Skip to main content
Top10Grid
#7

Tyra Banks

First Black SI Swimsuit cover. ANTM: 24 seasons, 170 countries.

Tyra Banks became the first Black woman on the covers of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue (1997) and GQ, then retired at 32 to build a $90 million empire. America's Next Top Model ran 24 seasons in 170+ countries, proving a supermodel's shelf life can extend past 30 with a camera pointing the other way. She coined 'SMIZE,' earned a Harvard Business School certificate, and created Bankable Productions—a broader media reach than Cindy Crawford's skincare line.

Share:

Photos (1)

Tyra Banks

Comments on "Tyra Banks"

Have a take on this ranking?

Comments are how the argument actually happens here. Posting one needs a free account — it takes about a minute.

No comments yet.

The first comment sets the terms of the argument.