Tyra Banks

{{short description|American television personality, producer, and former model}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Tyra Banks
| image              = Tyra Banks Glamour 2020.png
| alt                = 
| caption            = Banks in 2020
| other_names        = BanX
| birth_name         = Tyra Lynne Banks
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1973|12|4}}
| birth_place        = [[Inglewood, California]], U.S.
| alma_mater         = [[Immaculate Heart High School (Los Angeles)|Immaculate Heart High School]]
| occupation         = {{flatlist|
* Model<!--Don't change to "supermodel"; this contravenes Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy-->
* television personality
* producer
* writer
* actress
* businesswoman
}}
| years_active       = 1991–present
| television         = {{plainlist|
* ''[[America's Next Top Model]]''
* ''[[The Tyra Banks Show]]'' 
* ''[[America's Got Talent]]''
* ''[[FABLife]]''
* ''[[Dancing with the Stars (American TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]''
}}
| partner            = Erik Asla (2013–2017)
| children           = 1
| height             = {{convert|5|ft|10|in|m}}<ref>{{cite book|title=Black America, Body Beautiful: How the African American Image is Changing Fashion, Fitness, and Other Industries: How the African American Image is Changing Fashion, Fitness, and Other Industries|author=Bailey, Eric J.|publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]]|page=4|year=2008|isbn=978-0-275-99596-6|location=Santa Barbara, California}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|tyra.com}}
| module             = {{Infobox model
| child          = yes
| haircolor      = Brown
| eyecolor       = Green
}}
}}

'''Tyra Lynne Banks''' (born December 4, 1973), also known as '''BanX''',<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=https://people.com/style/tyra-banks-changes-modeling-name-to-banx/|title=Why Tyra Banks Will Now Go by 'BanX': The Model Explains Her Name Makeover as She Comes Out of Retirement for SI Swim|website=PEOPLE.com|language=en|access-date=2019-05-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/09/entertainment/tyra-banks-banx/index.html|title=Tyra Banks is now 'BanX'|author=Lisa Respers France|website=CNN|date=May 9, 2019|access-date=2019-05-14}}</ref> is an American model, television personality, producer, writer, and actress. Born in [[Inglewood, California]], she began her career as a model at the age of 15 and was the first [[Black American]] woman to be featured on the covers of ''[[GQ]]'' and the ''[[Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue]]'', on which she appeared three times. Banks was one of only a few Black models to achieve [[Supermodel]] status. She was a [[Victoria's Secret]] Angel from 1997 to 2005. By the early 2000s, Banks was one of the [[Forbes list of the world's highest-paid models|world's top-earning models]].

Banks began acting on television in the sitcom ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]'' (1993) and made her film debut in the drama ''[[Higher Learning]]'' (1995). In 2000, she had major film roles, such as Eve in [[Disney Channel]]'s ''[[Life-Size]]'' and Zoe in the box-office hit ''[[Coyote Ugly (film)|Coyote Ugly]].'' Banks had small roles in the romantic sports film ''[[Love & Basketball]]'' (2000), the horror film ''[[Halloween: Resurrection]]'' (2002), and in the television series ''[[Gossip Girl]]'' (2009) and ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'' (2013).<ref>{{cite news |title=Hilary Duff, Tyra Banks appear in same episode of 'Gossip Girl' |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/hilary-duff-tyra-banks-episode-gossip-girl-article-1.382055 |access-date=20 January 2019 |work=New York Daily News |date=2 October 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title='Glee': Tyra Banks Is Fierce And Hyper-Critical As A Modeling Agent (VIDEO) |date=November 22, 2013 |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/22/glee-tyra-banks-fierce-bichette-modeling-agent-video_n_4321567.html |publisher=huffingtonpost.com |access-date=20 January 2019}}</ref>

In 2003, Banks created the long-running reality television series ''[[America's Next Top Model]]'', which she executive produced and presented for the first twenty-two seasons, until the series' cancellation in October 2015. She remained executive producer for the revival of the series in 2016 and enlisted [[Rita Ora]] as host for the [[America's Next Top Model (cycle 23)|twenty-third cycle]] before reassuming the duties herself for the [[America's Next Top Model (cycle 24)|twenty-fourth cycle]]. Banks was the co-creator of ''[[True Beauty (American TV series)|True Beauty]]'' (2009–2010), and had her own television talk show, ''[[The Tyra Banks Show]]'' (2005–2010), which aired on [[The CW]] and won two [[Daytime Emmy]] awards for Outstanding Talk Show Informative. In 2015, she co-hosted the talk show ''[[FABLife]]'' for two months. In 2017, Banks was the host of ''[[America's Got Talent]]'' for its [[America's Got Talent (season 12)|12th season]].<ref name="TyraBanks">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/03/tyra-banks-host-americas-got-talent-1202042040/|title='America's Got Talent' Sets Tyra Banks As New Host For Season 12|publisher=Deadline|date=March 12, 2017|access-date=March 12, 2017}}</ref> In 2020, she was the host of ''[[Dancing with the Stars (American TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]'' for its [[Dancing with the Stars (American season 29)|29th season]], also serving as an executive producer.

