Banks
Banks
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth15 June 1988
CountryUnited States of America
beautiful looks mirror women
It is important for women to feel beautiful when she looks in the mirror, and I tell women, 'If you don't feel beautiful, find one thing that you can look in that mirror and say, 'That is beautiful.'
came modeling recommend solid teen
I would not recommend a teen getting into modeling if they're not solid when it comes to their grades and school. That comes first. My mother always told me that came first.
certain model
I used to say in interviews that I don't necessarily want to be the first black woman or first model to do certain things; I just want to see it done.
angeles hang high los tend
I tend to hang out with my friends in Los Angeles from high school. We know each other from back in the day. They still see me as just dumb Tyra. We have a strong bond.
everybody list model
I have a long list of different smiles that you can do, and every model should be equipped. Everybody can't handle the long list... That's for, you know, advanced.
positive term
I don't want to use the term 'plus-size,' because, to me, what the hell is that? It just doesn't have a positive connotation to it. I tend to not use it.
brought episode room sat seven talked women
I did an episode on my talk show on cellulite, and I brought seven women into a dressing room at Nordstrom's in L.A., and we all sat and talked about our cellulite.
created kitchen looked meets morning next supermodel top
I created 'America's Next Top Model' one-hundred percent. I was in my kitchen making tea one morning, and I looked out the window, and the idea popped into my head. I wanted it to be 'American Idol' meets 'Ford Supermodel of the Year' meets 'The Real World.'
car famous guy normal remember rich
A while ago I said that, 'You know, I like a guy - he doesn't have to be all rich and famous - he can be normal.' And I remember I was walking in the mall, and this guy was like, 'Tyra, I'm normal. I live with my mama. I ain't got a car and I ain't got a job! I'm real normal.' And I'm like, 'That's not normal - that's a loser!'
decisions keeps reaching terms women work wrong
What keeps me up at night? Sometimes it's day-to-day work stuff. And a lot of the times, it's, 'Am I making the wrong decisions in terms of reaching young women?'
spend time women
Working women, moms, students, they don't have a lot of time to spend on their faces.
people supermodel
With the whole supermodel thing, even when you're not really modeling anymore, people still call me that. And I'm like '... retired.'
forced skinny
Who would have thought that the girl who was forced to go to the hospital because she's so skinny would one day be called too fat?
When I'm coming offstage after my show, I'm thinking about what's on my TiVo.