Tyra Lynne Banks (born December 4, 1973), also known as BanX, is an American television personality, model, producer, businesswoman, actress, singer and author. She was the first woman of African-American descent to be featured on the covers of GQ and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, on which she appeared thrice. She was a Victoria's Secret Angel from 1997 to 2005. By the early 2000s, Banks was one of the world's top-earning models.
On Nickelodeon, she guest starred as a customer on All That in 1996. She also guest starred on Unfiltered.