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Tyra Banks gets degree from Harvard Business School

by theGrio | February 24, 2012 at 11:49 AM
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Supermodel Tyra Banks tweeted yesterday that she had finally gotten her business degree from the Harvard Business School. The former Victoria’s Secret Angel is now the recipient of an Ivy League degree at the age of 38. Banks, who had originally given up college for modeling, said that she owed it to herself to finish school. Banks posted a picture on Twitter, taken by her mother, of her posing with he diploma. Aceshowbiz reports:

Tyra Banks can now add Ivy League graduate to her resume. The 38-year-old supermodel has graduated from Harvard Business School with a certificate from the Owner/President Management Program. Sharing her excitement, she took to her Twitter account to post several pictures from her graduation day.

On Thursday, February 23, the “America’s Next Top Model” host/creator tweeted a photo of her striking a pose with her diploma on campus ground. Along with the picture, she wrote, “Smiling ear2ear on the Harvard Business School campus w/ my diploma! Tnx 2 my fab photographer mama 4 the pic!”

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