DOCSLIB.ORG

MADE for CHANGE! Tyra Lynne Banks

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
MADE for CHANGE! Tyra Lynne Banks Banks 1 Felisha Echols 1st Period April 26, 2017 MADE FOR CHANGE! Tyra Lynne Banks “My mom never taught me to be waiting for some prince on a white horse to swipe me off my feet.” Synopsis Tyra Lynne Banks is an African American model in which also is an entrepreneur, actress, and a producer. Banks is an amazing example of feminism, independence and striving for diversity within the culture of women. Early Life Banks was born in Inglewood, California on December 4, 1973. Banks parents were totally opposites. She was born to her parents, Don Banks and Carolyn. Banks mother was a medical photographer. Her father was a computer consultant. When she was six years old, Banks parents separated and got a divorce. Banks started at an early age. She started modeling at the age of 15. Banks was recognized as the first African American woman to have photo shoot covers on Gentlemen’s Quarterly and a cover in the sports illustrated swimsuit issue. For nine Banks 1 years, Banks had been a Victoria Secret model. By the time she graduated high school, Banks was one of the favorite faces people would love to see in the magazine. Creative Careers “You can’t model for the rest of your life, so it is important to diversify your career”. In 2003, Banks furthered her modeling career by having her own television show, which is known as America’s Next Top Model. This decision was made by resolving the conflict between a fellow model, Naomi Campbell, and Banks. Campbell did not like the competition, so it was hatred toward Banks. Banks commented “Why should there be only one black superstar model”. After the incident, Banks started to seek other careers outside of the modeling industry. Banks took an interest in being an actress and appeared in different movies and shows as in Prince of Bel Air and Disney’s Original Movie Life Size. Banks had also pursued producing and becoming an entrepreneur with her own cosmetic line. Banks Global Works “Black women have always been these vixens, these animalistic erotic women. Why can’t we just be the sexy American girl next door?” Banks was a woman that stood up and took up for what she believed in. Women of all colors looked up to Banks as a powerful voice. Banks was known as the “Feminist”, on behalf of eliminating the diversity between whites and minority women. In result, Banks founded an organization called TZone, that helped young girls have confidence of all colors, shapes, and sizes. Banks 1 Did you know? While in high school, Banks was the leader of a girl clique, which made her a true mean girl. Banks would get picked and made fun of at school about her height. As a beginning model, Banks started to gain weight and lost a lot of job opportunities. While being a Victoria Secret Model, Banks sold more bras and panties than any of her other colleague models. “Made for Change!” Banks 1 References 13 Things You May Not Know About Tyra Banks - Page 11. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.vibe.com/2013/12/13-things-you-may-not-know-about-tyra-banks/11/ 45 Interesting Facts About the Stylish Model Tyra Banks - She started modeling at an early age of 15 in Los Angeles: People: BOOMSbeat. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.boomsbeat.com/articles/101423/20151014/45-interesting-facts-stylish- model-tyra-banks.htm Tyra Banks - Wikipedia. (n.d.). Retrieved April 25, 2017, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyra_Banks Tyra Banks Calls Feud with Naomi Campbell Some of the Lowest Times of Her Life: Revisiting Their 14-Year Catfight | E! News. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.eonline.com/news/802760/tyra-banks-calls-feud-with-naomi-campbell- some-of-the-lowest-times-of-her-life-revisiting-their-14-year-catfight Tyra Banks Proves You Can Be a Feminist and A Runway Model | The Huffington Post. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/20/tyra-banks-feminist-yahoo- interview_n_6014274.html Tyra Banks Quotes - BrainyQuote. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/t/tyra_banks.html Tyra Banks. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.biography.com/people/tyra-banks-16242328 .
