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Tyra Banks Biography

Tyra Lynne Banks (born December 4, 1973) is an American television personality, producer, businesswoman, actress, author, former model and occasional singer. Born in Inglewood, California, she began her career as a model at the age of 15, and was the first woman of African American descent to be featured on the covers of GQ and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, on which she appeared twice. She was a Victoria's Secret Angel from 1997 to 2005. By the early 2000s, Banks was one of the world's top-earning models.

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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.

Cool, Fancy, People, Restaurants, Trendy, Wall

As my mom wiped the tears from my face, she said, 'Tyra, you know what we’re going to do about this? We’re going to go eat pizza. ' We sat in a tiny pizzeria in Milan and strategized about how to turn my curves into a curveball. In a way, it was my decision not to starve myself that turned me into a supermodel, and later on, a businesswoman.

Curves, Decision, Mom, Pizza, Sat, Starve

I used to love writing in my journal.

Journal, Love, Used, Used To Love, Writing

I have so many goals.

Goal, Goals, Setting Goals

One thing my mom used to tell me was to look to the other side, and know that my present is not going to be everything. So if Im having a bad day, she goes, Just imagine tomorrow. This is going to be over. This is going to be done with.

Bad Day, Look, Looks, Mom, Side, Tomorrow

Most of my career is spent in a meeting. . . dressed sharply, looking really great; negotiating over a table, strategizing or coming up with new marketing plans or new ideas. And that makes me really, really happy.

Career, Careers, Ideas, Marketing, Spent, Strategizing

You can have all the potential in world, but unless you have confidence, you have nothing.

Confidence, Have Confidence, Potential, Unless, World

I've had my heart broken one too many times.

Broken, Heart, My Heart, Times

Don't make excuses - make improvements!

Excuse, Excuses, Improvement, Improvements, Make

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

Dream, Dreams, Goal, Goals, People

Tyra the businesswoman is very close to - and I hate third person, but you said it, oh, chiiild, you said it - but me the businessperson and me the person: very similar. I can be in a business meeting and be all 'Wooo!' and 'Oh, child!' and still be talking revenues and profits and cash flows.

Businessperson, Businesswoman, Children, Hate, Talking, Wooo

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?

34C, Against, Home, People, Thinking

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.

Canceled, Firsts, Journalist, Shows, Talk, Told

I'm not just retiring from the runway, I'm retiring from all modeling. God, I love saying that! When I was 18, my mom said I have to have a plan. I decided I'd leave on top. 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.

Athlete, Athletes, Mom, Plan, Running, See

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.

Business, Legacy, Show, Stars, Strong

I think one of the biggest things that affects young women is when they hear their mothers using fat talk.

Hear, Mother, Things, Thinking, Women, Young

I don't like the label 'plus-size' -- I call it 'fiercely real. ' On 'Top Model,' we call it fiercely real. 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.

Connotation, Labels, Like, Real, Use

I close my eyes while driving and just sing along. I always open them again in time.

Driving, Eye, Open, Sing, Time

Girls of all kinds can be beautiful.

Beautiful, Confidence, Girl, Girls, Kinds

It was hard to get guys to notice me, period, because I was so skinny and all my friends were curvy. Plus, I used to be very nervous in front of guys.

Curvy, Guy, Nervous, Notice, Period, Skinny

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