Tyra Banks Is on a Mission to Hire More Women of Color

As supermodel-turned-business-mogul Tyra Banks continues to expand her empire, she’s focusing on diversity and, in particular, hiring more women of color for her latest venture, Modelland. Speaking on a panel at Time 100’s inaugural summit in New York Monday, Banks told the audience that not only is it important for her to hire women, but her team “understands it’s important to hire women of color,” as she strives to champion diversity in the workplace. “I have that extra layer that is very specific for my team right now,” she said, adding that it’s also important for her to hire female writers of color on her production team. And while women of color are at the top of her list right now, Banks has long been passionate about diversity and always on the lookout for a mix — “gay men, straight men, women and then women of color,” noting that she can tell a certain project in her company by the lens it comes through. She believes for it to work, the message has to come from the top of companies: “I think it’s about mandates,” she explained. “I think if you have power, that is a platform that just wields so much control, and

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