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I've made millions of dollars with the body I have, so where's the pain in that? If I was in pain, I would have dieted. The pain is not there - the pain is someone printing a picture of me and saying those horrible things.

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Tyra Banks
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: December 4
Actor
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Film Actor
Model
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Television Actor
Television Personality
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Inglewood
California
Tyra Lynne Banks
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