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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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Tyra Banks
Age: 50
Born: 1973
Born: December 4
Actor
Businessperson
Entrepreneur
Film Actor
Model
Musician
Singer
Television Actor
Television Personality
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Inglewood
California
Tyra Lynne Banks
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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 love the confidence that makeup gives me.
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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 feel more comfortable when I'm lighter - I sleep better, I snore less, I have more endurance when I work out, my arms look better.
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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.
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I know this is weird... I am a Black woman and I am not mixed with any Asian blood or Chinese blood at all, but for some reason, as a child, the movie, The Last Emperor, had a serious affect on me. I can't understand why. But there's something that the movie did to me.
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I try to keep my private life kind of private.
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When I think about moguls, I think like Donald Trump who... owns NYC practically. That's a mogul. I feel like I'm on my way to a lot more, but mogul is a really serious thing. I think it's a word that gets thrown around easily.
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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.
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I was always a good student. I wasn't the A-plus student, but I studied really hard, and I probably had a 3.2. I always wished that I had the capacity to get straight A's, but I didn't. I didn't beat myself up about it, but I really studied hard for my grades.
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[You] have what it takes to be a victorious, independent, fearless woman.
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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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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 I'm having a bad day, she goes, 'Just imagine tomorrow. This is going to be over. This is going to be done with.'
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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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Because my hands are rough and wrinkley, they are my least favourite feature. An ex-boyfriend used to call them 'Freddy Kreuger' fingers.
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I liked college guys but they could tell I was just a skinny girl.
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Perfect is boring, human is beautiful
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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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