Model of the Week - Tyson Beckford

Tyson Craig Beckford (born December 19, 1970) is an American male model and actor, best known as a Ralph Lauren model. He is currently the host of the Bravo program Make Me a Supermodel.
Beckford was born on December 19, 1970 to a Jamaican father of Panamanian descent and a Chinese Jamaican mother. He grew up in Rochester, New York and attended Bay Trail Middle School in nearby Penfield, New York.

Beckford was named "Man of the Year" in 1995 by the cable television music channel VH1 & one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" by People magazine. He is represented by Nous Model Management in Los Angeles, California, and Independent Models in London, England. He was ranked at #38 on VH1's 40 Hottest Hotties of the '90s.
In 2003, he appeared on the ABC network's celebrity reality game show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!

Beckford is currently co-hosting the modeling contest Make Me a Supermodel on the television channel Bravo with fellow supermodel Niki Taylor. The show has chosen Nicole Trunfio to join Beckford as a mentor to the model contestants for the show's upcoming second season. New judges include designer Catherine Malandrino, model Jenny Shimizu, photographer Perou and model scout Marlon.
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.