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Tyra Lynne Banks〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tyra Banks Biography )〕 (born December 4, 1973)〔 is an American model, television personality, talk show host, producer, author, actress, singer and business woman. She began her career as a model at age 15 and rose to fame, becoming the first African American woman on the covers of ''GQ'' and the ''Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue'', on which she appeared twice. She is one of the original Victoria's Secret Angels. By the early 2000s, Banks was one of the top-earning models in the world. Subsequently she moved onto television and film, known for her roles as Eve in Disney channel's ''Life-Size,'' and Zoe in the box office hit ''Coyote Ugly.'' Banks first appeared on television on the show ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'' and has since been featured in small roles in romantic film ''Love & Basketball,'' horror film ''Halloween: Resurrection'', has appeared in numerous television shows, including ''Gossip Girl'' and ''Glee''. In 2003, Banks created and became the host of the UPN/The CW long-running reality television show ''America's Next Top Model.'' Banks was also the co-creator of ''True Beauty'', and was the host of her own talk show, ''The Tyra Banks Show'', which aired on The CW for five seasons and won two Daytime Emmy award for Outstanding Talk Show Informative. She co-hosted the talk show ''FABLife.'' In 2010, she published a young adult novel titled ''Modelland'', based on her life as a model which topped ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list in 2011. Banks is one of four African Americans and seven women to have repeatedly ranked among the world's most influential people by ''TIME'' magazine. == Early life == Tyra Banks was born in Inglewood, California. She is the daughter of Caroline London (now London-Johnson), a NASA photographer,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.biography.com/articles/Tyra-Banks-16242328 )〕 and Donald Banks, a computer consultant.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Tyra Banks Biography )〕 From a DNA test on America's Next Top Model it was revealed Tyra is of Black, British, and Native American ancestry. She has a brother, Devin, who is five years older. 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 in Los Angeles. While growing up, Banks states she was teased for her appearance and considered an "ugly duckling"; when Banks was 11 years old she grew three inches and lost 30 pounds in three months. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tyra Banks」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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