2011 The Root 100
 

Tyra Banks is a TV-show host and entrepreneur who has parlayed her modeling career into a business empire.

 
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  • Influence: 87.7
  • Reach: 17.5
  • Substance: 5.0
  • Media Mentions: 1,834
  • Internet Mentions: 46,700,000
  • Twitter Followers: 4,070,896


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  • Tyra Banks

  • Entrepreneur and supermodel who recently launched typeF.com, a fashion and beauty website for women, and is out with her first novel.
  • Job: Entrepreneur
  • Sector: Business
  • Twitter: @tyrabanks
  • Location: New York
  • Age: 37
  • Bio:

    Trailblazing supermodel Tyra Banks has forged her name into an international brand. She is creator, host and executive producer of the CW TV network show America's Next Top Model, which is viewed in more than 100 countries. The Los Angeles native also hosted the syndicated Emmy-winning The Tyra Banks Show from 2005 to 2010 and was the first African-American woman to land a Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover. Most recently she came out with her first novel, Modelland.

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