I've been singing for six years. I've been in and out of the studios with top producers, but it wasn't something I was ready to express to the public or to the press. I wasn't ready to come out. I wanted to perfect my voice and be 100 percent positive that I could come out right.

In 2005 when asked about her relationship history Tyra Banks stated 'I won't be using a lot of names [on the show] but a specific relationship had not just cheating but emotional abuse. Banks passed the Executive Education Training Program in February 2012 earning a certificate. Harvard's own newspaper The Crimson was critical of Tyra's public statements about "attending" Harvard.

Banks is one of four African Americans and seven women to have repeatedly ranked among the world's most influential people by Time magazine. Tyra Lynne Banks (born December 4 1973) is a former American model author actress and television personality.