Tyra Banks in Bed

Description: Tyra Banks was the first African American woman on the covers of GQ and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. In 1997, she received the VH1 award for Supermodel of the Year. That same year, she became the first-ever African American chosen for the cover of the Victoria's Secret catalog. Banks was featured in a Playboy May 1997 pictorial on... ( +expand to view full text )

Description: Tyra Banks was the first African American woman on the covers of GQ and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. In 1997, she received the VH1 award for Supermodel of the Year. That same year, she became the first-ever African American chosen for the cover of the Victoria's Secret catalog. Banks was featured in a Playboy May 1997 pictorial on supermodels with Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Jennifer Driver, Eva Herzigov¨¢, Iman, Elle Macpherson, Kate Moss, Shana Phipps, Claudia Schiffer, Stephanie Seymour and Amber Smith. Claudia Schiffer was on the cover.