Tyrone Edmond (born Enoch Edmond in

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) is a Haitian-born

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Early life

In Haiti, Edmond lived a difficult childhood, struggling day-to-day in a highly impoverished situation in the shantytowns of Cap-Haïtien and

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, where he grew up. Early in his childhood, Tyrone attended a

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school of

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in the capital. At the age of nine, Edmond's mother died resulting in him being adopted by an American missionary family and eventually emigrating to the United States at age fifteen."Tyrone Edmond interview"
''HarlemLive''. Accessed October 19, 2007.

Modeling career

Edmond is one of the premier male models to gain international fame from the island country being compared with icons such as

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(whom he slightly resembles). The Haitian native's modeling career actually began through his encounter with

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in 1997. Ever since then, Edmond has become a feature model for fashion designer labels such as

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, Kenneth Cole, and

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Name origin

Edmond's best friend, a young man named Tyrone (from whom Edmond adopted his name) who was afflicted with

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, died leading to Edmond's further involvement in socio-economic affairs and the fight in the

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epidemic.

Music career

Also involved in the music industry, Edmond has received some public attention as of recently due to rising

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singer

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, who is signed to Edmond's music label, GMB (Global Music Brand). He ran the production company with good friend Greg Maurice. He just signed a producer in Belgium by the name of EightySix. He also started the fashion line Royal Laundry. According to a brief interview DeLuna granted on HaitiXchange.com, she stated that she first met Tyrone when she was only 14 years old, who was then scouting for talent. Kat and Tyrone have become good friends ever since. He directed the music video of Kat Deluna's first single "Unstoppable" featuring Lil Wayne of her second album. Outside of modeling, he is involved in charities

References

External links

Tyrone's Myspace profile
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