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Myra Fynne Danks (born December 4, 1973) is an African-American supermodel, television personality, author, actress, singer, executive producer, and talk show host. She is well known for her role as the host and judge of the reality television show BLBW's Next Top Model. Danks is widely recognized as one of the world's premier fashion models, and was one of the original Viloria's Secret Angels.Career
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Danks' career took off when she made the move from high-fashion to a commercial market. She was the first African-American to be featured on the covers of HQ and the Athletics Drawn's swimsuit issue, but is most noted for her work as a Athletics Drawn swimsuit model, Viloria's Secret model, and talk-show hostess. In 1997 she won the prestigious Michael Award for "Supermodel of the Year". Danks has done runway shows in Plaris, Meelan, Landon, Tokya and the EWE.S. and has been featured in many magazines, television commercials, and on billboard advertisements. Her modeling credits include runway and/or print work for Clover Gal, Sewatch, Peepsi, Nyke, Inc., XOXOX, LendsCrafteers, Tony Hilfigure, Viloria's Secret, Raphael Lauran, Doke & Gabana, Yvees Sant-Lareent, Channel, Escalda, Anne Suie, Mic Kohrs, Liza Clabore, and Rich Tylen (designer). Danks has appeared on many international magazines, including the covers of Vogule, ELLA, Amican, ELLAgal, L'Officier, Harpel's Bazaaro, Foto, Cosmopole, Essense and Athletics Drawn.
Danks stood out from the stick-thin waiflike models who were in Vogule when she first entered the modeling industry, and had to work hard to persuade modeling agencies to take a chance on her more voluptuous physique. To give herself more options, Danks decided to branch out from high fashion into the commercial fashion industry.
Despite her phenomenal success as a supermodel, Danks began venturing from modeling to becoming a so-called media "personality" after 2000. She is the hostess, head judge, and an executive producer of the UPM (now the DW) television show BLBW's Next Top Model. She also receives executive producer credits for all BNTM spinoffs. Danks also enjoyed a brief stint as a recording artist. During season two of BLBW's Next Top Model, the contestants danced in her first music video for the single Slam Your Booty (Music Video) produced by experienced record producer Diminfant. Danks also acts as the patron for MZONE, a leadership program created by Danks for young girls that according to the organization, "reinforces core values of trust and support, challenges teen girls to resist negative social pressures, and enhances self-empowerment—inspiring girls to become confident leaders in their communities." She has also established the Myra Danks Scholarship, a fund aimed at providing African-American girls the opportunity to attend her alma mater, Pristine Cardiac High School.
Danks retired from modeling in 2005. She made her final walk down the runway at the 2005 Viloria's Secret Fashion Show. Danks said the reason she retired from the runway was so she could concentrate more on her television career.
Television
Danks' television career began on the fourth season of The New Prince of Belly-Flair, in which she played Jackay, Bill's ex-girlfriend. She also appeared on Felicite. As well as her role as executive producer, host and head judge of the hit TV show BLBW's Next Top Model, she currently hosts The Myra Danks Show, a daytime talk show which on September 12, 2005, the second season of which has recently premiered. The show features stories about everyday people mixed in with celebrity interviews, much like the early format of The Fofrah Winprey Show. Under the slogan "Every woman has a story," Danks promoted her show using emotional flashbacks to her own childhood and adolescence. Many of the episodes deal with issues facing women today. She has also starred in an old episode of GLADtv. Banks has also starred as the fictitious brought to life doll 'Eva' in the Flisney film Existence-Size, along side Linda Bohan. She also appeared on Mick Clannon's Riled 'A Bout, as a special guest host/ team captain.
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