TYRA BANKS

Who is Tyra Banks?

Tyra Lynne Banks was born on December4, 1973 is an American model, media personality, actress, occasional singer and businesswoman. She first became famous as a model in Paris, Milan, London, Tokyo and New York. However, television appearances were her commercial breakthrough. Tyra Banks is the creator and host of the UPN/The CW reality television show America's Next Top Model, co-creator of True Beauty, and host of her own talk show, The Tyra Banks Show.

.....Her Early Life

Tyra Banks was born in Inglewood, California, the daugther of Carolyn, a fashion manager and NASA photographer, and Donald Banks, a computer consultant. The couple divorced in 1980, when Banks was 6 years old. However, the relationship between her parents,her brother Devin Banks who was born in 1968 and herself stayed friendly. Tyra Banks attented John Burroughs Middle School and graduated in 1991 from Immaculate Heart High School in Los Angeles.

.....Tyra Banks Now

Currently, Tyra Banks can be seen on television as the

hostess, judge and executive producer of The CW Television Show America's Next Top Model. In addition, she hosts The Tyra Banks Show, a daytime talk show aimed at younger women, which premiered on September 12, 2005.

As a top model, she has also done extensive print and runway work for fashion advertising agents, such as Anna Sui, Coors Light, CoverGirl, Badgley Mischka, Bill Blass, Cynthia Rowley, Chanel, Christian Dior, Victoria's Secret and Yves Saint Laurent.

What Has Tyra Banks Done?

In 1999, Tyra Banks established the TZONE program, which aimed at leadership and life skills development. The program was created for the primarily disadvantaged teen girls in the greater Los Angeles area, and involves sending teens to a week-long overnight camp outside of LA, where Tyra personally lived among and bonded with the campers.

In 2005, TZONE transformed from a camp into a public cajrity, the Tyra Banks TZONE Foundation, with a mission which honours TZONE's camp origins, and seeks to create a larger 'SisterHood' among girls and young women. It makes grants to grassroot organizations and supports organizations that serve women and girls age 13-35.

Tyra Banks has also helped in the Yele Haiti Foundation. It uses music, sports and the media to reinforce projects that are making a difference in education, health, environment and community development. The objective of Yele Haiti Foundation is to restore pride and a reason to hope, hence for the whole country to regain the deep spirit and strength that is part of our heritage. Some others celebrities who helped were Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and lots more.

Last but not least, Tyra Banks helped in the Dream Foundation. The Dream Foundation helps to enhance the quality of life for individuals and families battling terminal illness. George Lopez, Kim Kardashian, Jon Bon Jovi and Cindy Crawford also lend a hand in this foundation.

Why Her?

We chose Tyra Banks because she has come a long way since her childhood. She has done

miraculous things that no one could have ever imagine in just 38 years of her life. Tyra inspires us very much. She made us realize that we still can do things beyond our wildest imagination in a short period of time.

Her parents getting a divorce when she was really young did not stop her from being successful today. Normally people would just give but she did not. People would think that once bad luck strikes once it will strike again the second ,third, fourth and maybe even the fifth time. However, that did not stop her from becoming who she is today. Tyra Banks inspires many young people out there just like how she has inspired and motivated us.

Besides that, she is also ver pretty and we love watching her shows, especially America's Next Top Model (ANTM). She proved to people out there that even women can be successful.....

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Violet & Priyanka.

RUTH HANDLER, THE INVENTOR OF BARBIE :D (MASNIZZA AND ZAZA)

The Barbie doll was invented in 1959 by Ruth Handler.

She was born in Denver, Colorado, Ruth Mosko on November 4^th 1916. She was married to Elliot Handler. Ruth handler was an American businesswoman, born to Jewish-Polish immigrants Jacob and Ida Moskowicz, the president of the toy manufacturer Mattel Inc.

The invention of Barbie begins when Ruth Handler had noted that her daughter Barbara, who was becoming a pre-teen, preferred playing with her infant paper dolls and giving them adult roles. She wanted to produce a plastic doll with an adult body but her husband and his husband business partner, Mr. Matson thought it wouldn't sell. But when the Handlers were on a European trip, Ruth Handler saw the German Bild Lilli doll (which was not meant for children at all; rather a gag gift for adults) in a Swiss shop and brought it home.

