Tyra Banks Net Worth

Tyra Banks has an estimated net worth of $90 million. She has amased a fortune of wealth through her profession. She is one of the world’s richest models.

Tyra Banks Biography

American television personality Tyra Lynne Banks is also a model, producer, writer and actress. She started her modeling career at the age of 15, and she made three appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. She was the first African-American woman to appear on the covers of GQ and these publications. From 1997 to 2005, she served as a Victoria’s Secret Angel. Banks was among the highest-paid models in the world in the early 2000s.

Tyra Banks Age

Tyra Lynne Banks was born on December 4, 1973 in Inglewood, California. As of 2023 she is 49 years old.

Tyra Banks Family

Her father, Donald Banks, is a computer consultant, and her mother, Carolyn London (now London-Johnson), is a medical photographer. Devin, her older brother, is five years older than she is. Banks’ parents separated when she was six years old, in 1979.

Tyra Banks Spouse

In the 2010s, Banks dated the Norwegian photographer Erik Asla; in January 2016, their biological son was born via surrogate.
Banks has come forward to discuss her past abusive relationships. She said, “I won’t be using a lot of names on the show, but a specific relationship had not only infidelity but also emotional abuse,” in response to a question about her dating history in 2005.

Tyra Banks Education

Banks attended John Burroughs Middle School and Immaculate Heart High School in Los Angeles, where she received her diploma in 1991. 2011 saw Banks enrol in Harvard Business School’s Owner/President Management Program (OPM), which lasted nine weeks. In February 2012, Banks finished the executive education training course and received a certificate.

Tyra Banks Career

Modelling

Banks began modeling at the age of 15 while still a student in Los Angeles. Before L.A. Models signed her, she was turned down by four other modeling agencies. At the age of 16, she changed to Elite Model Management. She relocated to Milan after being given the chance to model in Europe. She secured 25 bookings for the 1991 Paris Fashion Week during her first season on the runway. She worked with numerous major brands and was featured on magazine covers.

Televesion Career

In the fourth season of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, where she played the lead character Will Smith’s old friend Jackie Ames, Banks made her television debut. In the series, she made seven appearances. Along with Felicity, All That, MADtv, Nick Cannon’s Wild ‘n Ou], and The Price Is Right, she has appeared on other TV shows. She also made a guest appearance in the “Chinatown” episode of the animated talk show Space Ghost Coast to Coast.
The Tyra Banks Show, America’s Next Top Model, and the 2008 film The Clique were all produced by Banks’ production company, “Ty Ty Baby Productions,” which she founded. Banks served as America’s Next Top Model’s executive producer, judge, and former presenter.

She also served as the host of the younger women’s targeted daytime talk show The Tyra Banks Show. For her work and production on The Tyra Banks Show, Banks won the Daytime Emmy Award. In 2009, she also won for outstanding, informative talk show for the second time in a row.