About Tyra Banks: Tyra Lynne Banks is a former supermodel, an American television personality, former talk show host, producer, author, actress, singer and business woman.
My fingers used to hurt really bad when I played guitar. I stopped because of it.
My natural hair texture is very kinky.
My freshman year, I ran for student class president and lost. The next year, I ran for student class vice president, and I won.
Screw being a singer! I wanna be the voice of my generation with my talk show.
Kate Upton is curvy and nervy.
Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner have the exact same eyes.
Michelle Obama, you're one hot mama.
When I am full, I stop eating.
The one thing I like about being a celebrity more than anything is being able to get into any restaurant I want.
When I was not connected with someone, I didn't get asked out that often.
What I don't like to see is when models of different races come in and out of fashion.
There have been top supermodels in the past that weren't as tall as the industry demands, like fashion icon Kate Moss.
Us brown-skinned girls get ashy if we don't moisturize.
Sometimes you gotta leave when you're on top.
Who would have thought that the girl who was forced to go to the hospital because she's so skinny would one day be called too fat?
Whenever someone says I'm the next Oprah, I always respond, 'Child, there's only one Mahogany, and only one Oprah.' There are no others.
I don't have to have a child come from my womb to have a connection. Children that are already born are beautiful to me. I can definitely be a mother to them.
When I'm coming offstage after my show, I'm thinking about what's on my TiVo.
With the whole supermodel thing, even when you're not really modeling anymore, people still call me that. And I'm like '... retired.'
I don't know how to be sexy on a date. Put up a camera and a wind machine, and I'll give you sexy. Put me at a dinner table with some candlelight and the moon shining in and, oh, I will give you dork.
On 'America's Next Top Model,' I mentor girls on television. When that TV goes off, I actually mentor other girls in the modeling industry - girls that have not been on 'Top Model,' but who appear in 'Vogue' worldwide.
