Tyra Banks has been named as the new host on the NBC show, and she’ll be replacing Nick Cannon on season 12.

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AGT judge Howie Mandel made the announcement on Sunday, March 12, when he took to social media to spread the news.

America, strike a pose. #AGT has a brand-new host! Welcome to the fam, @tyrabanks! pic.twitter.com/yeZJjIZwjC

— America’s Got Talent (@nbcagt) March 12, 2017

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Banks also confirmed the news through her own Twitter account:

Surprise! TyTy is the new host of #AGT @nbcagt! Can’t wait 2work w/new fam @OfficialMelB @howiemandel @heidiklum & @SimonCowell

— Tyra Banks (@tyrabanks) March 12, 2017

Banks, 43, will replace Cannon, who controversially resigned last month. In a Facebook post he claimed he was quitting because he’d been threatened with termination after making racial jokes on his Showtime special Nick Cannon: Stand Up, Don’t Shoot.

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