No Shade Today: Tyra Banks Surprises 400 High School Students

Tyra Banks made a surprise visit to the High School for Teaching and Professions in the Bedford Park neighborhood of New York’s Bronx borough to congratulate students for beating 90 other schools so far in a nationwide competition to improve attendance rates and promote her “Modelland” book.
“She makes you want to accomplish the goals you have in life,” gushed Ashley Rosado, a 18 year old senior with aspiriations of becoming a veterinarian. “Basically, she’s saying you can do it if you go to school.”















