Tyra Banks is a renowned American television personality, model, businesswoman, producer, actress, and writer.
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Tyra Lynne Banks, also known as BanX, was born on December 4, 1973, in Inglewood, California, the United States to parents, Carolyn London (now London-Johnson) who is a medical photographer, and Donald Banks (computer consultant).
Tyra Banks was raised alongside her brother, Devin, who is five years older than her. Her parents divorced when she was six years old. Tyra Banks attended John Burroughs Middle School and graduated in 1991 from Immaculate Heart High School in Los Angeles.
Tyra Banks started her career as a model at the age of 15 while attending school in Los Angeles. She was later signed by L.A. Models before she switched to Elite Model Management at age 16. She moved to Milan after she got the opportunity to model in Europe and had appeared in editorials for both Vogue and Elle, Harper’s Bazaar and Vanity Fair.
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Tyra Banks became 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. She began acting on television in the sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1993), during the fourth season where she played the lead character, Jackie Ames.
Tyra Banks also made her film debut in the drama Higher Learning (1994). She is one of four African Americans and seven women to have repeatedly been ranked among the world’s most influential people by Time magazine. Tyra is also one of only seventeen models to be ranked as a Legendary Supermodel by MODELS.com.

Is Tyra Banks still married in 2021?
No, Tyra Banks is not married and has never been. However, she has been in a relationship with Canadian businessman Louis Bélanger-Martin. The pair started dating in 2019 and are reportedly living together.
Are Erik Asla and Tyra Banks still together?
No, Tyra Banks and Norwegian photographer Erk Asla are no longer together. Their romance ended in October 2017 after nearly five years of dating. The pair had welcomed their son York Banks Asla via gestational surrogate in January 2016.


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