Money Moguls

Tyra Banks has two TV shows hitting the big time and more on the way. Tyra is rapidly climbing the ladder, watch out Oprah!

Supermodel, Tyra Banks is extremely demanding on the set of America’s Next Top Model. She barks at the contestants sharply. Tyra prepares them for the challenging world of modeling. It’s no picnic. She instructs them on how to stand, move, turn and smile. Everything has to be perfect for Tyra. She has a second motive for being so tough, she has to sell the TV show and nobody likes Mr. nice guy. People love conflict and nasty tempers, claims Tyra.

Tyra is the perfect supermodel. She has smooth caramel skin, emerald feline eyes and perfect lips. Tyra has huge contracts with Victoria’s Secret, Cover Girl and Sports Illustrated. These contracts made Tyra a fortune and multi-millionaire.

Tyra has marched down fashion runways since she was 15, now 32 ,Tyra is a modeling machine. She can go from sexy to dreamy and then to flirty in seconds without a blink of an eye. Tyra can control everything, her hair, her body and clothing perfectly, even in front of cameras and a wind machine. She’s in total control and accepts nothing less.

Tyra Banks officially retired from modeling last year. She made $50,000 a day when she was at her peak. Her lingerie contract was estimated at $4 million a year. She‘s about to unlock something even larger, Media Mogul. She’s encroaching on the heels of Oprah Winfrey. Her audience consists of the younger TV viewers.

Tyra launched her own talk show last year. She sold it to TV stations in 190 markets but not without owning a hefty stake in it. The Tyra Banks Show has been renewed for a second season along with America’s Next Top Model. Tyra owns 25% of the shows and starts another run as the centerpiece of CW, the new network merger of Viacom’s UPN and Time Warner.

Tyra’s double duty has it’s rewards, earning an estimated $18 million last year, significantly greater than most supermodels earn. Tyra ranks 84th on the FORBES Celebrity 100 list. Tyra’s schedule is nothing less than grueling. America’s Next Top Model produces 13 new weekly episodes every six months. The Tyra Banks Show shoots 170 episodes a year. Tyra Banks worked a killer schedule of 12 hour days, seven days a week for 5 months. She taped 2 talk show episodes three days and still managed to film daily segments of America‘s Next Top Model. Tyra also is prepared for her last fashion show for Victoria’s Secret. She gets up at 4 a.m., in makeup by 5 a.m. and ran on a mere 3-4 hours of sleep each night. “There was a burning in my stomach every single day,” says Tyra
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Oprah Winfrey is ranked third on the FORBES celebrity list with a net worth of $1.4 billion. Oprah has been the queen of daytime talk show for 20 years. Tyra apprenticed on Winfrey’s show for two seasons as a semi regular contributor. Yet the supermodel new comer fares especially well among a group sought-after by advertisers: young women. Tyra’s talk show attracts 2.2 million viewers per week and has achieved the highest daytime ratings in years for stations in New York, Los Angeles and Boston. Approximately 36% of Tyra’s audience is 35 and under. Almost 60% of Oprah’s audience is 50 or older. Tyra and Oprah have complimentary audiences.

Tyra is a talented business savvy supermodel with a flair for excitement. She discovered her niche and is taking off with it. Her shows are popular because the viewers can relate to Tyra. She is a down to earth person and admits her imperfections. This makes Tyra irresistible. Viewers follow her exclusively. She captured a loyal audience and is rapidly climbing to the top. Tyra Banks is rising to the top once again. She is simply gorgeous inside and out.