Tyra Banks Means Business in Power Suit for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Launch Party 2024

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Tyra Banks channeled her businesswoman prowess for the 2024 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue launch party, held at the Hard Rock Cafe on Thursday in New York City. On the red carpet, the supermodel posed in a black power suit featuring magenta buttons and lapels.

Tyra Banks at the 2024 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Launch Party held at the Hard Rock Cafe on May 16, 2024 in New York City.
Tyra Banks at the 2024 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Launch Party held at the Hard Rock Cafe on May 16, 2024 in New York City.

Banks paired the tailored look with black cigarette pants and pointy-toe pumps.

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For makeup, she made a statement with an exaggerated smokey eye and a minimal nude lip.

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Brittany Mahomes at the 2024 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Launch Party held at the Hard Rock Cafe on May 16, 2024 in New York City.
Brittany Mahomes at the 2024 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Launch Party held at the Hard Rock Cafe on May 16, 2024 in New York City.
Patrick Mahomes and Brittany Mahomes at the 2024 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Launch Party held at the Hard Rock Cafe on May 16, 2024 in New York City.
Patrick Mahomes and Brittany Mahomes at the 2024 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Launch Party held at the Hard Rock Cafe on May 16, 2024 in New York City.
Chrissy Teigen at the 2024 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Launch Party held at the Hard Rock Cafe on May 16, 2024 in New York City.
Chrissy Teigen at the 2024 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Launch Party held at the Hard Rock Cafe on May 16, 2024 in New York City.

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Banks, who is featured in Sports Illustrated’s annual Swimsuit Issue this year, was the first Black cover star of the magazine’s swimsuit issue in 1996, when she posed alongside Valeria Mazza in South Africa.

Tyra Banks at the 2024 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Launch Party held at the Hard Rock Cafe on May 16, 2024 in New York City.
Tyra Banks at the 2024 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Launch Party held at the Hard Rock Cafe on May 16, 2024 in New York City.

The 2024 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue marks the publication’s 60th anniversary. The issue, which will be available on Friday, also features Gayle King, Kate Upton, Chrissy Teigen, Brittany Mahomes, Olivia Dunne and more. Yu Tsai photographed the models.

Tyra Banks at the 2024 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Launch Party held at the Hard Rock Cafe on May 16, 2024 in New York City.
Tyra Banks at the 2024 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Launch Party held at the Hard Rock Cafe on May 16, 2024 in New York City.

Click below to see celebrity style on the red carpet at Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue’s 2024 launch party.

The 2024 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue marks the 60th anniversary of the publication. The issue, which will be available on Friday, features Gayle King, Kate Upton, Tyra Banks, Martha Stewart, Chrissy Teigen, Brittany Mahomes, Olivia Dunne and more.
The 2024 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue marks the 60th anniversary of the publication. The issue, which will be available on Friday, features Gayle King, Kate Upton, Tyra Banks, Martha Stewart, Chrissy Teigen, Brittany Mahomes, Olivia Dunne and more.

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