Tyra Banks Archives

The upcoming cycle of America’s Next Top Model features Isis Tsunami, a young transgender model who was born male.

“One of the things about the fashion industry, is that there have been many transgender models over the years. It’s very legitimate in our industry,” says Top Model judge and fashion photographer Nigel Barker. “It’s a bit shocking for prime-time TV, but it opens peoples’ eyes.”

The two-hour season premiere of ANTM Cycle 11 airs TONIGHT @ 8PM ET/PT on The CW. Will you be tuning in???

Tyra Banks shows off her new crimped out ‘do as she celebrates the first all Black Model issue of Vogue Italia during a taping of the Tyra Banks Show on West 26th Street in New York City on Tuesday.

Models Selita Ebanks (Victoria’s Secret), Beverly Johnson, Veronica Webb and Chanel Iman all came out for the festivities and released black balloons during the celebration.

The 34-year-old model has recently been vocal about her displeasure with fashion, make-up and fragrance firms looking to celebrities to promote their products instead of models. “I think all supermodels now are losing out to celebrities. It’s celebrities who are getting the cosmetics contracts,” said Banks.

WHAT DO YOU THINK about celebrities “stealing” away contracts from models?!?

50+ pictures of Tyra Banks crimping out… More Here! »

TV Host Tyra Banks is fa-ierceeeee on the red carpet at the 2008 Daytime Emmy Awards held at the Kodak Theatre on Friday in Hollywood.

Daniel Cosgove and Marcy Rylan presented the second award of the evening to Ms. Tyra for the first ever Daytime Emmy for informative talk show.

“I want to thank Oprah Winfrey for her inspiration,” Ms. Tyra said. “She is the queen. She will always be the queen.”

35+ pictures inside of Tyra Banks winning her Daytime Emmy… More Here! »

Supermodel-turned-talk-show-host Tyra Banks takes the cover of the latest issue of The New York Times Magazine.

The cover story profiles Tyra’s “275 smiles from ‘angry but still smiling’ to ‘flirting with boyfriend.’”

There’s Martha. There’s Oprah. And now there’s Tyra.

Is Ms. Banks the next big female branded self?

Clay Aiken helps talk show host Tyra Banks celebrate her 500th episode by giving her audience tickets to Spamalot in NYC on Monday.

Clay has been performing in Spamalot since Jan. 18, and is scheduled to continue through May 4.

Clay, 29, who has sold more than 6 million albums, co-authored a best-selling book, and played six sold-out concert tours, said that he really couldn’t have asked for a more wonderful group of people to work with in Spamalot.

His latest album, On My Way Here, is scheduled to be released May 6th.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg joins Tyra Banks, Claire Unabia, Saliesha Cooper and Jaslene Gonzalez of America’s Next Top Model to plant an Oak tree on Ninth Avenue on Wednesday.

Together, they planted the tree as part of “Million Tree Month.” The show was taped Wednesday and will air sometime after Earth Day. Tyra even planted a kiss on Mayor Bloomberg’s cheek!

Tyra, 34, also received a proclamation to honor The Tyra Banks Show.

More pics of Tyra planting the tree, and then planting one on Bloomberg…

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Tyra Banks hosts the 2008 Fiercee Awards (yes, they spell it with two e’s at the end!) to honor women of America’s Next Top Model on Friday in New York City.

Model Carol Alt (most recently on Celebrity Apprentice) and stylist Jay Manuel were also on hand for the awards. Past winner Jaslene Gonzales also pictured below stopped by for the festivities.

15+ pictures of Tyra Banks acting fierce… More Here! »

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• Ashlee Simpson loves her bikinis
• Ryan Phillippe talks to Howard Stern
• Heidi Montag would like to sing for you
• Ashley Tisdale makes a promise
• Johnny Depp does a good deed!
• Tom Brady in his undies on Saturday Night Live
• Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo out on the town
• Paris Hilton has a shoe line now?
• Britney Spears is really two people?
• Kristin Cavallari in Gavin DeGraw’s new music video
• Adam Sandler and Keri Russell sucking face?
• Hulk Hogan needs his Hulkamaniacs to support him
• A man is 22 weeks pregnant
• Researchers at the New England Historic Genealogical Society have determined that Barack Obama is a distant cousin of Brad Pitt, and Hillary Rodham Clinton is related to Angelina Jolie.
• Magician Penn Jillette and tennis champ Monica Seles were the first stars eliminated from the sixth season of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars. Despite his dismissal, Jillette insisted that he and his professional partner would continue to rehearse daily and planned to perform in the parking lot.
• Mary-Kate Olsen and friends hung out at Lower East Side bar Sweet Paradise early Sunday morning.