America's next top model show is a place attended by a lot of well-known people. Every cycle has its cycles stars. Speaking about cycles stars, it is relevant to say that this category is able to include cycles judges, participants and famous guests. There are some people that are officially considered to be cycles stars. They are Tyra Banks as host, judge and mentor, Nigel Barker, Nole Marin, Janice Dickinson and Jay Manuel. All these cycles stars are judges. We would like to tell you more about Tyra Banks. Her birth name is Tyra Lynne Banks. Her nickname is BBQ. The girl has an older brother, whose name is Devin. When they were small Devin often teased Tyra because of her thin frame and clumsiness when she was a teenager. Tyra started her model career when she was 17. In order to start the career, the girl made up her mind to give up her studies in the college. She moved to Paris. At first she she had to face a chain of denials from model agencies because they considered her to be not camera friendly. As we can see they were mistaken because some time later the girl worked for a number of exclusive fashion houses, such as Yves Saint Lauren, Chanel and others. When she became famous, the girl made up her mind to make a career in the world of the cinema. She was a success. Now she is considered to be one of the richest top models in the world. She has her own company called TYInc. People magazine called her one of the most beautiful people on the planet in their nomination "50 Most Beautiful People in the World". It is also necessary to mention the fact that the girl is socially active. She has established a scholarship for girls for them to have an opportunity to enter a college and a school. Tyra has also organized a camp where she invites girls. The girls have a rest there trying to become independent and confident. Together with an association responsible for abandoned children, Tyra promotes cards for the kids. So, Tyra Banks is first of all a professional model. She became popular because she was the first African-American model who appeared on the cover of an illustrated swimsuit edition. Tyra doesn't drink alcohol. More than three years the girl dated Chris Webber, a player from Sacramento Kings. Besides her modelling and acting career, Tyra succeeded in singing too. She started with a song "Shake Ya Body" which she performed at her show "America's next top model". The girl paid $30,000 for the finance of the music video to this song. Sometimes the girl says that her model career was rather difficult because of the constant competition with another black top model Naomi Campbell. Tyra says that at the time when she just began her career, the girl was already rather famous. That is why Campbell threw Tyra off fashion shows. One of the most important achievements of the girl is the creation of TZONE. It is a program devoted to the development of life skills and leadership with the disadvantaged teen girls. The TZONE is situated in the greatest area of Los Angeles. Tyra's mother is Carolyn London. She is a professional photographer who worked as a manager of her daughter for some time. Tyra's friends call her "The Black Widow" because she breaks up with the men she dates before they break up with her.