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Amfar Gala Hong Kong Amfar Gala Hong Kong
    Jackie Chan at amfAR Gala Hong Kong amfAR Gala Hong Kong March 26, 2018 Shaw Studios, Hong Kong Event produced by Andy Boose/AAB Productions and Josh Wood/Josh Wood Productions A Golden Opportunity With amfAR’s TREAT Asia program improving HIV treatment and care throughout the Asia-Pacic region for the past 16 years, Hong Kong is a natural venue for the Foundation’s newest international fundraising gala. In its rst three years, the amfAR Gala Hong Kong has established itself as one of the city’s premier charity events and has raised more than $11.5 million. Memorable Moments Jackie Chan surprised guests at the 2017 event and auctioned an opportunity for one lucky guest to appear in his upcoming lm with Sylvester Stallone and to attend the movie’s premiere in Beijing. This once-in-a-lifetime role sold for the highest amount of the evening, $300,000. Event Chair Pansy Ho, a driving force behind the Charlize Theron success of amfAR Gala Hong Kong, summoned all of the Event Co-Chairs in attendance at the 2016 event to the stage for a spectacular group photograph. Uma Thurman presented UN Goodwill Ambassador Victoria Beckham with amfAR’s Award of Courage at the second annual gala in March 2016. Academy Award-winning actor Adrien Brody was in attendance at the 2016 event and donated one of his original artworks, which sold for $100,000 in the live auction. Robin Thicke rounded out the 2015 event, getting the audience on their feet with his chart- topping hits “Blurred Lines,” “Give It To You,” and “Magic,” and a rendition of Michael Jackson’s
    [Show full text]
  • This Book Is a Compendium of New Wave Posters. It Is Organized Around the Designers (At Last!)
    “This book is a compendium of new wave posters. It is organized around the designers (at last!). It emphasizes the key contribution of Eastern Europe as well as Western Europe, and beyond. And it is a very timely volume, assembled with R|A|P’s usual flair, style and understanding.” –CHRISTOPHER FRAYLING, FROM THE INTRODUCTION 2 artbook.com French New Wave A Revolution in Design Edited by Tony Nourmand. Introduction by Christopher Frayling. The French New Wave of the 1950s and 1960s is one of the most important movements in the history of film. Its fresh energy and vision changed the cinematic landscape, and its style has had a seminal impact on pop culture. The poster artists tasked with selling these Nouvelle Vague films to the masses—in France and internationally—helped to create this style, and in so doing found themselves at the forefront of a revolution in art, graphic design and photography. French New Wave: A Revolution in Design celebrates explosive and groundbreaking poster art that accompanied French New Wave films like The 400 Blows (1959), Jules and Jim (1962) and The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964). Featuring posters from over 20 countries, the imagery is accompanied by biographies on more than 100 artists, photographers and designers involved—the first time many of those responsible for promoting and portraying this movement have been properly recognized. This publication spotlights the poster designers who worked alongside directors, cinematographers and actors to define the look of the French New Wave. Artists presented in this volume include Jean-Michel Folon, Boris Grinsson, Waldemar Świerzy, Christian Broutin, Tomasz Rumiński, Hans Hillman, Georges Allard, René Ferracci, Bruno Rehak, Zdeněk Ziegler, Miroslav Vystrcil, Peter Strausfeld, Maciej Hibner, Andrzej Krajewski, Maciej Zbikowski, Josef Vylet’al, Sandro Simeoni, Averardo Ciriello, Marcello Colizzi and many more.