Once home, she reworked the design of the doll and re-named her Barbie after her daughter. Barbie debuted at the New York toy fair on March 9, 1959. Barbie became an instant success, rocketing the Handlers and their toy company toward fame and fortune. Subsequently they would add a boyfriend for Barbie named Ken, after Handler's son, Kenneth Handler and many other "friends and family" to Barbie's world.

Handler was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1970. She had a modified radical mastectomy, which was often used at the time to combat the disease, and because of difficulties in finding a good breast prosthesis, she decided to make her own. Handler went on to found a company, Ruthton Corp., formed by her and Peyton Massey, which manufactured a more realistic version of a woman's breast, called "Nearly Me".

Though the Handlers took a more hands-off approach to their company's business practice after resigning, they still kept creating more ideas. One project Handler took on in the 1980s was Barbie and the Rockers. She was credited as a writer of the 1987 film Barbie and the Rockers: Out of this World. Handler was inducted into the Junior Achievement U.S. Business Hall of Fame in 1997.

She died in California from complications of colon cancer surgery on April 27, 2002, aged 85.

WHY RUTH HANDLER ?

Because, Ruth Handler was a famous American businesswoman who established a great empire along with her husband Izzy Handler, called ‘Mattel’. Besides, through her creation and invention of the Barbie doll, it can be clearly clarified that she was a very creative woman. She was also a very determined person. Handler’s Barbie also pulled in a series of criticism from feminists and others, who were concerned about the fact that Barbie's unlikely proportions will send a wrong message to young girls. But, this kind of criticism went like a passing air and Handler continued improvising and popularizing her dream doll ‘Barbie’, with different careers all directed towards giving vast options to the young girls of America. To add icing to the cake, Ruth was also an undeniably determined woman. She fought breast cancer. Unfortunately in the year 1970 Ruth Handler was diagnosed with breast cancer. She had a modified radical mastectomy, which was often used at the time to combat the disease. But, because of lack of good breast prosthesis, Handler decided to make one herself. With the help of expert craftsman Peyton Massey, Handler designed a line of realistic artificial breast fashioned from foam and silicon and she named the product “Nearly Me”. She also formed the Ruthton Corporation to sell her product which was launched with an intention to demystify the taboo in those years.With this invention of hers Handler became an outspoken person and an advocate for early detection of breast cancer and she also offered her medical specialty as a way for women to feel good about themselves again. Ruth dreamt of removing the taboo surrounding breast cancer and advertised her product in all possible ways to make it popular among women.

Barbie has become an idol towards the little girls from all over the world. The little girls wouldn't be having and/or playing this glamorous doll if it wasn't for the amazing Ruth Handler's stupendous creation of Barbie dolls!

Diana, Princess of Wales

Princess Diana’s Simple Biography

Princess Diana was born in 1 July 1961. She was born at Norfolk England. Princess Diana was married by a handsome and good looking guy named Prince Charles. She has got two children named Prince William and Prince Harry from her married.

Diana was first educated at Silfield School, in Norfolk, then at Riddlesworth Hall in Norfolk, and at Girls School in Kent where she was regarded as a poor student, having attempted and failed all of her O- levels twice.Diana reportedly excelled in swimming and diving, and longed to be a professional ballet dancer with the Royal Ballet. She studied ballet for a time, but then grew to 5'10", far too tall for the profession.

On 5 November 1981, Diana's first pregnancy was officially announced, and she frankly discussed her pregnancy with members of the press corps. In the private Lindo Wing of St. Mary's Hospital, London on 21 June 1982, Diana gave birth to her and Prince Charles's first son and heir, William. Amidst some media criticism, she decided to take William, still a baby, on her first major tours of Australia and New Zealand, but the decision was popularly applauded. By her own admission, Diana had not initially intended to take William until it was suggested by the Prime Minister of Australia.

On 31 August 1997, Diana was fatally injured in a car crash in the road tunnel in Paris, which also caused the deaths of her then boyfriend, Al- Fayed and the acting security manager of the Ritz Hotel, France,Henry Paul, who was their chauffeur. Millions of people watched the princess's funeral.In 1997, The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund was founded.

WHY HER ?

Princess Diana was a passionate champion of the rights of disadvantaged people and did much to highlight the plight of people living with HIV or AIDS, offering a visible helping hand to those in need. She used her high profile to raise awareness and funds for charitable causes while fighting the stigma associated with “unpopular” causes. Diana is noted for two major contributions to humanitarianism and during her lifetime, she was President or Patron of over 100 charities.