Tyra Banks confirms split from Louis Bélanger-Martin and says she is dating

At 52, Tyra Banks is single and dating again following her split from investor Louis Bélanger-Martin, her partner for roughly seven years, she said this week.

The supermodel and creator of "America's Next Top Model" discussed the relationship after New York radio station HOT 97 asked about her biggest lesson in love and relationships. "I'm a single woman now," she told HOT 97. "I'm 52 years old, and I'm single, and I kinda was over it."

Her lesson was one of renewal. "I think that it’s never too late to start again," Banks said.

Before returning to dating, Banks was content with her mother and son in her life and felt little urge to seek a partner. "I’m like, I’ve got my mom, I’ve got my son, and I’m good," she said. "I didn’t even have, like, a drive."

Banks now rejects the idea that age should put an end to dating. "There’s no such thing as, ‘Oh, it has to be over because of an age or because you’re just done... so I’m living my feminineness right now," she said.

Banks confirmed her single status again when TMZ spoke to her on a New York City street. "I am dating," she told TMZ. "It’s nice to be single," she said, adding, "It’s been a while."

Banks said dating apps aren't part of her approach and joked about not knowing Raya. The platform caters to celebrities and other high-profile users. "People are like, 'You need to go on the Raya. I'm like, 'What the hell is a Raya?'" she said.

What Banks wants has changed with age. "When I was young, he just had to be fine as hell, man," she said, according to E! News. The outlet reported that presence matters to her in a partner now.

Banks has not given a reason for the breakup, and the timing of the split is not known. Whether Bélanger-Martin has commented was unclear.

Bélanger-Martin is a Canadian investor and entrepreneur who helped establish the private investment firm Groupe W Inc. in 1996. Page Six first published pictures of him and Banks together in public in October 2019.

The couple mostly kept their relationship private, though they attended the 2022 Time100 Gala together and a promotional event for the 2025 film "Shadow Force."

In Australia, Banks and Bélanger-Martin lived with her son, York, while she concentrated on her ice cream business, SMiZE & Dream. York is now 10, and his father is Norwegian photographer Erik Asla, who was in a relationship with Banks from 2013 to 2017.

Banks advised women to throw the net in dating while cohosting "Today with Jenna & Friends" on April 17, 2025, a week when Bélanger-Martin was in the studio.

"Wait, so did you throw the net and Louis was one of the fish?" Jenna Bush Hager asked.

"Louis was in the net, honey," Banks said on the show in April 2025, adding that she "threw those fish out so quick, and I got the best goldfish."

Bélanger-Martin lists his tenure as chief financial officer at SMiZE & Dream on LinkedIn, from July 2020 until January 2026.