A lot of people don't realize that I started in Paris in 1991 doing those edgy shoots.
A smart model is a good model.
Black women don't have the same body image problems as white women. They are proud of their bodies. Black men love big butts.
Black women have always been these vixens, these animalistic erotic women. Why can't we just be the sexy American girl next door?
Designers are very fickle. I never wanted to be a victim of that. You're in one minute, out the next.
Even though I'm a model and guys fall in love with that image, I still look at myself as any other woman.
I always take out time for myself to sit back and relax.
I am protective of my own personal life, but I must confess that I enjoy watching people that don't mind telling it all.
I close my eyes while driving and just sing along. I always open them again in time.
I don't know what to do with my arms. It just makes me feel weird and I feel like people are looking at me and that makes me nervous.
I don't want the show to be extremely celebrity heavy. I want the focus to be on real issues affecting women today.
I enjoy decorating my new home or just laying on the couch with my dog, reading or watching TV.
I enjoy doing fashion shows and transforming myself into different looks for photo shoots.
I had had an extroverted personality with a lot of friends, but when I lost the weight and grew so tall, I withdrew within myself.
I have so many goals.
I haven't seen the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, the Louvre. I haven't seen anything. I don't really care.
I liked college guys but they could tell I was just a skinny girl.
I look at myself and pick out the things I don't like. No matter how much I work out, I never get muscle tone in my butt and hip area.
I love all kinds of bread. Whenever I crave junk food, I want salty things like peanuts or potato chips.
I love food and feel that it is something that should be enjoyed. I eat whatever I want. I just don't overeat.
I love the confidence that makeup gives me.
I received very good reviews from both film critics and the public.
I think I make enough money to hire a chef.
I want to be like the athletes who seem stuck in time. When you see them at 50, you say they probably can still run like a champ.
I wanted to be more of a business woman. I wanted to take this name I had made for myself and take to the next level.
I was backstage in Paris and saw Cindy Crawford doing House Of Style. I thought, I would love to to be in control of my career.
I went through a stage of losing weight really fast-I guess my body was preparing itself to be thinner and taller.
I won't say if I'm single or dating or married or divorced. There's boundaries.
I'd go home crying all the time in school. I don't have pictures of me during that time at all.
I'm competitive with myself. I always try to push past my own borders.
I'm really excited about my acting career.
I'm so simple. If I don't have groceries, I eat popcorn and Tang for dinner.
I'm sure there are some strong men that won't be intimidated by what I do; however, they are hard to find.
I've always been what people might call approachable.
I've always seen modeling as a stepping stone.
I've never had clout before. Retiring is good.
If they do something or share something, or make a life change, they can get on my show and kind of celebrate that.
It should be about a constant turnover of new faces, but I did not want to have that happen to me.
Lord knows I've had my share of love woes.
Marriage is not the easiest thing for me to grasp.
Most models who do similar kind of work started out doing swimsuits, but my first shoots were very editorial.
My mom never taught me to be waiting for some prince on a white horse to swipe me off my feet.
My mom told me if I see it, say it.
My ultimate goal is to become a multitalented entertainer, and acting is simply one big step towards this objective.
Oprah told me, People are going to feel like they know you because you're on TV every single day. Get ready for it.
Paris is one of the most beautiful places in all the world. Unfortunately, I was so homesick I couldn't appreciate its beauty.
People always ask me if I'm going to stop modeling because I have started an acting career. I hope to continue to model for years to come.
People know me as a celebrity, so it was nice going back to my roots.
Right now, I'm more happy to just hang out with my girlfriends and not think about the whole dating game.
Some days, I want to be serious. Some days, I want to act the fool and have a great time.
The runway symbolizes something in society that's very intimidating to women.
There's always going to be dreams and goals I have, but I never really tell people what they are.
We taped in front of a live audience, so in the beginning, I was very nervous. I would feel terrified that I had forgotten all of my lines.
When I am full, I stop eating.
When I was 18, my mom said I have to have a plan. I decided I'd leave on top.
When I'm home in Los Angeles, I love going to the movies and to dinner with my friends that aren't in the entertainment industry.
Whenever we go on trips around the world to do photo shoots, the crew is one big happy family.
You can't model for the rest of your life, so it is important to diversify your career.
According to Namco, Christie Monteiro's (a Tekken character) look is based from the former supermodel, Tyra Banks.
Tyra admires Oprah, Jay Leno, Isiah Thomas, and Cindy Crawford.
Tyra calls herself "The Queen Of Cheap".
Tyra's cell phone ringtone is recording artist Nellie Furtado's song, Promiscuous.
Tyra said that running wasn't her favorite thing to do.
Tyra is currently dating Chris Webber.
Tyra was the first African-American woman ever to be featured on the covers of GQ magazine, the Victoria's Secret cataloge, and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.
Tyra was in Life Size with Lindsay Lohan.
Tyra was the first black model to be on the cover of Sport's Illustrated Swimsuit Issue at the age of 23.
Tyra signed with Elite Model Management her senior year of high school.
Tyra came in Second Place by the readers of Black Men Magazine for "The 10 Sexiest Women of the Year." [2000]
Tyra's friends used to call her "The Black Widow" because she used to break up with men she was dating before they would break up with her.
Tyra's hair color is dark brown.
Her final cruise down the catwalk was the Victoria's Secret show, that aired Dec. 6. She "retired" wearing a red lace bra and underwear with a belt made of military-style medallions, kicking up her high heels with Gisele Bundchen, Heidi Klum and Naomi Campbell at her side.
Tyra ranked #38 in FHM-Germany's 100 Sexiest Women (2005).
Tyra ranked #95 in Forbes' Celebrity 100 Power Ranking (2005).
Tyra's nickname is BBQ.
Tyra briefly appears in Michael Jackson's "Black or White" video. She's in the part of the video with the morphing faces; when she appears, she sticks out her tongue and makes a silly face.
Dated Sacramento Kings player Chris Webber for over three years.
Tyra grew up in Inglewood, California.
Her brother Devin's ex-wife and children appeared on an episode of "America's Next Top Model" when the models are in Japan.
In 2005, she revealed on "The Tyra Banks Show" that her measurements are 34-28-40.
Tyra paid $30,000 of her own money to finance the music video for her song "Shake Ya Body," which appeared on her show "America's Next Top Model" (2003).
Created TZONE, a leadership and life skills development program for primarily disadvantaged teen girls in the greater Los Angeles area. As of 2005, more than 240 girls have gone through the program.
Says her body is so sexy, her role as supermodel is to be less erotic. But Banks vows she'll never show all her skin.
Once dated John Singleton.
Tyra currently produces/Hosts 'America's Next Top Model' and 'The Tyra Banks Show'.
Oprah Winfrey helped Tyra starts her talk show "The Tyra Banks Show" which premiered on September 2005.
Tyra's first music video for her first single "Shake Ya Body" premiered February 24, 2004 on America's Next Top Model. The single and her debut album both proved to be unsuccessful.
Tyra has appeared in many TV commercials for Victoria's Secrets between 1996 and 1999.
Tyra is the CEO of her own company TYInc.
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