EXCLUSIVE: Tyra Banks to Become Face of Nine West

Move over Kylie and Gigi, make room for Tyra. After coming out of retirement to appear on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue this spring, entrepreneur and business mogul Tyra Banks is back in the modeling game. She was the first black woman to appear on the cover of the magazine alone in 1997. After the magazine came out and the news went viral that she was modeling again, Banks was inundated with offers to appear on behalf of all sorts of brands. But she turned them all down — until she was approached by Nine West. Tyra Banks will be the new face of Nine West.  “All these different people wanted me to represent their brands, but I kept saying no,” she said during a telephone interview from California. But when the team from Nine West offered her the opportunity to become its global brand ambassador, she stopped and took notice. Banks said she’s been wearing the brand for many years, but the decision to sign on with the label, which is now owned by Authentic Brands Group, was more as a result of “what they stand for.” Banks will be featured in its Groundbreakers campaign, which is less about product and

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