sanja Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 Born and raised on the tough streets of New York, Tyson Beckford lived the life of guns, drugs, gangs, sex and violence. In order to survive, he "did what he had to do". Admittedly, his life was on course for some hard times had it not been for what we would like to call "divine intervention". Tyson was born in Rochester, New York on December 19, 1971. The city streets of Rochester show no mercy to anyone. His parents are Jamaican, his paternal grandmother is Chinese and his maternal grandfather is Panamanian. He grew up on the streets and headed in the direction of many of his peers - toward a life of crime. Had it not been for a fashion editor from The Source "discovering" him, his life would have gone in an entirely different direction. The editor from The Source convinced him to sign with a New York based modeling agency and instead of a life full of guns, he became immersed in a life of glamour. He began doing photo sessions for accomplished photographers, Bruce Weber and Herb Ritts. This relationship led to his current relationship with Ralph Lauren that started in 1993. Ralph Lauren signed him to an exclusive contract that eventually landed him on the pages of Vogue, GQ, Details, Men's Health, vibe, The New York Times, Essence, Health & Fitness and a host of other publications. In 1995, just a short 2 years after signing with Ralph Lauren, Tyson Beckford was named VH1's "Model of the Year" and on of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. He has appeared on Television in spots for Toni Braxton, Mia X, Notorious B.I.G., Shaquille O'Neal, Jay Leno, Oprah, Rosie O'Donnel, Vibe, The Magic Hour, Good Morning America, Keenan Ivory Wayans, Mad TV, Nickelodeon, Ralph Lauren Polo Jeans Advertisements, Entertainment Tonight, E! Entertainment, Video Soul and Teen Summit to name a few. Tyson is a single parent of one child - Jordan. He loves motorcycle racing (and collecting), watching cartoons, tattoos, snowboarding, reading and listening to Hip-Hop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sanja Posted October 5, 2006 Author Share Posted October 5, 2006 Bridget Hall promoting Ralph Lauren jeans VIDEO World Fashion Tv Also with model Tyson Beckford http://rapidshare.de/files/35573622/Bridge...auren_jeans.avi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trashley Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 Born and raised on the tough streets of New York, Tyson Beckford lived the life of guns, drugs, gangs, sex and violence.Tyson was born in Rochester, New York on December 19, 1971. The city streets of Rochester show no mercy to anyone.LOL! Rochester isn't that tough! It isn't even near NYC so they shouldn't say "the tough streets of New York", it's in the western part of New York state, by the Great Lakes, on the border of Canada! Whoever wrote that is retarded. Well, I guess they could just not be from the US so they are ill informed of such matters.Still... had to laugh at this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 Hot Chocolate His body is just to die for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anjel2nV Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 jeeebus he is damn fine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anjel2nV Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 can someone plz re-up that vid. pretty plz?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shan Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 LOL trashley, I thought the same thing. I was like, are we thinking of the same Rochester?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawberry BigMac Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 he is purrrrrfection!! When you see him on the runway omg yumm a licious!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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azure Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 HOT - i can sort of see the chinese in him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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