Quotes By Tyra Banks
I'm a perfectionist. Sometimes I have to remind myself that it's okay if there are flaws here and there.
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I don't like expensive things... I just can't help looking in a magazine for the splurge and the save.
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Black women don't have the same body image problems as white women. They are proud of their bodies.
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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.
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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.
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You've got to learn to accept the fool in you as well as the part that's got it goin' on.
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I love food and feel that it is something that should be enjoyed. I eat whatever I want. I just don't overeat.
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Self-love has very little to do with how you feel about your outer self. It's about accepting all of yourself.
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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.
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Journalists told me that a talk show wouldn't work. Some told me I was going to get canceled before my first season was up.
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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.
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In high school I definitely had a clique of friends. And what I loved about it was that we were healthy and good girls.
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Black women have always been these vixens, these animalistic erotic women. Why can't we just be the sexy American girl next door?
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Designers are very fickle. I never wanted to be a victim of that. You're in one minute, out the next.
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My aunt used to call me light bulb head because my head is small at the bottom and bigger at the top. But it was a term of endearment.
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I love being able to go to a store, let's say... a store like Topshop or Zara or maybe even Macy's, depends on what department, and not have to look at the price tag.
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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.
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I made my living being 20 or 30 pounds heavier than the average model. And that's where I got famous.
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My mom never taught me to be waiting for some prince on a white horse to swipe me off my feet.
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Smiles come naturally to me, but I started thinking of them as an art form at my command. I studied all the time. I looked at magazines, I'd practice in front of the mirror and I'd ask photographers about the best angles. I can now pull out a smile at will.
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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.
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