Tyra Banks Quotes (55 Quotes)


    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.

    to use her success to help other women on their journey in life.

    Is this a church meeting or is this a bar Make some noise

    I've always seen modeling as a stepping stone.

    As a model, I've always been what people might call approachable. On the street, people are like, 'You know, you're cool and you weigh 20 pounds (more) than those other girls in the Victoria's Secret catalogue and that makes me feel good. And you're funny and crazy,' ... I want to hear that. That makes me feel good.


    Designers are very fickle. I never wanted to be a victim of that. You're in one minute, out the next.

    I love food and feel that it is something that should be enjoyed. I eat whatever I want. I just don't overeat.

    My mom never taught me to be waiting for some prince on a white horse to swipe me off my feet.


    I had no idea people were that blatant.

    While anyone who saw America's Next Top Model ... Every day she will speak to real women and sometimes men, too providing insight into topics that affect their lives. From relationship, family, self-esteem and lifestyle issues to topical news, celebrities and pop culture ...

    By no means am I against plastic surgery, by no means am I saying that breast implants are a bad thing, but it's just not a choice that I made ... it's something that a lot of people think I have and that is so frustrating to me.

    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.

    I am totally against plastic surgery. A lot of people think I have breast implants because I have the biggest boobs in the business. But I was a 34C when I was 17...They stay up when I wear a push-up bra. But if people could see me when I come home and take off my bra, how could they think these are fake

    I enjoy doing fashion shows and transforming myself into different looks for photo shoots.

    Black women don't have the same body image problems as white women. They are proud of their bodies. Black men love big butts.

    The runway symbolizes something in society that's very intimidating to women.

    I'm not sure exactly how gossiping about my life with my audience really helps them.


    It's not like I want to hop on a bandwagon, because I said it 15 years ago - bringing a child into your life who is not genetically yours is one of the most beautiful things you can do. But I'm also interested in having my own baby, too.

    The judges think, 'Beautiful girl, Beautiful pictures,' but a lot of them don't see a model in front of them.

    It seemed like the last form of open discrimination that's OK, and I decided to put on a 350-pound suit myself and live that life for a day and see what happens. And it was one of the most heartbreaking days of my life.

    The judges felt the need to save you from this crazy cutthroat world of modeling, that would make a sad girl extremely depressed.

    Paris is one of the most beautiful places in all the world. Unfortunately, I was so homesick I couldn't appreciate its beauty.

    I love the confidence that makeup gives me.

    When it comes to my celebrity interviews, I'm going to do a lot deeper research and ask them things that people haven't asked before, ... I've been on the other side so much, I have a leg up on a person that has only just interviewed people.

    The judges look at you and every week you are the most beautiful girl to them, but we still haven't seen that in your pictures.

    A girl like you that is not necessarily super tall or has a model proportion has to be almost perfect and you nearly fell off this runway.

    I'm so simple. If I don't have groceries, I eat popcorn and Tang for dinner.

    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.

    From offstage until the moment I walk onstage, I constantly tweak my talk show and 'Top Model', but at the same time, I often leave my private life by the wayside.

    I loved planning 'The Tyra Show' more than actually having to do it. I loved coming up with show ideas, honing each program and crafting it. I'm more excited being in a meeting than being on TV.

    I don't go to the cool, trendy restaurants. I go to either the holes in the wall or the super-fancy restaurants where there are no cool people.

    I'm competitive with myself. I always try to push past my own borders.

    Black women have always been these vixens, these animalistic erotic women. Why can't we just be the sexy American girl next door?

    When I announced that I wanted to do a talk show, a lot of people were very skeptical, which, of course, I understand, ... I think I'm very good at stepping outside of myself and seeing what I think other people perceive and they perceive a girl that has modeled half of her life and that's pretty much it.


    Because my hands are rough and wrinkley, they are my least favourite feature. An ex-boyfriend used to call them 'Freddy Kreuger' fingers.


    I talked about adopting a baby when I was 20 years old, before it became 'hip.'

    I'm trying to build a strong business. I want to create new stars, new shows and new products for my audience and create a legacy that outlives me. There are so many other ways I want to reach women besides doing a talk show.

    I liked college guys but they could tell I was just a skinny girl.

    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 haven't seen the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, the Louvre. I haven't seen anything. I don't really care.

    As a model, you're so used to taking your clothes off that you just don't care.

    There's always going to be dreams and goals I have, but I never really tell people what they are.

    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 love all kinds of bread. Whenever I crave junk food, I want salty things like peanuts or potato chips.

    I wanted to take something that's very intimidating and make it accessible, make it something every woman can relate to and be a part of, ... One of the reasons why I got very known as a model was because I used to work the runway with a lot of movement. I didn't just walk up and down unless the designer asked for that. So that's what you're going to see, women working the runway with a lot of oomph.

    By no means am I saying a breast implant is a bad thing, but it's not a choice that I made.


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