In 2010, Banks published a young adult novel titled ''[[Modelland]]'', based on her life as a model, which topped [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''The New York Times'' Best Seller list]] in 2011. She also has her own production company, [[Bankable Productions]], which produced ''The Tyra Banks Show'', ''America's Next Top Model'', and the 2008 film [[The Clique (film)|''The Clique'']]. Banks is one of four African Americans and seven women to have repeatedly been ranked among the world's most influential people by ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine.<ref>{{cite news|title=Time 100 Gala 2012: Black stars shine at party honoring world's top influencers|url=http://thegrio.com/2012/04/25/black-stars-shine-at-2012-time-100-gala/#s:tyra-banks-gala-2-jpg|work=thegrio.com|date= April 25, 2012|access-date=July 20, 2012|last=Garrett Stodghill|first=Alexis}}</ref><ref name="ABOUT TYRA BANKS">{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/person/tyra-banks/biography.html|title=Tyra Banks: Biography|publisher=Movies.yahoo.com|access-date=March 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729005354/http://movies.yahoo.com/person/tyra-banks/biography.html|archive-date=July 29, 2013}}</ref> She is also one of only seventeen models to be ranked as a Legendary [[Supermodel]] by MODELS.com.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://models.com/rankings/ui/Legends/|title=MODELS.com's Legends|website=MODELS.com|access-date=2019-04-04}}</ref>

== Early life and education==
Tyra Lynne Banks<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/tyra-banks/bio/177758|title=Tyra Banks Biography|work=[[TV Guide Network]]|access-date=June 23, 2012}}</ref> was born in [[Inglewood, California]], on December 4, 1973.<ref name="biochannel" /> Her mother, Carolyn London (now London-Johnson), is a medical photographer,<ref name="biochannel">{{cite web|url=http://www.biography.com/articles/Tyra-Banks-16242328 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090620065801/http://www.biography.com/articles/Tyra-Banks-16242328 |archive-date=June 20, 2009 |title=Tyra Banks Biography |publisher=[[The Biography Channel]] |access-date=July 17, 2011 }}</ref> and her father, Donald Banks, is a computer consultant.<ref name="bod">{{cite web|url=http://movies.msn.com/celebrities/celebrity-biography/tyra-banks/|title=Tyra Banks:Biography on MSN|first=Jason|year=2008|publisher=[[MSN]]|author=Clark|access-date=July 18, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080902013801/http://movies.msn.com/celebrities/celebrity-biography/tyra-banks/|archive-date=September 2, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.filmreference.com/film/26/Tyra-Banks.html|title= Tyra Banks Biography|publisher = FilmReference.com}}</ref> She has a brother, Devin, who is five years older.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/person/tyra-banks/biography.html |title=Tyra Banks |publisher=Movies.yahoo.com |access-date=June 3, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109011758/http://movies.yahoo.com/person/tyra-banks/biography.html |archive-date=November 9, 2013 }}</ref> In 1979, when Banks was six years old, her parents divorced. Banks attended John Burroughs Middle School and graduated in 1991 from [[Immaculate Heart High School (Los Angeles)|Immaculate Heart High School]] in Los Angeles. Banks has said that while growing up, she was teased for her appearance and considered an "ugly duckling";<ref>{{cite web|first=Wendy|last=Shanker|title=About Tyra Banks|url=http://www.supermodels.nl/tyrabanks/about|publisher=Supermodels.nl|access-date=November 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109053306/http://www.supermodels.nl/tyrabanks/about|archive-date=November 9, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Fat Girl's Guide to Life|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aI-tCMdjklwC&q=tyra+banks+interview+on+being+an+ugly+duckling&pg=PT81|access-date=November 9, 2014|isbn = 9781408806623|last1 = Shanker|first1 = Wendy|date = August 17, 2009| publisher=A&C Black }}</ref> when Banks was 11 years old, she grew three inches and lost 30 pounds in three months.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tyra Banks Opens Up About Body and Weight Battles|url=http://www.lifeandstylemag.com/posts/tyra-banks-opens-up-about-body-and-weight-battles-37919|first=Chantal|last= Waldholz|access-date=November 9, 2014|work=[[Life & Style (magazine)|Life & Style]]|date=May 5, 2014}}</ref> On ''[[America's Next Top Model]]'', Banks discussed the results of an [[Ancestry.com]] [[genealogical DNA test]] that gave her "79% African, 14% British, and 6% Native American" results.<!-- Include numbers for all major groups --><ref>{{cite web|url= http://blogs.ancestry.com/cm/2014/12/29/tyra-banks-gets-surprising-dna-results-on-americas-next-top-model/|title= Tyra Banks Gets Surprising DNA Results on 'America's Next Top Model'|publisher = [[Ancestry.com]] | first=—Sabrina Rojas |last=Weiss|date = n.d. |access-date=October 3, 2017}}</ref> In an interview, she added that she is also "1% [[Finnish Americans|Finnish]]", saying: "I'm 14% British, 6% Native American, 1% Finnish, and all the rest African."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a33991/tyra-banks-interview-recipe/ |title=At Home With Tyra Banks |date=August 20, 2015 |website=[[Good Housekeeping]] |access-date=September 2, 2020}}</ref>
In February 2012, Banks completed a nine-week course at Harvard University's Owner/President Management non-degree extension program.<ref>{{cite news|last=Anne |first=Sarah |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/celebritology/post/tyra-banks-graduates-from-harvards-executive-education-program/2012/02/24/gIQASv0vXR_blog.html |title=Tyra Banks graduates from Harvard's executive education program |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=2012-02-24 |access-date=2022-02-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecrimson.com/flyby/article/2012/9/17/tyra-banks-harvard-girl/|title=Tyra Banks: Dropping H-Bombs Like Nobody's Business &#124; Flyby &#124; The Harvard Crimson|first=Amy L.|last=Weiss-Meyer|website=thecrimson.com|access-date=April 13, 2022}}</ref>

==Modeling career==
[[File:Tyra Banks 2012 Shankbone.JPG|thumb|right|upright|Banks in 2012]]
When Banks was 15 years old, she started modeling while attending school in Los Angeles. She was rejected by four modeling agencies before she was signed by L.A. Models. She switched to [[Elite Model Management]] at age 16. When she got the opportunity to model in Europe, she moved to Milan. In her first runway season, she booked 25 shows in the 1991 [[Paris Fashion Week]]. Banks appeared in editorials for American, Italian, French, and Spanish ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]''; American, French, German, and Spanish ''[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]''; American, German, and Malaysian ''[[Harper's Bazaar]]''; ''[[V (American magazine)|V]]''; ''[[W (magazine)|W]]'' and [[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]].

