02c. 1991 ADA lot of young girls think that the opposite of fake is rudeness. And just as ugly as fake is, so is saying whatever is on your mind because it's the truth.Tyra Banks / quote ↗
06c. 1991 ADI've helped some of my classmates on how to strategize to get to the next level of their businesses. And it's interesting, because here I am sitting there from the entertainment industry and the fashion industry, and I'm giving a billionaire that has a business that's been in his family for 300 years - I'm giving him advice about strategy!Tyra Banks / quote ↗
07c. 1991 ADThere's always going to be dreams and goals I have, but I never really tell people what they are.Tyra Banks / quote ↗
08c. 1991 AD'Modelland' has always been a part of my mind and my heart. I'm excited that you'll be able to read about this magical world that's been living in my dreams for so many years.Tyra Banks / quote ↗
09c. 1991 ADI've made mistakes before of doing different projects just based on my dreams, my hopes, my thing, and not really thinking about my customers.Tyra Banks / quote ↗
10c. 1991 ADI 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.Tyra Banks / quote ↗
11c. 1991 ADI made my living being 20 or 30 pounds heavier than the average model. And that's where I got famous.Tyra Banks / quote ↗
12c. 1991 ADA 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!'Tyra Banks / quote ↗
13c. 1991 ADEven when I was a teen model, I didn't think it was fair that I had to enter the acting world to get insurance.Tyra Banks / quote ↗
14c. 1991 ADI 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.Tyra Banks / quote ↗
15c. 1991 ADI 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.'Tyra Banks / quote ↗
17c. 1991 ADGlobal warming will threaten our crops, so natural food will be scarce. Hourglass, curvy bodies will be the aspirational beauty standard, representing that those women have access to bounties of fulfilling yet healthy food, which means they are affluent.Tyra Banks / quote ↗
18c. 1991 ADI love food and feel that it is something that should be enjoyed. I eat whatever I want. I just don't overeat.Tyra Banks / quote ↗
19c. 1991 ADI love all kinds of bread. Whenever I crave junk food, I want salty things like peanuts or potato chips.Tyra Banks / quote ↗
20c. 1991 ADDon't contour with blush - that's so eighties. It was an amazing trend then, but it's not hot now. Instead, go for a neutral contour color that's one or two shades deeper than your skin tone.Tyra Banks / quote ↗
21c. 1991 ADMy most difficult class at Harvard Business School would have to be finance.Tyra Banks / quote ↗
22c. 1991 ADMy mom was a medical photographer, but on the side, she did a before-and-after glam photography business in the house. She would do makeup and hair - and I was her assistant.Tyra Banks / quote ↗
23c. 1991 ADStop saying these negative things about yourself. Look in the mirror and find something about yourself that's positive and celebrate that!Tyra Banks / quote ↗
24c. 1991 ADI've been singing for six years. I've been in and out of the studios with top producers, but it wasn't something I was ready to express to the public or to the press. I wasn't ready to come out. I wanted to perfect my voice and be 100 percent positive that I could come out right.Tyra Banks / quote ↗
