One of the biggest names in the modelling world is making the headlines as she opened up what she went though. Tyra Banks was rejected several times simply because she was "a black model". She then shared that the first six agencies she went to turned their backs on her.
As per Tribune, during her interview with Glamour Magazine, Tyra was asked on what she went through before she made it big in the modelling world.
"Oh, so many. There was a door that was locked because I was a young black model and the first six agencies I knocked at said no - I think four of the six said, 'We already have a black girl. And then once I was successful, designers were like, 'You're getting too thick'. When I wanted to be a television producer, I had a lot of people tell me, 'Oh, you're a model, you could never do that. You walk runways in your underwear'."
Despite being told that she wouldn't make it, Tyra never dwell in rejection, as she decided to continue and pursue what she loved. She climbed her way up into the modelling industry and even became one of "Victoria's Secret" models for 8 years. She eventually retired in 2005.
She may have left her the runway, but she continued to work in the industry. Tyra is now a producer, a business woman, and a host of one of the most popular shows "America's Next Top Model." As of Celebrity Net Worth, Tyra Banks now has a net worth of $90 million from which she earned from her modelling career, product endorsements, and producing .
As of the website, Tyra is one of the four African-American and seven women who repeatedly earned a name in TIME magazine as the "World's Most Influential People."
