DUBAI: American television personality, supermodel, producer and entrepreneur Tyra Banks is in the UAE to launch her newly rebranded ice cream company, Smize & Dream. For the latest updates, follow us on Instagram @arabnews.lifestyle The company, which was launched during the pandemic, has chosen the UAE as its first location for international expansion outside of the United States. Popular homegrown restaurant Brunch & Cake will exclusively serve Smize & Dream in the region at its four sites in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. “Brunch & Cake kept popping up in my research and so my family came here, we ordered everything on the menu,” Banks said in an interview with The National. “My son was crazy running around the restaurant, we had a great meal, it was amazing.” Banks began her career as a model at the age of 15 and was the first African American woman to be featured on the covers of GQ and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. By the early 2000s, Banks was one of the world"s top-earning models. In 2003, Banks created the long-running reality television series "America"s Next Top Model," which she executive produced and presented for the first twenty-two seasons, until the series" cancellation in October 2015.