Tyra Banks is an American television personality, model, businesswoman, and author. She is best known for her work as a host on the popular reality show America's Next Top Model, which she created and hosted from 2003 to 2015. She has also hosted her own talk show, The Tyra Banks Show, and has appeared in films such as Coyote Ugly and Life-Size. Banks is also the founder of the cosmetics brand TYRA Beauty.