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TYRA BANKS
When the film came out,
movie offers began to roll in, but Tyra chose not to act in just anything.
Instead, she continued her meteoric rise in the modeling ranks, appearing on
the covers of several magazines. In fact, she was the first
African-American woman ever to be featured on the covers of GQ magazine, the
Victoria's Secret catalog, and the famous Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.
She made People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful" list not once, but twice, and
even wrote a revealing book about her life, Tyra's Beauty Inside & Out. She
also had a few high-profile relationships, first with John Singleton and
then with pop singer Seal. She is rumored to have gone out with Michael
Jordan, Tiger Woods and... Mark Messier? Strangely enough, yes. Sick of the
constant scrutiny inherent in celebrity relationships, she returned to her
high school sweetheart, a law student; but that didn't protect her from the
rumors, most recently linking her with LA Lakers Kobe Bryant, Rick Fox, and
even Teresa Weatherspoon, who plays for New York in the WNBA. In interviews,
however, Tyra often says that she is looking for a "Normal Guy", albeit a
tall one -- she measures 5'11". Tyra appeared in one or two movies during
this time, but only really began to work in Hollywood last year, with a
small part in Love Stinks. Then, the year 2000 brought with it a supporting
role in the popular independent film Love & Basketball, and a starring role
in the made-for-TV Disney movie Life-Size (in which she played a doll
brought to life by a wish). Now an important part in Coyote Ugly has brought
Tyra back into the limelight. She plays a wild bartender, which is quite
ironic because she has said several times that she doesn't drink alcohol.
She doesn't watch what she eats, though, unlike most other models; she has
gone on record stating that she often eats barbecued ribs, fried chicken
wings, ice cream, and fast-food. In one talk show appearance, Tyra
proclaimed her love for Ketchup packets, and argued that the sole purpose of
French fries was to allow you to scoop up puddles of ketchup. So how does
she stay in shape? She plays lots of sports, particularly basketball and
tennis, and makes sure she always has fun while exercising. The future looks
bright for Tyra Banks. She stars in two upcoming movies, one of which --
Disney's Honey Thunder Dunk -- she will also be producing, she is one of the
richest supermodels in the world, with a personal wealth recently valued at
8.8 million dollars, and there were even rumors a few months ago that Oprah
Winfrey is grooming her to take over her show.
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