Recently on BET Centric there was a popular show called Model City the show focused on young black male models making it in the Fashion Industry receiving jobs that only white models or anyone else that did not have any color to their skin. A friend of mine thought the show was incredible I disagree in my personal opinion I was happy to see them gain great employment opportunities but I still found the show to be boring I am sure some other people would disagree.
One man that coined the phrase " Male Supermodel" was Tyson Beckford for the longest time when you hear the words Male Model this is the man that came to your mind. He was featured in an episode on Model City, America's Next Top Model due to his friendship with host Tyra Banks.
Tyson was discovered at the age of 20 and hasn't looked back since like many other Black models in the 90's he dominated the catwalks and was the leading man for the Ralph Lauren Line. I am so in love with this man he is Number 2 on my celebrity crush list. Tyson is 40 as of yesterday.
What You Didn't Know: Played football and ran track in high school
Ethnic Background: Jamaican/Chinese/Panamanian
Won Male Model of the Year in 1995, also named by People Magazine one of the most beautiful people in the world, featured in videos for artists such as Toni Braxton "Unbreak My Heart", dated Chilli from TLC as well as rapper Foxy Brown. He is now semi-retired occasionally appears on catwalks and host Bravo's Make Me a Supermodel. He has a son named Jordan.
In 2005 Tyson was in a car crash that did some damage to his face and he almost lost his life. He had an intimate interview with Oprah after it happened and he went on to say the only person he wanted to see was his son. Since then Tyson has still been loved by the masses and is currently dating aspiring model Shaina Shaik.
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