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Tyra Lynne Banks

by Gavi from Ansonia

Tyra Banks (starpulse.com)
Tyra Banks (starpulse.com)

Tyra Banks inspires me in one special way that no one ever has. She has many jobs and she does them all oh so well. If you are curious what she does and what impacts she had on me prepare to read a something that will amaze you!

Tyra Lynne Banks was born on December 4th, 1973. She was born in Los Angeles, California to Don Banks and Carolyn London. Even though she was born in Los Angles she grew up in Inglewood, California with her only brother Devin. While she was young people always teased because of her big forehead and she was a tall ugly stick . Even though these were the cruel comments that the kids at her school gave her she kept her head up high and stayed confident.

Even though her appearance wasn’t too pretty, she sent her pictures to modeling agencies. A couple of agencies thought it was all a joke when she sent her pictures in. Behind all those agencies there was one that had good taste and they were the only ones that wanted Tyra to go back to Paris with them. This is where her career in the fashion industry started. Tyra Banks thought that she wouldn’t last long in the fashion industry. The way she got this far is by staying confident, making sure she kept fit eating good food and exercising. Because of her courageous attitude, she is now one of America’s most favorite retired super models.

Tyra (starpulse.com)
Tyra (starpulse.com)

Tyra Banks had a self image problem, so she was usually shy and tried not to eat much so she can be thin as can be. At age 17 she decided that she should gain weight so she can have her dream curves, because of this choice that she mad she was sent to Paris to start her career as a model. Now that she has gone through all that she now runs a camp called T-Zone. This camp is made for girls with low self-esteem issues on their weight. At this camp Tyra tries to focus in on what girls really feel and what they can do to get rid of their problems. I am really conscious about my weight so this inspires me to keep my head up and to just relax.

To sum it up, we can say that Tyra Banks likes to feel confident, and she likes to help others do the same. She is retired super model and she runs a terrific camp. So now I hope you’re still not wondering why Tyra Lynne Banks is my hero!

Page created on 6/14/2007 12:00:00 AM

Last edited 6/14/2007 12:00:00 AM

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