Trivia: "A smart model is a good model," Tyra Banks was once quoted as saying, and she seems destined to prove it in every way. Now widely known as one of the world's foremost supermodels, Banks began her modeling career at the age of 17 with the Elite agency after flirting with attending college at Loyola Marymount. The 5'11" beauty was quickly discovered in Los Angeles, her birth city, and offered a healthy contract with cosmetics company Cover Girl -- becoming only the third African-American woman in the world to secure such an opportunity.Her striking looks and business savvy extended to several offers, including assignments with Ralph Lauren and various magazine covers (over 20 to be exact), including Sports Illustrated and most notably GQ, where Banks became the first black woman ever to grace the cover. In addition to various ads and runway gigs, Banks decided to branch out into feature films, scoring a few high-profile gigs, starring as Omar Epps' love interest in John Singleton's racially charged drama Higher Learning (1995) and snagging a stint opposite Will Smith on TV's The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. These breakout roles led to more film work, including a British sexploitation film called Inferno and a comic turn in 1999's Love Stinks with actors French Stewart and Bill Bellamy. In 2000, Banks landed a high-profile gig in the critically dismissed but lively Jerry Bruckheimer production Coyote Ugly.Banks would find a useful avenue for her skills as a producer, host, and co-creator of the competitive reality show America's Next Top Model, an immensely successful franchise that would run from 2003 to 2012. Though her self-absorbed persona would often find her the subject of mockery, Banks would also launch an unsuccessful music career, as well as a talk show, and a handful of other reality shows, like True Beauty, and Stylista. America's Next Top Model came to an end in 2015, but Banks continued to keep busy, immediately booking a guest spot on Black-ish.

Trivia: Is named after the country of France. (Her sisters are named after Italy and Ireland.) Father is a popular Spanish-radio host known as El Cucuy. Began modeling in print ads, doing commercials and guest starring on TV shows when she was a teenager. Switched from a private Catholic high school to a public high school in order to have more flexibility in her schedule for accepting show-business jobs. Has a background in dance, cheerleading, acrobatics, karate and figure skating. She drew upon some of these skills to portray a cheerleader in Bring It On: All or Nothing (2006) and a figure skater in The Cutting Edge: Chasing the Dream (2008). Has said she shares the following qualities with Adrian, her character on The Secret Life of the American Teenager: being "honest and outspoken."

Trivia: Moved to Lewes, England from Hong Kong with his family when he was 9. Performed opposite Kevin Spacey in the Bridge Project's stage production of Richard III. Was named one of Backstage Magazine's 30 Actors on the Brink of Stardom in 2012.

Trivia: Started acting in school plays and Community Theater when she was 5.Trained in Theater acting, singing and choreography at A Class Act N.Y.Made her film debut playing Rosa Mendez in the 2014 live-action film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.Lent her voice to the English version of the 1991 anime Only Yesterday. Played 13-Year-Old Jane on the CW series Jane the Virgin.