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NAME: Tyson BeckfordNATIONALITY: I have a Jamaican father and Chinese-American mother, I'm an American citizen but grew up in Jamaica and Rochester, New York.EYES: BrownBORN: December 1971 in New York.DISCOVERED: I was scouted by an editor from hip-hop magazine 'The Source' in 1991. Through that connection, I hooked up with a New York agency, and within months, I was before the lenses of Herb Ritts and Bruce Weber. It was Weber who first brought the model to Lauren, who nabbed me for the company's sport, fragrance and body lines. By 1995, I was on the covers of major magazines, including Paper and Essence and multiple-page spreads in Vogue, GQ, the New York Times and Details.RÉSUMÉ: Ralph Lauren hired me in 1993 to represent his Polo Sport line exclusively. It was photographer Bruce Weber who introduced me to Ralph Lauren, who immediately hired me to represent the company's fragrance and body line, 'Sport'. By 1995, I was on the covers of major magazines, including Paper and Essence and multiple-page spreads in Vogue, GQ, the New York Times and Details.
KNOWN FOR: I was named 1995 Model of the Year at the VH1 Fashion Awards and one of People's 50 Most Beautiful People.
HOME: Harlem, New York City and Jamaica.TATTOOS: I have eight.OTHER: I grew up in Jamaica and Rochester, New York and was involved in gangs, drugs and theft when I was a teenager. In fact, I would likely be in jail or dead today if I hadn't been plucked off the street in 1991 by an editor from the hip-hop magazine The Source.
I wants to start acting and I'm taking lessons, in the mean time I'm strutting the runways, working on a new exercise video and posing for a series of calendars.Holla at me or leave a comment if you'all wanna know more ps.
