Tyra Banks
Banks in 2011, kathclick/bigstock.com
Birth Name: Tyra Lynne Banks
Place of Birth: Inglewood, Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: December 4, 1973
Ethnicity: African-American
Tyra Banks is an American model, television personality, producer, businessperson, actress, author, and singer. She was the host of The Tyra Banks Show from 2005 to 2010, created, and presented, the show America’s Next Top Model, and appeared in the films Coyote Ugly and Halloween: Resurrection, among other works. She is also known as BanX.
Her parents, Caroline (London) and Donald Banks, are both African-American. A picture of Tyra with her parents can be seen here.
Tyra has a son with her former partner, Norwegian photographer Erik Asla.
A DNA test whose results were displayed on the show America’s Next Top Model (2014) stated that Tyra’s genetic ancestry is:
*79% African
*14% British
*6% Native American
One of Tyra’s great-great-grandfathers was named Walter Taylor.
Tyra’s maternal grandfather possibly was Ernest London (the son of Edward London and Ophelia Christopher). Ernest was born in Louisiana. Edward was the son of Charles London and Maria. Ophelia was the daughter of Antoine/Antony Christopher and Susan West Duncan/Champ.
Tyra’s maternal grandmother was Florine B. Coleman (the daughter of Fletcher Coleman and Lucinda/Loucindy Wisner/Hampton). Florine was born in Texas. Fletcher was born in Texas, the son of Ezekle “Zeke”/Ezekiel Coleman and Julia Beasley.
Sources: Genealogical information on Tyra Banks – https://blogs.ancestry.com
Of course, there are haters. But if you really don’t like her so much, why bother watching her clips and taking your “precious” time to comment?
She doesn’t have to be mixed to have green eyes and lighter skin. She could have two african-american parents. But if you have ever studied genetics, you would know that your features all come from your parents, their parents etc.. she could have a paternal great-great-great-great.. grandmother who had a baby with a white man, and she could have a maternal great-great-great.. grandmother or father who had a baby with a white man or woman..
sometimes it can take generations before the two genes meet.
Thats genetics for ya.
do you guys know lemar the rNB singer he is from nigeria and he hass green eys
oh yeah Lemar born to 100% parents from Nigeria as u all know Black African British migrated straight from Africa (unlike the Africa-american of Afro-carribean), they’re pure blooded Africans. So Lemar who is 100% African just happened to have green eyes unbelievable right? That’s genetics and God’s creation power. Also I’ve an African friend born in Congo moved to the UK she has hazel eyes(yes hazel) but she’s dark skinned with kinky hair so what do u say about that? Those traits (eyes and hair colours)are inherited or environmentally changed it doesn’t necessarily have to be white characteristics.
that was a buetiful comment
What most people fail to understand is that the term African American refers to culture and ethnic background. It is not a race which means it also includes people of mixed ancestry. Is it that most people are ignorant or is it that only the ignorant seem to be posting. Mixed is subjective. Most people are mixed whether racially, culturally or in terms of ethnicity. All migrations tend to result in various looks of people. FYI. Dumb Dumbs. Africans are of many complexions and bone structures. It’s a continent. Not a country or little island. Somalians, Nigerians, and people of South Africa look diversely different. And stop the silly comments about….”she’s too beautiful to be pure Black” That implies that pure black isn’t beautiful. This bickering over whether her eyes are naturally green is absolutely insane. As if they are spun gold. Hopefully this is just a racist trying to tear down or discredit as usual. I pray this is not a black person’s comment. If so. Wake up and take the chains off your brain. Beauty is many things. Your comment implies that light eyes and lighter skin is ultimate beauty. Let go of the self hate, pick up a book and get some sense of worth. You sound rediculous. But then again. Most of these postings sound rediculous. AND FOR GOD SAKES BLACK PEOPLE STOP USING THE WORD “BRIGHT” WHEN REFERRING TO SKIN COLOR. BRIGHT IMPLIES INTELLIGENT. Our negative dispositions with dark skin is a clue to our crumbling communities. WAKE UP! And please people. LEARN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RACE, ETHNIC GROUP AND CULTURE.
her*/darker*