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Hotness to me is scary. I don't want to be hot. I just want to be a staple. I want to be something that's trusted.
Tyra Banks
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Tyra Banks
Age: 50
Born: 1973
Born: December 4
Actor
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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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Paris is one of the most beautiful places in all the world. Unfortunately, I was so homesick I couldn't appreciate its beauty.
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Take responsiblilty for yourself because no one's going to take responsibility for you.
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Girls of all kinds can be beautiful from the thin, plus-sized, short, very tall, ebony to porcelain-skinned
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I liked college guys but they could tell I was just a skinny girl.
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As a model, you're so used to taking your clothes off that you just don't care.
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I think a lot of business students chase money and then they burn out. They have early retirements, not because they want to retire and chill... But because they hate their job and they are miserable. I don't chase money.
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I don't like looking at awards everyday because I feel like they can make you lazy. So, I give them to my Mom and let her look at it everyday. They are symbols of the hard work she put into me. Her sacrifices allowed me and my team to win those awards. But I don't look at any awards everyday.
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I kind of like the wind in my face. If it wasn’t there, I don’t know if I would push as hard.
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[You] have what it takes to be a victorious, independent, fearless woman.
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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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Don't chase the money... chase the passion. Because that's what is going to keep you happy and motivated and jumping out of that bed Monday morning.
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There's always going to be dreams and goals I have, but I never really tell people what they are
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Well, I don't think of myself as a diva. I'm too dorky! Look at my shoes. (Points to the aforementioned sneakers.) I always look like this. I don't always want to be working.
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