    [Show full text]
  • Gigi Hadid Photographed by Helena Christensen Exclusively for the May 2019 Issue of Vogue Czechoslovakia
    Gigi Hadid photographed by Helena Christensen exclusively for the May 2019 issue of Vogue Czechoslovakia The May issue of VOGUE CS features a photo shoot with one of the most sought after models in the world - Gigi Hadid. It is the first time Gigi has invited a magazine to her family farm located near New York. Helena Christensen, the Danish supermodel and icon of the nineties - who is also a successful photographer, shot the American model there for the Czechoslovak edition of the world‘s most important fashion magazine. Gigi wore clothes from several Czech fashion designers throughout the cover story. “I am delighted that thanks to the friendship of Eva Herzigova, Helena Christensen and Gigi Hadid, we could photograph Gigi in her secret place, where she has not yet invited any other photographer or jour- nalist. We tried to show Gigi as she’s never been seen before, with her horses, in a place she loves,” says Andrea Běhounková, Editor-in-Chief of Vogue CS. “I wanted her to be as much of herself as possible on her farm among horses, surrounded by nature. Gigi finds not only inspiration, but above all peace and security, in this environment. I wanted to capture her essence, the little girl that still remains in her. The wind blows in her hair, her eyes are full of expectations that something special will happen,” says Helena Christensen. Gigi Hadid personally invited Helena Christensen and the Vogue CS team to her farm located near New York which she shares with her mother and siblings. To capture the intimate and dreamlike atmosphere of the place, Helena Christensen combined digital photography with expired Polaroids.
    [Show full text]
  • Women Are Open and Brave”
    Efsyn February 5, 2016 GAGOSIAN GALLERY “Women are open and brave” Pari Spinou The world’s foremost “Photographer of Women” was in Athens yesterday | photo: Marios Valasopoulos He is a famous fashion photographer who acknowledges that fashion photography is his job – he does it to make a living. But Peter Lindbergh’s editorials published in Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar and Interview magazines are not glossy or colored, nothing like advertisements. On the contrary, they are black and white, sensual, disarmingly realistic, innocently provocative. They depict the natural grace of models, women that look like they are dancing, without much makeup, without a particular mise-en-scène or Photoshop processing. The legendary “Photographer of Women” was in the center of Athens yesterday – in the middle of tear gases and demonstrations – for the opening of his exhibition at Gagosian gallery. In a friendly manner, surrounded by his beloved models (most of them naked) captured in the frames of his photographs – Monica Bellucci, Madonna, Stephanie Seymour, Naomi Campbell, Jessica Chastain, Milla Jovovich, Nadja Auermann among them – he talked to us about art and his technique, as well as about what he feels about Greece. Sunrise and taxes: “It was during the late ’80s when I was photographing Linda Evangelista on the island of Santorini for American Vogue. Influenced by the blue skies and the white houses, the shooting eventually acquired a more or less touristic flair, but the story we narrated was a good one. In fact, I don’t really know much about Greece or the prevalent situation here. I know, though, that the main problem for countries facing financial issues has to do with the central banks that lend money to the governments.
    [Show full text]
  • P30-31S Layout 1
    Established 1961 31 Wednesday, November 22, 2017 Lifestyle Fashion structed bras towards more comfortable intimate wear. Victoria’s Secret is banking on its name recognition and top models like Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio and their Chinese counterparts to win over women in China who are increasingly inter- ested in expressing their sexuality, say social and fashion analysts. Quality and cachet As Communist-era prudity slowly recedes, lingerie has become one of the fastest-growing segments in the Chinese US model Martha women’s apparel market, according to mar- Hunt presents a ket-intelligence firm Mintel. The firm pre- creation dicts it will grow to 148 billion yuan ($22 bil- during the 2017 lion) by 2020, up 32 percent from 2015 Victoria’s Secret numbers. “Chinese consumers are receptive Fashion Show to foreign brands that ooze quality and in Shanghai. cachet,” said Matthew Crabbe, Mintel’s — AFP photos regional trends director, calling the Victoria’s Secret fashion show “a great way to raise consumer awareness”. Portuguese model Sara Sampaio But he added that Victoria’s Secret was China lifts up model who fell entering “a tough retail market with many SHANGHAI: Victoria’s Secret brings its racy annual competitors”, both foreign and domestic. fashion show to Shanghai on Monday night, making “Foreign brands have to do their homework. on Victoria’s Secret catwalk its debut in China’s growing lingerie market in typi- They must learn about the local market cally brazen style but with added Chinese flair. dynamics, the culture and the consumers- English heart-throb Harry Styles headlines the musi- especially how diverse consumers are hina’s internet saw an outpouring of and finish.” “The future road is long.
