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Website
  
Beckfordonline.com

Name
  
Tyson Beckford

Children
  
Jordan Beckford

Measurements
  
40-30-34

Spouse
  
Berniece Julien

Eye color
  
Brown

Height
  
1.83 m

Hair color
  
Black

Role
  

Tyson Beckford smiling during the FashionWeekLive in San Francisco while wearing a gray jacket and light gray polo

Born
  
December 19, 1970 (age 53) (
1970-12-19
)

Parents
  
Lloyd Beckford, Hillary Dixon Hall

Movies and TV shows
  
Similar People
  
Berniece Julien, Shanina Shaik, Boris Kodjoe, Robert Ri'chard, Tyrese Gibson

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Tyson Beckford (born December 19, 1970) is an American fashion model and actor, best known as a Ralph Lauren Polo model. He was also the host of both seasons of the Bravo program Make Me a Supermodel. Beckford has been described as the most successful male supermodel of all time, achieving fame and huge contracts similar to the female models that had huge success in the 1990s. In 2014, Vogue Magazine named Beckford the greatest male model of all time.

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Tyson Beckford posing for Ralph Lauren Corporation while wearing a striped coat, white long sleeves, and polka dot necktie

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Early life

Tyson Beckford smiling while wearing a white and purple polo shirt

Beckford was born in Rochester, New York on December 19, 1970 to an Afro-Jamaican father of Panamanian descent, Lloyd Beckford, and a Chinese Jamaican mother, Hillary Dixon Hall. Soon after he was born his mother took the family back to Jamaica, where they lived for seven years before returning to New York, finally settling in The Bronx. During his school years, Tyson was often teased about his looks.

Career

Tyson Beckford smiling during the FashionWeekLive in San Francisco while wearing a gray jacket and light gray polo

In 1992, he was recruited to hip hop magazine The Source by a talent scout, Jeff Jones, who has been credited with 'discovering' Beckford in New York City. In 1993, Beckford was recruited by Ralph Lauren as the front model for the company's Polo line of male sportswear.

Tyson Beckford looking afar while wearing a white unbuttoned long sleeve and white pants

Beckford was named "Man of the Year" in 1995 by the cable television music channel VH1 and one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" by People magazine. He is represented by Soul Artist Management in New York City and D'management Group in Milan. He was ranked at #38 on VH1's 40 Hottest Hotties of the '90s.

Tyson Beckford posing without a shirt

In 2003, he appeared on the ABC network's celebrity reality game show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!. In September 2008, he supported the National RESPECT! Campaign against domestic violence, recording a voice message for the Giverespect.org Web site, speaking about the importance of respect for others.

Tyson Beckford wearing brown pants, necklaces, a bracelet, and a wristwatch

Beckford co-hosted the modeling contest Make Me a Supermodel on the television channel Bravo with fellow supermodel Niki Taylor. The show chose Nicole Trunfio to join Beckford as a mentor to the model contestants for the show's second season. Other judges included designer Catherine Malandrino, model Jenny Shimizu, photographer Perou and model scout Marlon.

Tyson Beckford smiling with mustache and beard while wearing a blue coat, white long sleeves, black necktie, and earrings

Beckford judged and mentored the contestants of the first few episodes of the Australian version of Make Me a Supermodel with model and former Miss Universe Jennifer Hawkins. In 2012, he participated in Fox's dating game show The Choice.

Tyson Beckford smiling with mustache and beard while wearing a white sando and his father wearing a black shirt

He is one of the hosts for British and Irelands next top model

Personal life

On June 7, 2005, Beckford was injured following a car accident in Secaucus, New Jersey. Shortly before 5:00am, he lost control of his 2004 Dodge Ram SRT-10 and struck a utility pole. The vehicle caught fire immediately after the collision, but Beckford was able to pull himself out before the red pick-up became fully engulfed in flames. He was taken to the Jersey City Medical Center and hospitalized for head trauma and cuts. During an interview on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Tyson claimed the accident had a profound effect on his spirituality.

Beckford has been a resident of the New Jersey communities of Edgewater and West New York.

Beckford has a son, Jordan Beckford (born in 1998), from a previous relationship with celebrity stylist April Roomet, who appears on the E! Television program Candy Girls. Beckford is an Ambassador for the non-profit Kick 4 Life, an organization that uses the power of soccer to engage vulnerable youth in holistic care and support in Lesotho, southern Africa.

References

Tyson Beckford Wikipedia


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