She appeared on the covers of magazines such as ''[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]''; ''[[Harper's Bazaar]]''; Spanish ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]''; ''[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]''; ''[[Seventeen (American magazine)|Seventeen]]'' and ''[[Teen Vogue]]''.{{citation needed|date=May 2017}} She walked in fashion shows for [[Chanel]], [[Oscar de la Renta]], [[Yves Saint Laurent (brand)|Yves Saint Laurent]], [[Anna Sui]], [[Christian Dior]], [[Donna Karan]], [[Calvin Klein]], [[Perry Ellis]], [[Marc Jacobs]], [[Givenchy]], [[Herve Leger]], [[Valentino SpA|Valentino]], [[Fendi]], [[Isaac Mizrahi]], [[Giorgio Armani]], [[Sonia Rykiel]], [[Michael Kors]] and others. She appeared in advertising campaigns for [[Yves Saint Laurent (brand)|Yves Saint Laurent]], [[Dolce & Gabbana]], [[Escada]], [[Tommy Hilfiger]], [[Ralph Lauren]], [[Halston]], [[H&M]], [[XOXO (brand)|XOXO]], [[Swatch]], [[Versace]], [[Christian Lacroix]], [[Victoria's Secret]], [[Got Milk?]], [[Pepsi]] and [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/tyra_banks/|title=Bank Profile|work=The FMD - FashionModelDirectory.com|access-date=September 27, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pinterest.com/pin/547117054701357640/|title=SublimeL'Officiel #777, 1993Photographer: Carlo Dalla ChiesaModel: Tyra BanksChristian Lacroix, Spring 1993 RTW {{!}} !1990s Sailor Moon Fashion Ideas {{!}} Tyra banks, Fashion images, Tara banks|website=Pinterest|language=en|access-date=2019-04-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pinterest.com/pin/354940014375592967/|title=Pin by Adi Divaris on Classy bissh {{!}} Versace dress, Nineties fashion, Vintage outfits|website=Pinterest|language=en|access-date=2019-04-04}}</ref> In 1993, Banks signed a contract with [[CoverGirl (brand)|CoverGirl]] cosmetics, launching advertising campaigns for the cosmetics company. She was one of only a few Black models to achieve [[Supermodel]] status. In the mid-1990s, Banks returned to America to do more commercial modeling.

Banks was the first Black woman on the cover of ''[[Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue]]'' and the first African-American woman on the cover of ''[[GQ]]''.<ref name="fmd">{{cite web|url= http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Tyra_Banks|title= Tyra Banks Profile|publisher= FMD-database|access-date= June 11, 2008}}</ref> In 1997, she received the [[VH1]] award for "Supermodel of the Year".<ref name="ABOUT TYRA BANKS" /> That year, she was the first African American chosen for the cover of the Victoria's Secret catalog,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1077/is_n7_v52/ai_19383832/ | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709034659/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1077/is_n7_v52/ai_19383832/ | archive-date=July 9, 2012 | work=Ebony | title=Tyra Banks: on top of the world – African American fashion model | first=Lynn | last=Norment | year=1997}}</ref> and became a [[Victoria's Secret Angel]].<ref name="cbsvsfs05">[http://www.cbs.com/specials/victorias_secret_2005/ CBS Specials: Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2005] source:CBS.com. Retrieved July 20, 2012.</ref> In 2010, Banks re-signed with her former modeling agency [[IMG Models]].<ref name="IMC">{{cite web|url=http://imgmodels.com/details.aspx?navbtn=1&cityID=1&modelid=19410&pic=&subid=1767&mainsubid=1767&agencyID=&catID=1&pageNo=&selectedModel=TYRA%20BANKS |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713022212/http://imgmodels.com/details.aspx?navbtn=1&cityID=1&modelid=19410&pic=&subid=1767&mainsubid=1767&agencyID=&catID=1&pageNo=&selectedModel=TYRA%20BANKS |archive-date=July 13, 2011|title=Bio|access-date=September 27, 2014}}</ref> Banks is now a contributor of the ''[[Vogue Italia]]'' website.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tyra Banks|url=http://www.vogue.it/en/vogue-black/tyra-banks|work=www.vogue.it|access-date=July 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616174522/http://www.vogue.it/en/vogue-black/tyra-banks|archive-date=June 16, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In 2013, Banks transformed herself into 15 supermodels, in collaboration with fashion photographer [[Udo Spreitzenbarth]].

In 2019, Banks came out of her modeling retirement to pose for one of the three 2019 ''Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue'' covers; the other cover models being [[Camille Kostek]] and [[Alex Morgan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/swim-daily/2019/05/07/si-swimsuit-2019-cover-reveal-tyra-banks-camille-kostek-alex-morgan|title=Tyra Banks, Camille Kostek, and Alex Morgan are SI Swim 2019 cover models|website=SI.com|date=May 8, 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-05-14}}</ref> It marked her third cover for the publication, 22 years after her first.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/swim-daily/2019/04/29/tyra-banks-sports-illustrated-swimsuit-2019-cover|title=Tyra Banks lands the cover of SI Swimsuit 2019!|website=SI.com|date=May 8, 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-05-14}}</ref> She also announced that she will now go by the modeling name BanX.<ref name=":1" />

==Television and film career==
[[File:Tyra Banks(Cannes).jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|Banks at [[Cannes Film Festival]] in 2000|alt=|left]]

