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• Tyra Banks is an American model, television personality, talk show host and actress.She is the owner of TyInc., her own company. Banks made her modeling debut in Paris. From there she moved on to Milan, London, Tokyo and New York. She has been featured on the cover of popular fashion magazines such as Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Harper's Bazaar and Elle. She hosts the popular television programs The Tyra Banks Show and America's Next Top Model. Tyra Banks has a twitter page TyraBanks now. On October 21, 2009, Kim Kardashian appeared on Tyra's ANTM. Kim said that she is a huge fan of Tyra. http://www.examiner.com/x-20836-Celebrity-Fitness-and-Health-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Kim-Kardashian-feels-old-at-29-gets-inspiration-from-Americas-Next-Top-Model-Tyra-Banks

  Tyra launched new online magazine TYRA: Beauty Inside and Out on September 8,2009. The magazine is available through her website Tyrabanks.com. Also, Banks appeared with her own hair on The Tyra Banks Show". She received 2009 Emmy Awards for Best informative talk show host.http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSTRE57U0HW20090831

  
  

• Fast Facts

  1. Name: Tyra Lynne Banks
  2. Model and talk show host
  3. Born: December 4, 1973
  4. Birthplace: Inglewood, California
  5. Host of America's Next Top Model
  6. Host of The Tyra Banks Show
  7. Retired from modeling in 2005
  8. Banks is an Emmy award nominee
  9. Romantically linked to basketball player Chris Webber in 2002
  10. The couple split in 2004
  11. Her boyfriend is John Utendahl http://stockmarkettoday.in/2009/08/31/ha...
  12. Measurements: 34C-23 1/2-35 1/2. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004723/bio
  13. Trivia: First African American model to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated's swimsuit edition http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004723/bio

• Deadly Teen Dating

  Banks used an episode of The Tyra Banks Show to discuss the domestic violence scandal between singers Chris Brown and Rihanna. In the episode, titled "Deadly Teen Dating", which Banks dedicated "to all the Rihannas," the daytime talk diva will council couples that violence is never the answer to a relationship problem and reveal details of an emotionally abusive past relationship.E Online: It's Tyra's Turn to Talk About Chris... (March 11, 2009)

• Acting Career

  Banks made her acting debut on the fourth season of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. From there she landed roles on Felicity, Mad TV, Nick Cannon's Wild 'N Out and Coyote Ugly. Banks is the host and executive producer of the reality television show America's Next Top Model. Banks is also the host of the talk show The Tyra Banks Show.

• Alleged Stalker

  Banks testified against her alleged stalker, Brady Green, in court on April 29, 2009, where she stated "I fear for my safety. I fear for my staff and people in my vicinity."TMZ: Tyra Banks Takes a Stand Against Alleged Stalker (April 29, 2009) Green was arrested on March 18, 2008, after allegedly attempting to visit Banks on the set of her show in New York as well as sending her flowers and love letters. He is also accused of threatening to "slit the throat" of one of Bank's employees after she refused to give him the address to the show's studio.Daily News: Banks will be facing her accused stalker (April 27, 2009) On the April 30, 2009, Green was found guilty.SFGate: US Man Convicted in NYS of Stalking Tyra Banks (April 30, 2009) He was sentenced to a year probation on June 18th and ordered to attend anti-stalking classes.TMZ: Tyra's Stalker Sentenced to Learn How to Not Stalk (June 18, 2009)

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