Tyra Banks Lives Up To Her Supermodel Name
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5/08/2008 | 0 Comments 
The Brazilian supermodel Giselle Bundchen may have been the highest paid model this year, but she still has more years to earn dough as much as what the famous black Supermodel Tyra Banks is making.
At 34, Tyra Banks is officially retired from modeling since 2005. Even then, she is reported to be as highly-paid as she was at her peak, earning US$50,000 a day.
The black supermodel-turned-TV host has led the way for many colored races in the world of fashion and modeling when she started her modeling work as teen runway model by the age of 15. She was the first black model to post for the covers of Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Issue and GQ. Afterwards, Tyra Banks was contracted to represent the famous Victoria's Secret lingerie.
Tyra Banks used to be a youth correspondent for Oprah Winfrey's talk show but now that she hosted a show of her own, she keeps making upward progress as lots of advertisers supported the daily talk show because of its appeal to many youth audience.
Last year, Tyra Banks was reported to earned at least US$18 million, making her land on the 61st spot of Forbes 100 Highest Earning Celebrities. Her company, Bankable Productions, owns 25 per cent of the famous fashion Reality TV show, America's Next Top Model, which is syndicated to more than 100 countries worldwide.
The secret to her success in the modeling and fashion industry? A "fierce" work attitude and a determination to escape poverty. Tyra Banks, who grew up with her mother and younger brother in a one-bedroom apartment in Inglewood, Los Angeles, was known for her frugality and fear to lose what she had established. In one of her interviews with Vanity Fair magazine she had revealed, "Sometimes I feel guilty for how much money I have."
And so, it is unmistakable that Tyra Banks is the one of the richest and most successful Supermodel of her generation. Currently, she has two hit TV shows - America's Next Top Model and The Tyra Banks' Show.
With all the good things that life has made for this once plain Black model, it is logical to think that supermodel Tyra Banks is living up to what her surname defines.
At 34, Tyra Banks is officially retired from modeling since 2005. Even then, she is reported to be as highly-paid as she was at her peak, earning US$50,000 a day.
The black supermodel-turned-TV host has led the way for many colored races in the world of fashion and modeling when she started her modeling work as teen runway model by the age of 15. She was the first black model to post for the covers of Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Issue and GQ. Afterwards, Tyra Banks was contracted to represent the famous Victoria's Secret lingerie.
Tyra Banks used to be a youth correspondent for Oprah Winfrey's talk show but now that she hosted a show of her own, she keeps making upward progress as lots of advertisers supported the daily talk show because of its appeal to many youth audience.
Last year, Tyra Banks was reported to earned at least US$18 million, making her land on the 61st spot of Forbes 100 Highest Earning Celebrities. Her company, Bankable Productions, owns 25 per cent of the famous fashion Reality TV show, America's Next Top Model, which is syndicated to more than 100 countries worldwide.
The secret to her success in the modeling and fashion industry? A "fierce" work attitude and a determination to escape poverty. Tyra Banks, who grew up with her mother and younger brother in a one-bedroom apartment in Inglewood, Los Angeles, was known for her frugality and fear to lose what she had established. In one of her interviews with Vanity Fair magazine she had revealed, "Sometimes I feel guilty for how much money I have."
And so, it is unmistakable that Tyra Banks is the one of the richest and most successful Supermodel of her generation. Currently, she has two hit TV shows - America's Next Top Model and The Tyra Banks' Show.
With all the good things that life has made for this once plain Black model, it is logical to think that supermodel Tyra Banks is living up to what her surname defines.
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