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What to know about Tyra Banks’ relationship status
- Marriage status: Tyra Banks has never been married, and the ring that prompted engagement rumors was an opal shaped like a crab.
- Current relationship: Banks said she was single in November 2026 after her relationship with Louis Bélanger-Martin ended.
- Louis Bélanger-Martin: Bélanger-Martin is a Canadian businessman who co-founded Groupe W Inc. and DTI Software.
- Dating history: Banks has dated John Singleton, Chris Webber, John Utendahl and Erik Asla, with Asla sharing her son York.
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Tyra Banks is in a new chapter of her personal life. The supermodel who popularized “smize” has generally kept her relationships private, but in November 2026 she clarified her status with longtime partner Louis Bélanger-Martin. Her update followed years of public questions about whether the couple planned to marry.
Read on for the details of Tyra Banks’ marriage status, her breakup with Louis Bélanger-Martin and her relationship history.
Is Tyra Banks married?
Tyra Banks has never been married, and she explained that a ring spotted in 2020 was not an engagement ring. The speculation began after she was photographed walking with Louis Bélanger-Martin in Santa Monica, California.
Banks has never married, and the ring that sparked engagement rumors was an opal shaped like a crab.
Banks addressed the ring in September 2020 on Tamron Hall’s talk show, saying it was an opal shaped like a crab.
“It is not a crab opal engagement ring. It is just a ring,” she told Tamron Hall.
Is Tyra Banks single after her split from Louis Bélanger-Martin?
Tyra Banks said she was single in a November 11, 2026, interview on HOT 97, adding that it is never too late to start again. She confirmed her status the following morning in a conversation with TMZ in New York City.
Banks said she was single in November 2026 after her relationship with Louis Bélanger-Martin ended.
“It’s nice to be single. It’s been a while,” she said.
Banks did not explain what led to the breakup or specify when she and Bélanger-Martin separated.
Who is Louis Bélanger-Martin?
Louis Bélanger-Martin is a Canadian businessman who co-founded the private investment firm Groupe W Inc. in 1996, along with DTI Software. He also served as president and CEO of Advanced Inflight Alliance AG, an in-flight entertainment company, and shares a child with his ex-wife, Valérie Martin Scraire.
Bélanger-Martin and Banks were first linked in October 2019, when Page Six reported that they had dinner at Hutong. The couple kept a low profile for years, then attended the 2022 TIME100 Gala together in New York City.
By May 2024, Banks was living and working with Bélanger-Martin in Australia, according to TMZ. Banks has also built her SMiZE & Dream ice cream brand there.
Louis Bélanger-Martin is a Canadian businessman whose reported relationship with Tyra Banks began in 2019 and ended by the time Banks confirmed she was single in 2026.
Who has Tyra Banks dated, from John Singleton to Erik Asla?
Tyra Banks’ dating history includes director John Singleton, singer Seal, basketball player Chris Webber, banker John Utendahl and photographer Erik Asla. The relationships and reported links span several decades.
Banks’ dating history includes relationships with public figures and a son, York, with photographer Erik Asla.
Banks dated director John Singleton from 1993 to 1996, and Singleton cast her in her feature-film debut, Higher Learning. Singleton died in April 2019.
Banks was later linked to singer Seal in the late 1990s and dated NBA player Chris Webber from 2002 to 2004. She later discussed infidelity in that relationship on The Tyra Banks Show, then dated Wall Street banker John Utendahl for several years before their split in the early 2010s.
In 2013, Banks began dating Norwegian photographer Erik Asla, and they welcomed their son, York, through a gestational surrogate in January 2016. Banks described their path to parenthood as difficult in a statement to People.
“The journey to now has not been an easy process, as I’ve shared before. But there was a beautiful bright light at the end of the tunnel for me and his father, Erik,” she told the magazine.
Banks and Asla ended their relationship in 2017. Banks later said she was returning to dating on her own terms and told TMZ that she was not using dating apps, including Raya.
Common questions about Tyra Banks’ relationships
Was Tyra Banks engaged to Louis Bélanger-Martin? Banks never confirmed an engagement; she said the ring seen in 2020 was an opal shaped like a crab.
When did Tyra Banks say she was single? Banks said she was single in an interview on November 11, 2026, and confirmed it again the following morning.
Does Tyra Banks have a child? Banks has a son named York, whom she welcomed with photographer Erik Asla via gestational surrogate in January 2016.
Who is Louis Bélanger-Martin? Bélanger-Martin is a Canadian businessman who co-founded Groupe W Inc. and DTI Software and served as president and CEO of Advanced Inflight Alliance AG.
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