Banks's television career began on the fourth season of ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]'', in which she played lead character [[Will Smith (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air)|Will Smith]]'s old friend [[Jackie Ames]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Tyra Banks: Biography|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/tyra-banks/bio/177758|work=www.tvguide.com}}</ref> She made seven appearances in the series.<ref name="ABOUT TYRA BANKS"/><ref>{{cite web|title=TYRA BANKS SHOW FULL EPISODES|url=http://tyrabanksshowfullepisodesxct.wordpress.com/|access-date=July 20, 2012}}</ref> Other TV credits include ''[[Felicity (TV series)|Felicity]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Tyra Banks Joins Cast of Felicity|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=115740&page=1#.UAjh1mFSRJM|work=abcnews|access-date=July 20, 2012}}</ref> ''[[All That]]'', ''[[MADtv]]'', ''[[Nick Cannon]]'s [[Wild 'n Out]]'' (in which she was featured as a special guest host and team captain)<ref>{{cite web|title=Nick Cannon Presents Wild 'N Out Tyra Banks|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/nick-cannon-presents-wild-n-out/tyra-banks-731166/|work=tv.com}}</ref> and ''[[The Price Is Right (U.S. game show)|The Price Is Right]]'' (guest-starring as a "[[Barker's Beauties|Barker's Beauty]]").<ref>{{cite web|last=Mahan|first=Colin|title=Price Is Right for Tyra Banks|url=http://www.tv.com/news/price-is-right-for-tyra-banks-3281/|work=tv.com|date=February 14, 2006|access-date=July 20, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Tyra Banks on The Price is Right|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf_b7__duTs| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301153934/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf_b7__duTs| archive-date=2014-03-01 |work=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> She also appeared as a guest in the animated talk show ''[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast]]'' in an episode entitled "Chinatown".<ref>{{cite web|title=Space Ghost Coast to Coast Chinatown|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/space-ghost-coast-to-coast/chinatown-102388/|work=tv.com}}</ref>

Banks started her production company, "Ty Ty Baby Productions"—soon afterward changed to ''[[Bankable Productions]]''—which produced ''The Tyra Banks Show'', ''[[America's Next Top Model]]'' and the 2008 movie ''[[The Clique (film)|The Clique]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bankable Productions Inks Deal with Warner Bros|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_Oct_30/ai_n27426305/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716215607/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_Oct_30/ai_n27426305/|archive-date=July 16, 2012|work=findarticles.com|date=October 30, 2007|access-date=July 20, 2012}}</ref> 
Banks is the executive producer and former presenter and judge of ''America's Next Top Model''. In addition, she hosted ''The Tyra Banks Show'', a daytime talk show aimed at younger women, which premiered on September 12, 2005, and ran until May 28, 2010.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tyra Banks Announces Plans to End Talk Show|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/29/arts/television/29arts-TYRABANKSANN_BRF.html|work=www.nytimes.com|access-date=July 20, 2012|first=Dave|last=Itzkoff|date=December 29, 2009}}</ref> 
In 2008, Banks won the [[Daytime Emmy Award]] for her work and production on ''The Tyra Banks Show'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Silverman|first=Stephen M.|title=Ellen DeGeneres, Tyra Banks Win Daytime Emmys|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20208186,00.html|work=people.com|date=June 21, 2008| access-date=July 20, 2012}}</ref> and won for the second time in a row for outstanding, informative talkshow in 2009.<ref>{{cite news|title="Rachel Ray," "Tyra Banks" win talk show Emmys|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-emmys-idUSTRE57U0HW20090831|work=reuters.com|date=August 31, 2009|access-date=July 20, 2012|archive-date=October 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023121410/http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/08/31/us-emmys-idUSTRE57U0HW20090831|url-status=live}}</ref>

Banks's first big screen role came in 1994, when she co-starred in the drama ''[[Higher Learning]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shape.com/lifestyle/entertainment_and_celebrities/cover_models/tyra_banks_shape_cover |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090629221348/http://www.shape.com/lifestyle/entertainment_and_celebrities/cover_models/tyra_banks_shape_cover |archive-date=June 29, 2009 |title=Tyra Banks's Bikini Body }}</ref> She then co-starred with [[Lindsay Lohan]] in the Disney film ''[[Life-Size]]'', playing a doll named Eve who comes to life. Other films she has starred in include ''[[Love Stinks (film)|Love Stinks]]'' (1999), ''[[Love & Basketball]]'' (2000), ''[[Coyote Ugly (film)|Coyote Ugly]]'' (2000), ''[[Halloween: Resurrection]]'' (2002)<ref name="ABOUT TYRA BANKS"/> and ''[[Hannah Montana: The Movie]]'' (2009).<ref name="GuestCast">{{cite web|url=http://www.cc.tvguide.liveworld.com/blog-entry/TV-Show-Blog/Tv-Previews/Offices-Melora-Hardin/800039704 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122202825/http://www.cc.tvguide.liveworld.com/blog-entry/TV-Show-Blog/Tv-Previews/Offices-Melora-Hardin/800039704 |archive-date=January 22, 2009 |title=The Office's Melora Hardin on Jan and the show's finale - TV Previews |author=Anna Dimond |publisher=[[TV Guide]] |date=June 5, 2008 |access-date=July 20, 2008 }}</ref>
Banks appeared in the fourth episode of the third season of ''[[Gossip Girl]]'' playing Ursula Nyquist, a larger-than-life actress.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/tyra-banks-joining-gossip-girl-2009317 |title=Tyra Banks Joining ''Gossip Girl'' |work=[[Us Weekly]] |date=July 31, 2009 |access-date=September 29, 2011}}</ref> She also appeared on the Disney Channel show ''[[Shake It Up (U.S. TV series)|Shake It Up]]'' as a school librarian.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tyra Banks Cameos on Disney Channel's Shake It Up|url=https://nymag.com/thecut/2012/03/tyra-banks-librarian-cameo-disneys-shake-it-up.html|publisher=NY Mag|access-date=November 9, 2014|date=March 23, 2012}}</ref>

