Tyra Banks was seen out in Sydney, Australia this week, after revealing she lost her Palisades home in one of the Los Angeles wildfires.
The 51-year-old model — who broke down in tears on an Australian morning show on Monday — was dressed in a button-up black shirt with dramatically flared short sleeves and matching trousers.
Banks rounded out her outfit with a pair of black, leather ballet flats and draped a big, black purse over her forearm.
Her face was fully made up as she accentuated her green eyes with black liner.
She wore a pair of gold, star-shaped drop earrings and wore a wavy, bob haircut wig with face-framing bangs.
Speaking with hosts Natalie Barr and Matt Shirvington during her talk show appearance, Tyra revealed that her Pacific Palisades home did not survive the fire.
Tyra Banks was seen out in Sydney, Australia this week, after revealing she lost her Palisades home in one of the Los Angeles wildfires
The 51-year-old model was dressed in a button-up black shirt with dramatically flared short sleeves and matching trousers.
She said she previously kept the devastating loss private because she ‘didn’t want to pull a lot of attention to me.’
‘I lost my house. I haven’t really talked about it, but yeah, I have,’ a teary-eyed Tyra said when asked about the fires, which ravaged Southern California for nearly two weeks.
‘I just didn’t want to pull a lot of attention to me. I feel like there’s a lot of people that need that attention so I haven’t talked about it. But I can’t sit here and not tell the truth,’ she explained.
Tyra is currently living in Sydney as she prepares to open her ice cream store Smize & Dream at Darling Harbour in March.
She has been splitting her time between Australia and her home in New York, and revealed she’s lucky to have moved most of her belongings out of LA before the wreckage.
On January 9, the former America’s Next Top Model host appeared online to acknowledge the firestorms with a heartfelt message to her 7.2 million followers.
She wrote, ‘The Palisades is such a special place — a true village. Small, quaint, and filled with the most warm, kind people. So seeing what’s happening now is truly devastating.
‘To everyone affected, my heart is with you. My family lived there for a decade, and we’ve seen the strength of this community firsthand. We know you will get through this.’
Banks rounded out her outfit with a pair of black, leather ballet flats and draped a big, black purse over her forearm
The former supermodel broke down in tears on an Australian morning show on Monday as she spoke about her devastating loss
Tyra is currently living in Sydney as she prepares to open her ice cream store Smize & Dream at Darling Harbour in March; pictured in Dubai in 2023
Two days later, as the fires continued to blaze in areas throughout the city, she sent out a special message to those impacted in the Pasadena and Altadena neighborhoods.
She penned, ‘The Westside of Los Angeles, with its attention and its fame, often steals the spotlight. But my heart is also with Altadena and Pasadena – communities rich with history and deeply tied to my family.
‘My Mama Carolyn speaks so lovingly about her childhood in Pasadena and Altadena, painting vivid pictures of life there. She talks about the large, magnificent trees that line the streets, the warmth of the neighborhoods, and the joy of simpler times.’
Banks said elsewhere in the note, ‘Right now, I’m thinking of all the people across Altadena, Pasadena, and beyond who are suffering and facing profound loss.’
Over 100,000 Los Angeles residents were forced to flee their homes and 27 have been confirmed dead as a result of the infernos, which began on the morning of January 7.
