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Tyra Banks

supermodel, supermogul, founder of SMiZE & Dream, creator of America's Next Top Model

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She broke the internet with her triumphant return to the Victoria’s Secret Runway, nearly 20 years after her retirement (October 2024). Her entertainment company Bankable Productions relaunched as SMiZE Productions, a nod to her globally expanding, impact-driven ice cream company SMiZE & Dream with locations in Australia and Dubai
One of the original Victoria’s Secret Angels, first model on cover of GQ, first African-American model on cover of SPORTS ILLUSTRATED swimsuit issue and has graced countless covers like ELLE, HARPER’S BAZAAR and VOGUE
Creator, executive producer and host of AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL, the first and longest running fashion competition-based reality television series which has spanned 24 seasons, aired in over 180 countries around the world with more than 40 international spinoffs, in countries from Austria to South Africa to New Zealand. She hosted and executive produced DANCING WITH THE STARS for 3 seasons, hosted AMERICA’S GOT TALENT in 2017, and is well known for creating/hosting talk show THE TYRA BANKS SHOW that won two Emmy Awards and ran for 5 seasons
Her producing credits include Discovery+’s teen drag series GENERATION DRAG, _A_MERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL, THE TYRA BANKS SHOW and Freeform’s holiday movie sequel LIFE SIZE 2. Tyra will next produce Treehouse Pictures’ remake of DON’T TELL MOM THE BABYSITTER’S DEAD
Starred in John Singleton's HIGHER LEARNING, COYOTE UGLY, LOVE STINKS, LOVE & BASKETBALL, LIFE-SIZE, LIFE-SIZE 2 (which she produced) and HALLOWEEN: RESURRECTION and has guested on shows including Showtime's I LOVE THAT FOR YOU, HBO's INSECURE and ABC's BLACK-ISH
Authored PERFECT IS BORING: 10 THINGS MY CRAZY, FIERCE MAMA TAUGHT ME ABOUT BEAUTY, BOOTY, AND BEING A BOSS (2018), in addition to scripted novel MODELLAND and self-help guide TYRA’S BEAUTY INSIDE & OUT
Launched the TZONE Foundation over 15 years ago - a non-profit organization that focuses on entrepreneurship, financial literacy, elocution and self-presentation, health and wellness, and self-esteem, beauty and body image
Currently resides in Los Angeles with her son. She completed the Owner/Management program at Harvard Business School and teaches a course on personal branding at Stanford Business School

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She broke the internet with her triumphant return to the Victoria’s Secret Runway, nearly 20 years after her retirement (October 2024). Her entertainment company Bankable Productions relaunched as SMiZE Productions, a nod to her globally expanding, impact-driven ice cream company SMiZE & Dream with locations in Australia and Dubai
One of the original Victoria’s Secret Angels, first model on cover of GQ, first African-American model on cover of SPORTS ILLUSTRATED swimsuit issue and has graced countless covers like ELLE, HARPER’S BAZAAR and VOGUE
Creator, executive producer and host of AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL, the first and longest running fashion competition-based reality television series which has spanned 24 seasons, aired in over 180 countries around the world with more than 40 international spinoffs, in countries from Austria to South Africa to New Zealand. She hosted and executive produced DANCING WITH THE STARS for 3 seasons, hosted AMERICA’S GOT TALENT in 2017, and is well known for creating/hosting talk show THE TYRA BANKS SHOW that won two Emmy Awards and ran for 5 seasons
Her producing credits include Discovery+’s teen drag series GENERATION DRAG, _A_MERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL, THE TYRA BANKS SHOW and Freeform’s holiday movie sequel LIFE SIZE 2. Tyra will next produce Treehouse Pictures’ remake of DON’T TELL MOM THE BABYSITTER’S DEAD
Starred in John Singleton's HIGHER LEARNING, COYOTE UGLY, LOVE STINKS, LOVE & BASKETBALL, LIFE-SIZE, LIFE-SIZE 2 (which she produced) and HALLOWEEN: RESURRECTION and has guested on shows including Showtime's I LOVE THAT FOR YOU, HBO's INSECURE and ABC's BLACK-ISH
Authored PERFECT IS BORING: 10 THINGS MY CRAZY, FIERCE MAMA TAUGHT ME ABOUT BEAUTY, BOOTY, AND BEING A BOSS (2018), in addition to scripted novel MODELLAND and self-help guide TYRA’S BEAUTY INSIDE & OUT
Launched the TZONE Foundation over 15 years ago - a non-profit organization that focuses on entrepreneurship, financial literacy, elocution and self-presentation, health and wellness, and self-esteem, beauty and body image
Currently resides in Los Angeles with her son. She completed the Owner/Management program at Harvard Business School and teaches a course on personal branding at Stanford Business School

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Tyra Banks is an entrepreneur, Supermodel, and Emmy award-winning television producer & personality. As one of the most iconic models in the history of fashion, Banks has collected a long list of “firsts” as she broke down multiple barriers in the modeling industry. She was also twice named as TIME magazine’s Most Influential People in the World and taught Branding at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business for three years. Tyra’s global venture, SMiZE & DREAM, is an innovative ice cream company with a hidden, yummy truffle in every serving, called the SMiZE PRiZE. Set on inspiring people to work hard to reach their goals, SMiZE & DREAM has a worldwide, multi-pronged approach to lead and encourage everyone to make their dreams come true.

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