Table of Biography
York Banks Asla is a young American celebrity kid. York Banks Asla is famous as the son of supermodel Tyra Banks and her previous lover, Erik Asia.
Early Life
York Banks Asla was born on 8 January 2016 through surrogacy. Therefore, he is 8 years old at present and his zodiac sign is Capricorn. His parents are his mother Tyra Banks and his father Erik Asia. His mother is an American whereas his father is Norwegian. Therefore, Asia’s ethnicity is American-Norwegian. Likewise, from his father’s previous relationship, young Asla has 3 sisters namely Tatjana, Taylor, and Tatum. His eldest sister is also a model.
Moreover, his mother is a supermodel, actress, businesswoman, producer, and writer, whereas his father is a photographer. His mother shared during an interview that he was amazing with colors from a young age and was counting to 20 at the young age of 18 months. Also, he was good at three languages from the young age of 2 years – Spanish, Norwegian, and English.
Caption: York Banks Asla in a childhood photograph. Source: Instagram
York Banks Asla – Net Worth 2024
Moving on, the young kid’s net worth and earnings are unknown. However, his mother, Tyra, is worth $90 million US dollars whereas his father, Erik, has a net worth of around $5 million US dollars.
Career and Professional Life
York Banks Asla is a celebrity kid. His mother is the famous Tyra Banks. Tyra is an American supermodel, actress, businesswoman, actress, TV personality, producer, and writer. His mother started her career in the Hollywood industry at the young age of 15 years as a model.
Likewise, his mother became the 1st woman of African-American descent to feature on the covers of popular magazines – GQ and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.
As a model, his mother was a Victoria’s Secret Angel from the year 1997 to 2005. Then, his mother was already one of the world’s top-earning models by the early 2000s. People recognize his mother most for being the creator, executive producer, and presenter/host of America’s Next Top Model.
Moreover, his mother also hosted her talk show called The Tyra Banks Show from 2005 to 2010. Recently in 2020, his mother became the host of the show Dancing with the Stars for its 29th season. For this show, his mother was also an executive producer.
Caption: York Banks Asla visiting his father at his art gallery and with his mother at an aquarium. Source: Instagram
More Details
Furthermore, his mother is the author of the young adult novel Modelland. She based this novel on her life as a model. She published it in 2010 and the novel topped The New York Times Best Seller list the very next year. Moreover, his mother also has her own production company called Bankable Productions. It produced The Tyra Banks Show, America’s Next Top Model, as well as The Clique.
Additionally, Asia’s mother is among the four African Americans who repeatedly rank among the world’s most influential people. His mother is also among the seven women to have similar achievements in the same category by Time magazine. Moreover, his mother is one of the 17 models that MODELS.com ranked as Legendary Supermodels.
Relationship Status
York Banks Asla is single at present. Talking about his parents’ relationship, Tyra and Erik dated each other from 2013 to 2017. His parents met each other in the early 2010s when they worked together. However, at present, his mother is dating Louis Bélanger-Martin whereas his father is most probably single.
Caption: York Banks Ais SLA celebrating Christmas with his father and sisters. Source: Instagram
Body Measurements
York Banks Asla’s body measurement details like his height, weight, chest-waist-hip measures, etc are unknown. Nevertheless, as the celebrity kid is still at the stage of growth and development, Asia’s body measurements still keep changing for several years. Moreover, Asia has curly light-brown hair and dark brown eyes.
York Banks Asla – Social Media
York Banks Asla doesn’t have a personal account on any social media platforms at such a young age. He occasionally appears on his mother’s Instagram account @tyrabanks and also on his father’s account @erikasla on the same platform.