Tyra Banks is a mom!<br />The former supermodel and beauty entrepreneur and boyfriend, Norwegian photographer Erik Asla, have welcomed a son, York Banks Asla, via gestational surrogate, her rep confirms to PEOPLE.<br />“We are so excited for our new baby boy bundle of joy.<br />The journey to now has not been an easy process, as I’ve shared before.<br />But there was a beautiful bright light at the end of the tunnel for me and his father, Erik,” she tells PEOPLE in an exclusive statement.<br />“As I gaze into the beautiful eyes of my son, I think about all the people who struggle with fertility or carrying a child and continue to pray for them every day.<br />My hopes and dreams are filled with well wishes that they get to feel what my little treasure, York Banks Asla, feels like in my arms.”