In 2012, ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'' reported that Banks would co-create and produce an [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] comedy series based on her teenage years titled ''Fivehead.''<ref>{{cite news|title=Tyra Banks To Co-Create And Produce ABC Comedy Series About Her Teen Years|url=https://deadline.com/2012/10/tyra-banks-comedy-series-abc-teen-years-fivehead-353016/|access-date=November 9, 2014|publisher=Deadline|date=October 12, 2012}}</ref> In 2015, Banks starred in the round table lineup talk show ''[[FABLife]]'' alongside model [[Chrissy Teigen]], fashion stylist [[Joe Zee]], interior designer Lauren Makk, and [[YouTube]] [[List of YouTubers|personality]] Leah Ashley.<ref name="Variety">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/tyra-banks-syndicated-talkshow-the-fab-life-adds-stations-for-fall-premiere-1201409367/|title=Tyra Banks Syndicated Talkshow 'The FAB Life' Adds Stations for Fall Premiere|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=January 20, 2015|date=January 20, 2015|first=Cynthia|last=Littleton}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/tyra-banks-new-talk-show-the-fab-life/|title=Tyra Banks Debuting New Talk Show 'The FAB Life'|work=[[BET]]|date=January 22, 2015|access-date=August 29, 2015|publisher=[[Viacom (2005–present)|Viacom]]}}</ref> Banks quit the series after less than three months to focus on her cosmetics company.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tyra-banks-quits-her-own-839985|title=Tyra Banks quits her own daytime show after two months|last1=Guthrie|first1=Marisa|date=November 20, 2015|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|last2=Stanhope|first2=Kate|access-date=December 1, 2016}}</ref> In 2018, Banks returned to acting for her starring role in ''[[Life-Size 2]]'', which premiered on [[Freeform (TV channel)|Freeform]] on December 2.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/movies/2018/10/12/life-size-2-premiere-date/|title=Tyra Banks reveals Life-Size 2 premiere date|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|first=Joey|last=Nolfi|date=October 12, 2018|access-date=May 12, 2020}}</ref> Banks will also star and executive produce ''Beauty'', a documentary series for [[Quibi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/06/tyra-banks-to-star-executive-produce-beauty-docuseries-for-quibi-1202633490/|title=Tyra Banks To Star & Executive Produce 'Beauty' Docuseries For Quibi|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=June 17, 2019|access-date=May 12, 2020}}</ref> In 2018, she signed a deal with Universal Television.<ref>{{cite web|last=Otterson|first=Joe|date=2018-08-10|title=Tyra Banks Sets First-Look Deal With Universal Television|url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/tyra-banks-first-look-deal-universal-television-1202901925/|access-date=2021-01-02|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref>

In July 2020, it was announced that Banks would be the new host of ''[[Dancing with the Stars (American TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]''.<ref>Bahr, Sarah (July 15, 2020). [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/15/arts/television/tyra-banks-dancing-with-the-stars.html "Tyra Banks Is Tapped as New 'Dancing With the Stars' Host."] ''[[The New York Times]]''.  Retrieved October 19, 2020.</ref> In August 2020, Banks signed a deal with [[ABC Signature]].<ref>{{cite web|last=White|first=Peter|date=2020-08-20|title=Tyra Banks Inks First-Look Deal With ABC Signature|url=https://deadline.com/2020/08/tyra-banks-first-look-deal-abc-signature-1203019007/|access-date=2020-08-21|website=Deadline|language=en}}</ref> In March 2023, Banks decided to leave the show after 3 seasons to focus on business commitments.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/tyra-banks-leaving-dancing-with-the-stars-1235302893/|title=Tyra Banks Is Leaving ''Dancing With The Stars''|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|author=Lynette Rice|date=March 17, 2023|access-date=March 17, 2023}}</ref>

==Other ventures==
[[File:Tyra_Banks_1995.jpg|thumb|Banks at a book signing in 1995]]

===Cosmetics===
In 2014, Banks founded the cosmetics brand Tyra Beauty, which she completed a non-degree certificate program at [[Harvard Business School]] specifically for.<ref name="beauty">{{cite web|title = Tyra Beauty|url = https://tyra.com/www/en/us/about-brand|website = tyra.com|access-date = September 29, 2015|archive-date = October 1, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151001011129/https://tyra.com/www/en/us/about-brand}}</ref> Tyra Beauty uses a [[multi-level marketing]] system to recruit sales distributors, who are called "beautytainers" by the company.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Marthe|first1=Emalie|title=More Than Meets the Smize: A Look Inside Tyra Banks's Exploitative Empire|url=https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/more-than-meets-the-smize-a-look-inside-tyra-bankss-exploitative-empire|access-date=November 26, 2015|work=Broadly (Vice)|date=October 20, 2015}}</ref> Banks held a casting call to find faces for her line, eventually selecting Melody Parra, Monique Hayward, Katy Harvey and ''[[Top Model Norge]]'' contestant Marita Gomsrud as the cosmetic line's original beauty models.
In March 2011, Banks launched her fashion and beauty website called "typeF.com", which she co-created with Demand Media.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.typef.com/about-us/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110504134848/http://www.typef.com/about-us/|archive-date=May 4, 2011|title=About Us|work=eHow|access-date=September 27, 2014}}</ref> In 2015, she launched "tyra.com", an interactive cosmetic e-commerce site.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title = Tyra Beauty|url = https://tyra.com/www/en/us/|website = tyra.com|access-date = September 29, 2015}}</ref>