    [Show full text]
  • Supermodel Naomi Campbell and Sports Car Manufacturer Lotus Cars Join Forces for Haiti
    13th February 2010 Supermodel Naomi Campbell and sports car manufacturer Lotus Cars join forces for Haiti In response to the horrific natural disaster that has crippled the nation of Haiti, Naomi Campbell together with Lotus Cars will be auctioning eight special edition "Naomi for Haiti" Lotus Evora sports cars, with the proceeds from the auction going to help the relief effort in Haiti. The Lotus Evora is a very desirable, multi-award winning, high performance, mid-engined sports car that presents a fantastic piece of design to bid on. The “Naomi for Haiti” Evora sports car has been specially designed by Lotus Design Director Donato Coco and reflects Naomi’s design direction. The bespoke styling combines the flag of Haiti with a dramatic colour scheme and the cars include a full range of options, meaning these cars will all become desirable collectors items. The “Naomi for Haiti” Evoras will be auctioned at Naomi Campbell's Fashion for Relief TM charity fashion show on the 18th of February at the London Fashion Week venue at Somerset House. The remaining “Naomi Page 1 13th February 2010 for Haiti” Evoras will be entered into an auction run on the “Naomi for Haiti” website www.naomiforhaiti.com and bidding will commence at 0800 GMT on the 19 th of February and will end at 1200 noon GMT on 28 th of February 2010. The grand total raised for the charity and the highest bidders will be announced by Naomi Campbell at the Geneva Motorshow on the 2 nd of March. There will also be a link to the “Naomi for Haiti” website from the Lotus Cars website http://www.grouplotus.com/cars/home.html .
    [Show full text]
  • Naomi Campbell and Fashion for Relief Celebrate the Launch of YOOX.COM in China
    6 November 2012 ELLECHINA.COM (China) Translation: Naomi Campbell and Fashion For Relief Celebrate the Launch of YOOX.COM in China To celebrate the launch of YOOX.CN in China, YOOX and Fashion For Relief have teamed up with some of the biggest names in the fashion world to create a capsule collection of t-shirts celebrating ‘The Middle Kingdom’, with proceeds going to Save the Children’s ongoing work in China. 6 T shirts - 6 designers – one theme – China: internationally renowned brands and Chinese designers 3.1 Phillip Lim, Dolce & Gabbana, Masha Ma, Moschino, Qiu Hao and Fashion For Relief put their creativity to work, creating 6 unique, one-off designs for a special T-shirt collection sold exclusively on YOOX.CN. All proceeds from the sales of the T-shirts will go to Save the Children. To celebrate this stylish initiative fashion addicts world-wide can enjoy an exclusive photo-shoot and video interview with Naomi Campbell, as well as pick up insider fashion tips from the Supermodel thanks to Naomi’s Star Dream Box. Founded by Naomi Campbell in 2005, Fashion For Relief aims to mobilize the fashion industry in support of humanitarian causes, organizing events involving international stars around the world and raising millions of dollars for trusted charities to help people in need. Naomi states: “China is now one of the most popular creative spot in the world… more and more fashion lovers are now gathering in China. Fashion For Relief will make something different for Chinese and children, which is the most important to me.” The 6 special edition tees will be available exclusively on YOOX.COM and YOOX.CN from the end of October.
