Tyra Banks to teach at Stanford

TV star Tyra Banks will teach a course called "Project You: Building and Extending your Personal Brand", at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

The 42-year-old former "America's Next Top Model" host revealed the news on Twitter by sharing a link to an article about her appointment in Fortune.Com, reported Female First.

"I'm beyond excited to teach. It's in my blood and I can't wait to meet my students," she wrote on Twitter.

"Class is in session (in 2017). And there will be no Smizing course. Sorry to disappoint. #Stanford (sic)," Banks added.

In May 2017, she will co-teach the course with management professor Allison Kluger on "creating and maintaining a personal brand" at the prestigious university.
 

A description for the course on Stanford's website states, "GSB Graduates will be entering and re-entering the workforce needing to know and understand how to build, broadcast, maintain and protect their personal brand.

"GSB Lecturer, Allison Kluger, a former Television Executive and Co-Lecturer, Tyra Banks,

Supermodel/Entrepreneur/Television Executive/Business CEO, will lead this class. They will help students create their own specific image to support their brand, teach them how to navigate on-air exposure, and help them create a long-term strategy for how to promote their personal brand across several media platforms.