ''America's Next Top Model'' Season 4 contestant Tiffany Richardson as she was eliminated. Lines from the speech like "I was rooting for you, we were all rooting for you!" have endured as memes since it aired in 2005.

* FashionModel: She's modeled for many designers, including Victoria's Secret.

* {{As H|imself}}erself: On the ''Series/JustShootMe'' episodes "Nina Sees Red Pt.1" and "Nina Sees Red Pt. 2," and cameos in the films ''Film/MrWoodcock,'' ''Film/TropicThunder'' and ''[[Series/HannahMontana Hannah Montana: The Movie]]''.
* TheEponymousShow: ''The Tyra Banks Show.''

** GodivaHair: She's done this in a variety of photo shoots. The cover of the January 2000 ''GQ'' had this, since she was only wearing bikini bottoms, and the cover read, "Tyra, Please Pull Your Hair Back!"
** LingerieScene: In fashion shows, and Season 2, Episode 45 of ''The Tyra Banks Show'' was titled "Panty Party."
** WalkingSwimsuitScene: Various photo shoots, particularly for ''Sports Illustrated.''

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%%* FanOfUnderdog

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* BlackBossLady
* EccentricMentor

* ExpositoryHairstyleChange
** BeehiveHairdo
** DarkSkinnedBlond
** DarkSkinnedRedhead: She had this look for a long time, and admitted that it helped her get more attention.
** GirlishPigtails
** RegalRinglets
* FanOfUnderdog

* FashionShow: She's appeared in quite a few.
* LargeHam
* LeadYouCanRelateTo

** DarkSkinnedRedhead

* VanityPlate: A bank vault, for her company Bankable Productions.

As usual, you can find the basics about her life and career at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyra_Banks The Other Wiki]].

* ''Series/{{Blackish}}'' (2016) as Gigi

* ArchEnemy: For a time, Naomi Campbell, although it wasn't so much hatred as fear on Tyra's part. They eventually resolved any issues they had between each other.

* ''Film/HalloweenResurrection'' (2002) as Nora

* ''The New Celebrity [[Series/TheApprentice Apprentice]]'' (2017) - Judge
* ''Series/AmericasGotTalent'' (2017-18) - Host for season 12
* ''Series/DancingWithTheStars'' (2020) - Host and executive producer for season 29

Tyra Lynne Banks (born December 4, 1973 in Inglewood, California) is an African-American [=supermodel=], {{act|ors}}ress, TV talk show host, {{author|s}} (''Tyra Banks Basic Face'', and ''Literature/{{Modelland}}''), and TV producer from Inglewood, UsefulNotes/{{California}}. She first became famous for her appearances in the ''Magazine/SportsIllustrated'' Swimsuit Issue, where, in 1997, she became the first African-American model to appear solo on the cover.[[note]]She had appeared with Valeria [=Mazza=] the year before.[[/note]] She also created the RealityShow ''Series/AmericasNextTopModel''. She also has branched out into acting, with roles in such films as ''Film/HigherLearning'', ''Film/CoyoteUgly'' and ''Film/HalloweenResurrection''.

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'''Tyra Lynne Banks''' (born December 4, 1973 in Inglewood, California) is an African-American [=supermodel=], {{Act|ors}}ress, TV talk show host, {{Author|s}} (''Tyra Banks Basic Face'', and ''Literature/{{Modelland}}''), and TV producer from Inglewood, UsefulNotes/{{California}}. She first became famous for her appearances in the ''Magazine/SportsIllustrated'' Swimsuit Issue, where, in 1997, she became the first African-American model to appear solo on the cover.[[note]]She had appeared with Valeria [=Mazza=] the year before.[[/note]] She also created the RealityShow ''Series/AmericasNextTopModel''. She also has branched out into acting, with roles in such films as ''Film/HigherLearning'', ''Film/CoyoteUgly'' and ''Film/HalloweenResurrection''.

'''Tyra Lynne Banks''' (born December 4, 1973) is an African-American [=supermodel=], {{Act|ors}}ress, TV talk show host, {{Author|s}} (''Tyra Banks Basic Face'', and ''Literature/{{Modelland}}''), and TV producer from Inglewood, UsefulNotes/{{California}}. She first became famous for her appearances in the ''Magazine/SportsIllustrated'' Swimsuit Issue, where, in 1997, she became the first African-American model to appear solo on the cover.[[note]]She had appeared with Valeria [=Mazza=] the year before.[[/note]] She also created the RealityShow ''Series/AmericasNextTopModel''. She also has branched out into acting, with roles in such films as ''Film/HigherLearning'', ''Film/CoyoteUgly'' and ''Film/HalloweenResurrection''.

* MadeForTVMovie: 2000's Creator/ABCFamily fantasy/comedy ''Film/LifeSize'', where she played a fashion doll that had magically come to life.

'''Tyra Lynne Banks''' (born December 4, 1973) is an African-American [=supermodel=], {{Act|ors}}ress, TV talk show host, {{Author|s}} (''Tyra Banks Basic Face'', and ''Literature/{{Modelland}}''), and TV producer from Inglewood, UsefulNotes/{{California}}. She first became famous for her appearances in the ''Magazine/SportsIllustrated'' Swimsuit Issue, where, in 1997, she became the first African-American model to appear solo on the cover.[[note]]She had appeared with Valeria [=Mazza=] the year before.[[/note]] She also created the RealityShow ''[[Series/AmericasNextTopModel America's Next Top Model]]''. She also has branched out into acting, with roles in such films as ''Film/HigherLearning'', ''Film/CoyoteUgly'' and ''Film/HalloweenResurrection''.

** GodivaHair: She's done this in a variety of photo shoots.

* RealWomenHaveCurves

* WhatTheHellHero: Tyra delivered one of the more memorable in television to ''America's Next Top Model'' Season 4 contestant Tiffany Richardson as she was eliminated. Lines from the speech like "I was rooting for you, we were all rooting for you!" have endured as [[MemeticMutation memes]] since it aired in 2005.

* MadeForTVMovie: 2000's Creator/ABCFamily fantasy/comedy ''LifeSize'', where she played a fashion doll that had magically come to life.

* MadeForTVMovie: 2000's Creator/ABCFamily fantasy/comedy ''Life Size'', where she played a fashion doll that had magically come to life.

'''Tyra Banks''' (b. 1970) is an African-American [=supermodel=], {{Act|ors}}ress, TV talk show host, {{Author|s}} (''Tyra Banks Basic Face'', and ''Literature/{{Modelland}}''), and TV producer from Inglewood, UsefulNotes/{{California}}. She first became famous for her appearances in the ''Magazine/SportsIllustrated'' Swimsuit Issue, where, in 1997, she became the first African-American model to appear solo on the cover.[[note]]She had appeared with Valeria [=Mazza=] the year before.[[/note]] She also created the RealityShow ''[[Series/AmericasNextTopModel America's Next Top Model]]''. She also has branched out into acting, with roles in such films as ''Film/HigherLearning'', ''Film/CoyoteUgly'' and ''Film/HalloweenResurrection''.