Tyra Banks

==Personal life==

Banks dated Norwegian photographer Erik Asla during the 2010s, and in January 2016 they had a biological son born via [[surrogacy]].<ref>{{cite news|author1=Moms & Babies|title=Tyra Banks Welcomes Son York|url=https://people.com/parents/tyra-banks-welcomes-son-york-via-surrogate-erik-asla|access-date=January 27, 2016|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|agency=[[Time Inc.]]|date=January 27, 2016|location=United States}}</ref> Banks has stated that she tends to avoid drinking and has never used other recreational drugs.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/entertainment/Tyra+Banks-35390.html | title = Tyra Banks' sexy drink |date = June 1, 2007 | quote = I've never had any drugs and I had a little taste of alcohol when I was 12-years-old, but that's about it | website = www.femalefirst.co.uk|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070619034242/https://www.femalefirst.co.uk/entertainment/Tyra+Banks-35390.html|archive-date=June 19, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Essex|first=Myeisha|title=Jennifer Hudson: 'I've Never Had A Drink In My Life' + 5 Other Sober Stars|date=13 October 2013|website=HelloBeautiful|url=https://hellobeautiful.com/2675292/jennifer-hudson-ive-never-had-a-drink-in-my-life-5-other-sober-stars/4/|access-date=2 April 2024}}</ref>

Banks has spoken out about abusive relationships in her past. In 2005, when asked about her relationship history, she stated, "I won't be using a lot of names on [[The Tyra Banks Show|the show]], but a specific relationship had not just cheating but emotional abuse. It was really bad, but that made me strong."<ref>{{cite news|last=Cruz|first=Clarissa|title=Looker Who's Talking|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1098354,00.html|work=www.ew.com|date=August 26, 2005|access-date=August 1, 2012}}</ref> In 2009, she opened up about her past relationships when she made a guest appearance on ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]],'' hosting alongside Oprah Winfrey. The episode was dedicated to dating violence in response to the assault of [[Rihanna]] by [[Chris Brown]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Breaking the Dating Violence Cycle|url=http://www.oprah.com/relationships/Tyra-Banks-on-Dating-Abuse/3|work=Oprah.com|access-date=August 1, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Morrissey|first=Tracie Egan|title=Oprah: Tyra Banks Opens Up About Abusive Ex-Boyfriend|url=http://jezebel.com/5169124/oprah-tyra-banks-opens-up-about-abusive-ex+boyfriend |publisher=Jezebel.com |date=March 12, 2009|access-date=August 1, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Tyra Banks tells Oprah of her own abuse|url=http://articles.cnn.com/2009-03-19/living/o.break.dating.violence.cycle_1_chris-brown-and-rihanna-abuse-tyra-banks-show?_s=PM:LIVING|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007123537/http://articles.cnn.com/2009-03-19/living/o.break.dating.violence.cycle_1_chris-brown-and-rihanna-abuse-tyra-banks-show?_s=PM:LIVING|archive-date=October 7, 2010|work=cnn|date=March 19, 2009|access-date=August 1, 2012}}</ref>

===Education===
[[File:Defense.gov News Photo 031219-F-0464D-071.jpg|thumb|Banks visiting patients at [[Walter Reed Army Medical Center]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], on December 19, 2003]]
In 2011, Banks enrolled in the nine-week<ref name="opm">[http://www.exed.hbs.edu/programs/opm/Pages/admissions.aspx/ "Owner/President Management: Program Objectives"]. Executive Education. Harvard Business School. Retrieved 2013-07-30.<!--expanded on 2015-03-25 revisit--></ref> Owner/President Management Program (OPM) at [[Harvard Business School]]. Banks completed the executive education training program in February 2012, earning a certificate.<ref>Hughes, Sarah Ann (February 24, 2012). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/celebritology/post/tyra-banks-graduates-from-harvards-executive-education-program/2012/02/24/gIQASv0vXR_blog.html?tid=pm_entertainment_pop "Tyra Banks graduates from Harvard's executive education program"]. ''Celebritology'' (blog). Washington Post.</ref><ref>Sauers, Jenna, {{cite web|title=Model Behaviors |url=http://jezebel.com/tyra-banks-harvard |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150407192123/http://jezebel.com/tyra-banks-harvard |archive-date=April 7, 2015 |access-date=August 25, 2011 |publisher=Jezebel.com }} <!--excluded from the Internet Archive--></ref> She has come under criticism for implying she is a Harvard graduate.<ref>{{cite web |last=Manuel-Logan|first=Ruth|title=Tyra Banks a Harvard Business School Graduate? Not! |url=http://newsone.com/2033192/tyra-banks-harvard |publisher=NewsOne.com |date=August 30, 2012 |access-date=March 25, 2015 }}</ref> Jenna Sauers, writing for ''[[Jezebel (website)|Jezebel]]'', referred to her statements on Harvard as "disingenuous", and called upon her to "stop lying" about Harvard.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sauers|first=Jenna|title=Tyra Banks Needs to Stop Lying About Going to Harvard Business School |url=http://jezebel.com/5937660/tyra-banks-needs-to-stop-lying-about-going-to-harvard-business-school|work=Jezebel|publisher=Gawker Media |date=August 24, 2012  |access-date=March 25, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Bennett-Smith|first=Meredith |title=Tyra Banks A Harvard Business School Graduate? Well, Not Exactly |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/27/tyra-banks-a-harvard-busi_n_1834728.html |newspaper=[[The Huffington Post]] |date=August 27, 2012 |access-date=March 25, 2015 }}</ref> As of 2012, Harvard professor Rohit Deshpande was preparing a case study on Banks's company, [[Bankable Productions]], for use in future coursework in the OPM program.<ref>Zhang, Brian C. (February 27, 2012). [https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/2/27/tyra-banks-leaves-HBS "Tyra Finishes HBS Program"]. ''The Harvard Crimson''. Retrieved July 30, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www.harbus.org/2012/tyra-banks "Tyra Banks: Fun, Fierce, and Financially Savvy"]. Features. The Harbus (harbus.org). February 15, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2013.</ref>