Tyra Banks

Tyra Lynne Banks (born December 4, 1973) is an African-American supermodel and television personality, the first African-American to be considered one of the top models in the world.

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Banks was born in Inglewood, California and attended Immaculate Heart High School, an all-girls private school in Los Angeles. Growing up, Banks was very thin and often teased. In an interview, the model later said that this was a very difficult time for her, as she developed a "very strong self-image problem." http://www.tyrabanksonline.com/interviews/inter06.shtml

1973: 1973 was a common year starting on Monday....

African-American: African Americans, also known as Afro-Americans, Black Americans, or simply blacks are an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to West and Central Africa. Many African Americans have European and/or Native American ancestry as well....

Supermodel: A supermodel is a highly paid fashion model in an elite group with a worldwide reputation. The term was coined in 1979 by Janice Dickinson, and gained currency by analogy with Andy Warhol's "superstars" of the 1960s, and, like "superstardom", it has been conflated to include almost anyone who finds ...

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