Tyson Craig Beckford (born December 19, 1971) is an American model and actor, best known as a Ralph Lauren model. He is currently the host on the Bravo program Make Me a Supermodel.Beckford was born on December 19, 1971 to a Black Jamaican father of Panamanian descent and a mother of Black Jamaican and Chinese heritage. He grew up in Rochester, New York and attended Bay Trail Middle School in nearby Penfield, New York. He then graduated from Pittsford Mendon High School in the affluent suburb of Pittsford as a participant in the Urban-Suburban Program, a busing program designed to give educational opportunities to urban youth in the city's surrounding suburban school districts. Beckford was a member of his high school football and track teams.
| Born | December 19, 1971 Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| Birth name | Tyson Craig Beckford |
| Measurements | 40-27-35 |
| Height | 6' 2" (188 cm) |
| Suit | 44L |
| Shoe size | 12 (U.S.) |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Hair color | Black |
| Ethnicity | Jamaican-American |
Beckford was named "Man of the Year" in 1995 by the cable television music channel VH1, as well as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" by People magazine. He is signed to Nous Model Management in L.A., and Independent Models in London. He was #38 on VH1's 40 Hottest Hotties of the '90s.
In June 2005, Beckford was injured in a car accident near his home. His vehicle caught fire, and Beckford was able to pull himself out before it became fully engulfed in flames[4]. The accident had a profound effect on his spirituality, which he later revealed on The Oprah Winfrey Show.
Beckford has been a resident of the New Jersey communities of Edgewater and West New York.Tyson has a 10-year-old son named Jordan from a past relationship, with designer April Roomet who appears on the E! show Candy Girls.
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