Tyra Banksi
Born Dec 4, 1973

Tyra Banks on the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover, 1997 Banks had shared the 1996 Swimsuit Issue cover with Valeria Mazza, but in 1997 she became the first Black woman to land a solo cover, shot in Harbour Island in the Bahamas. The Swimsuit Issue reaches far beyond fashion's own readership, so…

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