    [Show full text]
  • NYC Fashion Giants Featured in Exhibit Curated by Two Israelis | the Times of Israel
    9/18/2019 NYC fashion giants featured in exhibit curated by two Israelis | The Times of Israel RUNWAY STORY NYC fashion giants featured in exhibit curated by two Israelis ‘New York Fashion Rediscovered’ spotlights treasure trove of photographs of designers and supermodels discovered on a New York City sidewalk By JESSICA STEINBERG Today, 3:55 pm Fashion models and their muses at 'New York Fashion Rediscovered,' a new exhibit created by two Israelis in New York City's Time Square, just in time for 2019 Fashion Week (Courtesy ZAZ10TS) It took two Israelis in New York City — one gallery owner and one curator — to put together an exhibit of historic fashion photographs that had been discovered on a city sidewalk. The exhibit, “New York Fashion Rediscovered 1982-1997,” opened September 5, at 10 Times Square, coinciding with New York Fashion Week. The exhibit brings to life a vivid period in the New York City fashion industry, when designers began creating high- end day and evening wear, as well as power dressing for women in the workforce. Fashion designers and supermodels achieved celebrity status, and the celebrated moments of the runway shows were their finales, when designers would walk down the runway, arm-in-arm with the leading supermodels of the day. Those joyous moments are what was preserved in the fashion-loving photographs of the collection. The fashion stars featured in the photographs included designers Anna Sui, Donna Karan, Liz Claiborne, Ralph Lauren, Marc Jacobs, Perry Ellis, Isaac Mizrahi, Alber Elbaz, Anne Klein, Geoffrey Beene, Rebecca Moses, BCBG Max Azria, Linda Allard for Ellen Tracy, Adrienne Vittadini, and Gemma Kahng, and models Kate Moss, Cindy Crawford, https://www.timesofisrael.com/nyc-fashion-giants-featured-in-historic-exhibit-curated-by-two-israelis/ 1/3 9/18/2019 NYC fashion giants featured in exhibit curated by two Israelis | The Times of Israel Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington, Helena Christensen, and Kristen McMenamy.
    [Show full text]
  • New York Fashion Week Came to a Close Thursday with Ralph Lauren
    SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2013 ew York Fashion Week came to a close dress with a white collar paired with knee socks. material have been used by everyone from Peter NThursday with Ralph Lauren exploring His next dress added some leather and a Som to Tommy Hilfiger, while Prabal Gurung sexy schoolgirl chic and Calvin Klein black tie to the saucy schoolgirl look. Striped laminated silk and lace and presented hand- offering up a study in geometry for next spring. blazers, jaunty caps and a studious pair of glass- painted “raincoat” jackets. Marc Jacobs was to close the massive final es on one model rounded off the look. Another key trend was cut-out dresses and day of fashion frenzy in the Big Apple, before Fashion week has seen plenty of geometric cropped tops, with bared midriffs seen all over the spring-summer 2014 style cavalcade moves prints, from stripes and polka dots to fashion the runways from fashion prince Alexander over to London, Milan and Paris. queen Carolina Herrera’s use of kinetic art inspi- Wang to American designer Jill Stuart. Lauren added his own twist to one of the ration and layering to create vision-bending While soft pastels were seen throughout the major trends of the season-the classic combina- multidimensional motifs. week, Lauren offered pops of bright color, with tion of black and white-sending out a bevy of The 73-year-old Lauren used stripes and dresses in head-to-toe acid green, orange and saucy schoolgirls in short skirts and dresses with blocks, but also put a triangular print on a coat fluorescent yellow.
    [Show full text]
  • Anna Sui Press Release
    MUSEUM OF ARTS AND DESIGN PRESENTS MAJOR RETROSPECTIVE OF AMERICAN FASHION DESIGNER ANNA SUI The World of Anna Sui September 12, 2019 – February 23, 2020 Anna Sui Fashion Show Spring 2012. Photo: Thomas Lau. NEW YORK, NY (July 10, 2019) – From September 12, 2019, through February 23, 2020, the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) will present a major retrospective of the iconic American fashion designer Anna Sui. Opening during New York Fashion Week, the exhibition features seventy-five looks from the designer’s archive—from the groundbreaking inaugural fashion show of 1991 to her Spring 2019 collection—and illuminates Sui’s creative process and influences that contribute to her signature aesthetic sensibility. “Born and bred in Detroit, Anna Sui is a fascinating American design success story,” said Chris Scoates, MAD’s Nanette L. Laitman Director. “Season after season, Sui translates popular culture and artisanal making into collections that pulse with excitement, reflect and expand on the 2 COLUMBUS CIRCLE NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10019 P 212.299.7777 MADMUSEUM.ORG creative spirit of the times, and move the needle for what fashion can and should be for a diverse, global market. We are extremely excited to welcome our visitors for an unforgettable immersive experience of Anna’s design universe.” Sui is one of New York City’s most beloved and accomplished fashion designers, known for creating contemporary original clothing inspired by in-depth research into vintage styles, cultural arcana, art history, graphic design, European and Asian decorative arts, film, and more. Sui joined New York’s creative cultural underground at a rich time in the 1970s, forging important, lasting relationships in the worlds of fashion, photography, art, music, and design.