===Music===
Banks has appeared in several music videos, including [[Michael Jackson]]'s "[[Black or White]]", [[Mobb Deep]]'s "Trife Life", [[Tina Turner]]'s "[[Love Thing]]", [[George Michael]]'s "[[Too Funky]]" (with models [[Linda Evangelista]], [[Estelle Lefébure]], [[Emma Sjoberg]] and [[Nadja Auermann]]) and [[Lionel Richie]]'s "Don't Wanna Lose You". In 2004, she recorded her first single, "Shake Ya Body", which had a music video featuring contestants from [[America's Next Top Model (cycle 2)|cycle 2]] of ''America's Next Top Model''. The video premiered on UPN.<ref name="bioarchive">{{cite web|url=http://www.biographyarchive.com/biography-of-tyra-banks.html|title= Biography of Tyra Banks|work=Biography Archive|date= August 2, 2014|access-date=September 27, 2014}}</ref>
Banks released a single with [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] player [[Kobe Bryant]], entitled "K.O.B.E.", which was performed on [[NBA TV]].<ref name="ABOUT TYRA BANKS"/> She also had a single on the ''[[Life-Size]]'' (2000) soundtrack called "Be a Star".<ref name="ABOUT TYRA BANKS"/>  Banks recorded a song with musician [[Todrick Hall]] for his 2021 album ''Femuline'', entitled "Fashón".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Todrick-Hall-Releases-New-Album-Femuline-20210608|title=Todrick Hall Releases New Album 'Femuline'|first=TV News|last=Desk|website=BroadwayWorld.com|access-date=April 13, 2022}}</ref>

===Writing===
In 1998, Banks co-authored a book entitled ''Tyra's Beauty, Inside and Out''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newyorktimesbestsellerlist.org/reviews/tyra-banks|title=Tyra Banks, Supermodel, Talk Show Host, and Actress|work=[[The New York Times]] Bestsellerlist|access-date=October 2, 2008|archive-date=March 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327223248/http://www.newyorktimesbestsellerlist.org/reviews/tyra-banks}}</ref> She announced in May 2010 that she would be writing a novel, titled ''[[Modelland]]'',<ref>Nudd, Tim. [http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20368179,00.html Tyra Banks to Publish Her First Novel] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911043114/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20368179,00.html |date=September 11, 2015 }}. ''[[People (magazine)|People]]''. May 11, 2010. Retrieved July 23, 2011.</ref> loosely based on her own modelling experience.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nyulocal.com/tyra-banks-modelland-a-masterwork-of-modern-literature-978b648ea325|title=Tyra Banks' Modelland: A Masterwork of Modern Literature|work=NYU Local|first=Jocelyn|last=Silver|date=November 30, 2011|access-date=May 22, 2019}}</ref>  It was published in September 2011, intended to be the first of a planned three-part series;<ref>Krupnick, Ellie. [https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/21/tyra-banks-book-harvard_n_905779.html?ir=Books Tyra Banks Talks 'Modelland', Harvard Business School (VIDEO)]. ''[[The Huffington Post]]''. July 21, 2011. Retrieved July 23, 2011.</ref> ''Modelland'' topped [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''The New York Times'' Best Seller list]] in October 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/10/tyra-banks-new-york-times-best-seller_n_1003369.html|title=Tyra Banks Is A New York Times Bestselling Author|date=October 10, 2011|publisher=Huffingtonpost|access-date=November 9, 2014}}</ref> In 2018, Banks and her mother, Carolyn London, co-authored a book entitled "Perfect is Boring".<ref>PerfectIsBoring.com</ref>

===Teaching===
In August 2016, Banks accepted a position as a [[personal branding]] guest lecturer at [[Stanford University]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bazzaz|first1=Dahlia|title=Tyra Banks to Teach Stanford M.B.A. Class|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/tyra-banks-to-teach-stanford-m-b-a-class-1471798434|access-date=August 22, 2016|work=wsj.com|date=August 21, 2016}} {{subscription required}}</ref>

==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>

==Philanthropy==
Banks established the TZONE program, which aimed at leadership and life skills development.<ref name="TZ">{{cite web|url=http://tzonefoundation.org/|title=TZONE Story|work=tzonefoundation|access-date=September 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312224353/http://tzonefoundation.org/|archive-date=March 12, 2018|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.facesofphilanthropy.com/tyra-banks-philanthropy/|title=Tyra Bank's Faces of Philanthropy page|access-date=September 27, 2014}}</ref> She has also established the Tyra Banks [[Scholarship]], a fund aimed at providing African-American girls the opportunity to attend her alma mater, [[Immaculate Heart High School (Los Angeles)|Immaculate Heart High School]]. In 2005, TZONE transformed from a camp into a public charity, the Tyra Banks TZONE.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tyra Banks TZone|url=http://tzonefoundation.org/|publisher=tzonefoundation.org|access-date=September 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312224353/http://tzonefoundation.org/|archive-date=March 12, 2018|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

==Filmography==
[[File:Tyra Banks 2011.jpg|thumb|Banks in 2011]]

