I actually don't miss modeling and I think the reason why is because of America's Next Top Model. — Tyra Banks Copy Share Image
Designers are very fickle. I never wanted to be a victim of that. You're in one minute, out the next. — Tyra Banks Copy Share Image
'America's Next Top Model' is not a bunch of Barbies - it's a lot of girls that are atypically beautiful. — Tyra Banks Copy Share Image
My freshman year, I ran for student class president and lost. The next year, I ran for student class vice president, and… — Tyra Banks Copy Share Image
Black women have always been these vixens, these animalistic erotic women. Why can't we just be the sexy American girl next door? — Tyra Banks Copy Share Image
Whenever someone says I'm the next Oprah, I always respond, 'Child, there's only one Mahogany, and only one Oprah.' There are no… — Tyra Banks Copy Share Image
With 'America's Next Top Model,' I've always cast girls who the industry might call 'plus size' but I like to call 'fiercely… — Tyra Banks Copy Share Image
On 'America's Next Top Model,' I mentor girls on television. When that TV goes off, I actually mentor other girls in the… — Tyra Banks Copy Share Image
I created 'America's Next Top Model' one-hundred percent. I was in my kitchen making tea one morning, and I looked out the… — Tyra Banks Copy Share Image
I was embarrassed when a businessman friend asked, 'What's the yearly budget of your talk show? What's the per-episode budget?' And I… — Tyra Banks Copy Share Image
I've helped some of my classmates on how to strategize to get to the next level of their businesses. And it's interesting,… — Tyra Banks Copy Share Image
I have a lot of success and make a good living, but after while, you start going 'Why? Why are you doing all this?' — Tyra Banks Copy Share Image
Black women don't have the same body image problems as white women. They are proud of their bodies. — Tyra Banks Copy Share Image
I would not recommend a teen getting into modeling if they're not solid when it comes to their grades and school. That comes first.… — Tyra Banks Copy Share Image
I close my eyes while driving and just sing along. I always open them again in time. — Tyra Banks Copy Share Image
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… — Tyra Banks Copy Share Image
I've made millions of dollars with the body I have, so where's the pain in that? — Tyra Banks Copy Share Image
'Vogue' has the power to make and break - whether it's fashion trends, designers, models, and yes, even industry practices. — Tyra Banks Copy Share Image