Side-By-Side Photos Make Tyra Banks' Face Transformation Hard To Ignore

Unlike some celebrities whose plastic surgery changed their careers for the worse, Tyra Banks actually got her nose job in the early stages of her modeling career. "I had bones in my nose that were growing and itching. I could breathe fine, but I added cosmetic surgery," she told People in 2018. "I admit it! Fake hair, and I did my nose. I feel I have a responsibility to tell the truth."

The procedure worked in her favor, of course, and the supermodel has since pivoted to the TV industry. Banks maintained her stunning looks while hosting "America's Next Top Model" and continued to do so after it ended. It seems like she switches things up to suit her cosmetic needs as she ages, too. Photographs of her public outings in February 2026, right before Netflix released "Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model," make it pretty hard for fans to ignore how much she's changed.

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The above photo on the left captured the 30-year-old Banks at a Madison Square Garden event in New York City back in 2004. The model's skin was smooth and flawless, and she only had visible lines around her mouth when she pursed her lips. Her cheeks also looked delicate but full at the same time, complementing her button nose.

For comparison, the photograph on the right depicts Banks at a February 2026 Spotify event in San Francisco. At 52 years old, Banks still had no visible wrinkles, though her cheeks looked more prominent than they did in her early 30s. Her nose bridge also looked slimmer, and the apex of her nose seemed to stick out more from her nostrils. Banks might have had more work done than she mentioned, though her cooler-toned makeup might dramatize the changes in this instance.

Tyra Banks not only looks different than she did in the '90s and early 2000s — she feels different, as well, considering her fitness routine has changed quite a bit. In 2025, she opened up to "Today" about what wellness looks like in her 50s after experiencing changes in her health.

Banks told the outlet that she prefers focusing on her business plans after dealing with sciatica, or nerve pain that radiates from your lower back and sometimes to your butt and legs. As such, Banks has had "no approach" to her exercise and wellness routines compared to the intense exercise of her younger years. "... For, like, a year and a half, even just walking hurt," she told "Today," adding, "and I used to have to sit down, like, every two minutes of walking ... That also put me in a different mindset. So that probably is where it started, to be honest, is this, the sciatica."

However, the model looked forward to getting her physical health back on track. She reflected on her routine when she lived in New York City before moving to Australia in her interview with "Today," saying, "I used to run in Central Park, a few miles a couple times a week with my trainer, and I remember sprinting back out of the park to Reebok Sports Club," she said. "Just running top speed and getting Häagen-Dazs ice cream after I ran every day." Time advances, though, and we all transform.