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1994
| ''Extra Terrorestrial Alien Encounter''
| Hostess
| Short
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Higher Learning]]''
| Deja
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1999
| ''[[Love Stinks (film)|Love Stinks]]''
| Holly Garnett
|
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Apartment Complex}}''
| Herself
| TV movie
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2000
| ''[[Love & Basketball]]''
| Kyra Kessler
|
|-
| ''[[Life-Size]]''
| Eve
| TV movie
|-
| ''[[Coyote Ugly (film)|Coyote Ugly]]''
| Zoe
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2002
| ''[[Halloween: Resurrection]]''
| Nora Winston
|
|-
| ''[[Eight Crazy Nights]]''
| Victoria's Secret Gown (voice)
| 
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Larceny (2004 film)|Larceny]]''
| Herself
|
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Mr. Woodcock]]''
| Herself
| 
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Tropic Thunder]]''
| Herself
|
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Hannah Montana: The Movie]]''
| Herself
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Cast and credits of Hannah Montana: The Movie|url=https://www.listal.com/movie/hannah-montana-the-movie/cast|publisher=Walt Disney Pictures|via=Listal|access-date=2020-11-10}}</ref>
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Life-Size 2]]''
| Eve
| TV movie
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1993
| ''[[Eurotrash (TV series)|Eurotrash]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "Episode #1.5"
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Fresh Prince of Bel-Air}}''
| [[Jackie Ames]]
| Recurring Cast: Season 4
|-
| 1993–94
| ''[[Soul Train]]''
| Herself/Guest Host
| Episode: "Episode #23.6" & "#24.3"
|-
| 1995
| ''Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards''
| Herself/Co-Host
| Main Co-Host
|-
| 1996
| ''[[All That]]''
| Customer
| Episode: "Tyra Banks/Blackstreet"
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1997
| ''Very Important Pennis''
| Herself
| Episode: "Very Important Pennis: Part 3"
|-
| ''[[New York Undercover]]''
| Natasha Claybourne
| Recurring Cast: Season 3
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "Chinatown"
|-
|rowspan="5"| 1999
| ''[[Soul Train Music Awards]]''
| Herself/Co-Host
| Main Co-Host
|-
| ''The Teen Files''
| Herself
| Episode: "The Truth About Drinking"
|-
| ''[[Just Shoot Me!]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "Nina Sees Red: Part 1 & 2"
|-
| ''[[Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child]]''
| Barbie Q. Pepper (voice)
| Episode: "The Three Little Pigs"
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Hughleys}}''
| Nicole
| Episode: "Sap and the Star"
|-
|rowspan="4"| 2000
| ''[[72nd Academy Awards|Academy Awards]]''
| Herself/Countdown Host
| Main Countdown Host
|-
| ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (American game show)|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire]]''
| Herself/Contestant
| Episode: "Celebrity Millionaire 2, Show 1 & 3–4"
|-
| ''[[MADtv]]''
| Katisha
| Episode: "Episode #5.17" & "#5.25"
|-
| ''[[Felicity (TV series)|Felicity]]''
| Jane Scott
| Recurring Cast: Season 3
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Soul Food (TV series)|Soul Food]]''
| Nina Joseph
| Episode: "Ordinary Pain"
|-
| 2003–18
| ''[[America's Next Top Model]]''
| Herself/Host
| Main Host: Seasons 1–22 & 24, Guest: Season 23
|-
|rowspan="5"| 2004
| ''[[Punk'd]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "Episode #3.8"
|-
| ''Vibe Awards''
| Herself/Co-Host
| Main Co-Host
|-
| ''[[MADtv]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "Episode #10.7"
|-
| ''[[All of Us]]''
| Roni
| Episode: "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
|-
| ''[[American Dreams]]''
| [[The Velvelettes|Carolyn Gill]]
| Episode: "Chasing the Past"
|-
| 2005
| ''[[The Fabulous Life of...]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "Today's Hottest Supermodels"
|-
| 2005–08
| ''[[E! True Hollywood Story]]''
| Herself
| Recurring Guest
|-
| 2005–10
| ''{{sortname|The|Tyra Banks Show}}''
| Herself/Host
| Main Host
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2006
| ''[[Germany's Next Topmodel]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "New York"
|-
| ''[[The Price Is Right]]''
| Herself/Guest Model
| Episode: "Episode #34.103"
|-
| ''[[Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "Going, Going, Gone"
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Deal or No Deal (American game show)|Deal or No Deal]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "Episode #3.51"
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Gossip Girl]]''
| Ursula Nyquist
| Episode: "Dan de Fleurette"
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2010
| ''[[The Soup]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "Episode #7.10"
|-
| ''[[Biography (TV program)|Biography]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "Tyra Banks"
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Mexico's Next Top Model]]''
| Herself/Guest Judge
| Episode: "Episode 13"
|-
| 2012–13
| ''[[Shake It Up (U.S. TV series)|Shake It Up]]''
| Mrs. Burke
| Guest Cast: Season 2-3
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2013
| ''[[Asia's Next Top Model]]''
| Herself/Guest Judge
| Episode: "Finale"
|-
| ''[[Top Model Norge]]''
| Herself/Guest Judge
| Episode: "Season Finale"
|-
| ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]''
| Bichette
| Episode: "[[Movin' Out (Glee)|Movin' Out]]"
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2015
| ''[[42nd Daytime Emmy Awards|Daytime Emmy Awards]]''
| Herself/Host
| Main Host
|-
| ''[[Australia's Next Top Model]]''
| Herself/Guest Judge
| Episode: "Finale"
|-
| ''VIP for a Day''
| Herself
| Episode: "FABLife"
|-
| 2015–16
| ''[[FABLife]]''
| Herself/Host
| Main Host
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Black-ish]]''
| Gigi Franklin
| Episode: "Plus Two Isn't a Thing" & "Just Christmas, Baby"
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2017
| ''[[The New Celebrity Apprentice]]''
| Herself/Boardroom Advisor
| Recurring Cast: Season 15
|-
| ''[[So Cosmo]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "Vol. 1, No. 4: Fun Fearless Money"
|-
| 2017–18
| ''[[America's Got Talent]]''
| Herself/Host
| Main Host: Seasons 12–13
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2018
| ''Women That Soar Awards''
| Herself/Host
| Main Host
|-
| ''[[Carpool Karaoke]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "Tyra Banks & Lil' Yachty"
|-
| 2019
| ''Uncensored''
| Herself 
| Episode: "Tyra Banks"
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2020
| ''[[The View (talk show)|The View]]''
| Herself/Guest Co-Host
| Episode: "Tyra Banks/Gavin Newsom/View Your Deal"
|-
| ''[[Celebrity Watch Party]]''
| Herself 
| Recurring Cast
|-
| 2020–22
| ''[[Dancing with the Stars (American TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]''
| Herself/Host
| Main Host: Seasons 29–31
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2021
| ''[[Punk'd]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "Model Misbehavior With Tyra Banks"
|-
| ''[[Entertainment Tonight]]''
| Herself/Guest Co-Host
| Episode: "Episode #40.250"
|-
| ''[[Insecure (TV series)|Insecure]]''
| Inglewood Mayor
| Episode: "Choices, Okay?!"
|-
| 2022
| ''[[I Love That for You]]''
| Herself 
| Episode: "#JoannaStrong"
|}

