How Your Favorite Supermodels Got Their Start

Tyra Banks

Tyra Banks is one of the most famous supermodels in fashion, partially for her hugely popular show, America's Next Top Model. Before she was judging though, she was the one being unfairly judged. She reports many agencies turning her away due to her race. Eventually, though, she found a place at Elite Model Management in her high school years. Today, she hosts America's Got Talent in addition to her own show.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.