    [Show full text]
  • Fashion & Desire AFR 330C (30060)/ WGS 340.84
    Fashion & Desire Syllabus Fall 2020 African & African Diaspora Studies University of Texas at Austin [revised 8/26/20] Fashion & Desire AFR 330C (30060)/ WGS 340.84 (44520) Fall 2020 Mondays / Wednesdays 2:30pm - 4pm Professor Lyndon K. Gill E-mail: [email protected] Office Hours: Mondays & Wednesdays 1pm - 2pm and by appointment Description This course explores historical and contemporary style in the African Diaspora. From head to toe, runways to street corners, art installations to music videos, “dandyism” to “swag,” Patrick Kelly to Virgil Abloh, we investigate the sartorial as a wearable art form and a political arena. We unfurl the tapestry of desires that encircles black fashion in the U.S. and globally, combing through the intertwined threads of passionate creativity, sexual fetishization, corporeal autonomy, capitalist consumerism, suffocating conformity and humorous play amongst other topics. *Please Note: 1) This course carries a flag for Global Cultures. Requirements & Assignments 1. Attendance: Each student is required to attend every online class session (with their video cameras on for the duration of the class) and give their undivided attention to each session (i.e. No checking/posting on Facebook/Instagram/Twitter/TikTok etc., No texting/calling/direct messaging, No checking/responding to e-mails, No reading or doing assignments for this class or any other, No listening to music/podcasts or watching music videos, No online shopping, etc.). Students should log on (in as quiet and private an environment as possible) to every class session ready to interact with the professor and your classmates. Unexcused absences are unacceptable. More than one unexcused absence during the term will result in a reduction of the overall course grade for each session missed (AàA-, B+àB, etc.).
    [Show full text]
  • 2014 Annual Report
    The Council of Fashion Designers of America, Inc., is a not-for-profit trade association whose membership consists of more than 470 of America’s foremost womenswear, menswear, jewelry, and accessories designers. The CFDA Foundation Inc., is a separate not-for-profit organization, which was created to raise funds for charity and industry activities. Letter from the President, Diane von Furstenberg, and the Chief Executive Officer, Steven Kolb The CFDA Fashion Calendar evolved This was also a milestone year for digitally with online updates and the CFDA’s philanthropies. We raised organizational features. funds for disaster relief through our Other highlights include the Fashion partnership with MyHabit, which Manufacturing Initiative, which, in its featured merchandise from 50 CFDA second year, continued to preserve designers. The CFDA also celebrated the integrity of the Garment District the twentieth anniversary of Fashion by distributing grants to factories Targets Breast Cancer with Maria and improving factory conditions. Sharapova serving as the face of our The Strategic Partnerships Group campaign and partners like Nine West collaborated with businesses, including supporting the cause. With the funds Amazon, American Express, eBay, Intel, raised, the CFDA will now have the and P&G, to provide key resources and opportunity to allocate more grants benefits for the CFDA Membership. to those in need. Nine years ago, we started our journey The CFDA also continued to cultivate There is so much more to share, to lead the CFDA. Now, it is with great American design talent by providing so please take time to read through pride that we look at what it has become: scholarships to university students and the entire report.
    [Show full text]