===Music Videos===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;"
!Year
!Music video
!Artist
|-
| 1990
| [[So You Like What You See]]" 
| [[Samuelle]]
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1991
| "[[Black or White]]"
| [[Michael Jackson]]
|-
| "[[Love Thing]]"
| [[Tina Turner]]
|-
| 1992
| [[Too Funky]]" 
| [[George Michael]]
|-
| 1995
| "Trife Life"
| [[Mobb Deep]]
|-
| 1996
| "[[Don't Wanna Lose You (Lionel Richie song)|Don't Wanna Lose You]]"
| [[Lionel Richie]]
|-
| 2004
| "Shake Ya Body"
| Herself
|-
| 2015
| "BOOTYful"
| Herself
|-
| 2016
| "Child's Play"
| [[Drake (musician)|Drake]]
|}

==Bibliography==
* {{Cite book
  | last1 = Vanessa Thomas
  | first1 =  Bush
  | last2 = Banks
  | first2 = Tyra
  | title = Tyra's Beauty Inside & Out
  | publisher=  Harper Perennial
  | year = 1998
  | isbn = 978-0060952105
  }}
* {{Cite book
  | last =Banks
  | first = Tyra
  | title = Modelland
  | publisher= Delacorte Books
  | year = 2011
  | isbn = 978-0385740593
  | title-link = Modelland
 }}
* {{Cite book
  | last1 = Banks
  | first1 =  Tyra
  | last2 = London
  | first2 = Carolyn
  | title = Perfect Is Boring
  | publisher=  Tarcher Perigee
  | year = 2018
  | isbn = 978-0143132301
  }}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Awards
! Category
! Recipient
! Outcome
! Ref.
|-
| 1999
| rowspan=3| [[Teen Choice Awards]]
| Choice Model
| Herself
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web |last1=Coleman |first1=Kali |title=Can You Remember The Winners From The 1999 Teen Choice Awards? |url=https://bestlifeonline.com/1999-teen-choice-awards-winners/ |website=[[Best Life (magazine)|Best Life]] |publisher=Galvanized Media |access-date=December 12, 2020 |date=August 8, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 2004
| Choice Reality/Variety TV Star - Female
|rowspan=2| ''America's Next Top Model''
| {{Nom}}
|<ref name="imdb.com">{{cite web|title=Tyra Banks|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004723/awards|work=[[IMDb]]|access-date=December 1, 2016}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=2| 2005
| Choice TV Personality: Female
| {{Nom}}
|<ref name="imdb.com"/>
|-
| Online Film & Television Association Award
| Best Host of a Talk or Service Show
| ''The Tyra Banks Show''
| {{Nom}}
|<ref name="imdb.com"/>
|-
|rowspan=3| 2007
| [[Teen Choice Awards]]
| Choice TV: Personality
| ''America's Next Top Model''/''The Tyra Banks Show''
| {{Won}}
|<ref name="imdb.com"/>
|-
| [[Daytime Emmy Award]]
| Outstanding Talk Show
| ''The Tyra Banks Show''
| {{Nom}}
|<ref name="imdb.com"/>
|-
| [[ASTRA Awards]]
| Favourite International Personality or Actor
|rowspan=2| ''America's Next Top Model''
| {{Nom}}
|<ref name="imdb.com"/>
|-
|rowspan=2| 2008
| [[Teen Choice Awards]]
| Choice TV: Personality
| {{Won}}
|<ref name="imdb.com"/>
|-
|rowspan=2| [[Daytime Emmy Award]]
| Outstanding Talk Show/Informative
|rowspan=2| ''The Tyra Banks Show''
| {{Won}}
|<ref name="imdb.com"/>
|-
| 2009
| Outstanding Talk Show/Informative
| {{Won}}
|<ref name="imdb.com"/>
|-
| 2017
| [[Teen Choice Awards]]
| Choice TV: Personality
|rowspan=2| ''America's Got Talent''
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web|last=Ceron|first=Ella|title=Teen Choice Awards 2017: See the First Wave of Nominations|url=http://www.teenvogue.com/story/teen-choice-awards-2017-nominees|work=[[Teen Vogue]]|date=June 19, 2017|access-date=June 19, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2019
| [[2019 Kids' Choice Awards|Kids' Choice Awards]]
| Favorite TV Host
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.nickpress.com/press-releases/2019/03/24/taylor-swift-ariana-grande-ellen-degeneres-robert-downey-jr-shawn-mendes-zendaya-noah-centineo-selena-gomez-joey-king-jace-norman-jojo-siwa-avengers-infinity-war-riverdale-and-more-win|title=TAYLOR SWIFT, ARIANA GRANDE, ELLEN DEGENERES, ROBERT DOWNEY JR., SHAWN MENDES, ZENDAYA, NOAH CENTINEO, SELENA GOMEZ, JOEY KING, JACE NORMAN, JOJO SIWA, AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR, RIVERDALE AND MORE WIN BIG AT NICKELODEON'S KIDS' CHOICE AWARDS 2019|publisher=[[Nickelodeon]]|date=March 23, 2019|access-date=April 28, 2019}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons and category|Tyra Banks|Tyra Banks}}
{{wikiquote|Tyra Banks}}
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*{{Fashionmodel}}
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*{{people.com|tyra_banks|Tyra Banks}}
*[http://tyrashow.warnerbros.com/ ''The Tyra Banks Show'' website]
*''[https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/01/magazine/01tyra-t.html The New York Times]'' Profile/Interview

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