"A lot of people will say 'supermodel turned business woman.' But I was a business woman as a super model."

Tyra Banks is an entrepreneur and supermodel renowned for America’s Next Top Model and The Tyra Banks Show, Tyra’s latest global venture is SMiZE & DREAM, an innovative ice cream company with locations in Washington DC, Dubai, and soon Australia.

In 2025, Tyra will launch a non-profit ice cream and entrepreneurial learning center called The School of SMiZE. Focused on empowering and educating underserved youth about the ice cream industry—from the science of flavor creation to business, marketing, and sales—the innovative ice cream school is set to expand globally, fostering a dynamic exchange of knowledge and cross-cultural collaboration. And yes, Tyra will be doing what she loves: heading the school as lead teacher.

A graduate of Harvard Business School, Banks taught Branding at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business for three years. She was twice named one of TIME’s Most Influential People in the World for her outsized contribution to fashion, entertainment, and culture.

As one of the most iconic models in the history of fashion, Banks has collected a long list of “firsts” as she broke down multiple barriers in the modeling industry. She continues blazing trails with her decision to return to the Victoria’s Secret runway at 50 years old, almost two decades after her early retirement.