“ 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. Tyra Banks
“ I made my living being 20 or 30 pounds heavier than the average model. And that's where I got famous. Tyra Banks
“ When modeling agencies were saying that I was too big and gaining weight, my mom said, 'OK, we're going to discuss what they're saying over pizza, and we're going to plan the future of your career whi… Tyra Banks
“ My mom never taught me to be waiting for some prince on a white horse to swipe me off my feet. Tyra Banks
“ I love food and feel that it is something that should be enjoyed. I eat whatever I want. I just don't overeat. Tyra Banks
“ 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 a… Tyra Banks
“ We are often told we can't have brains and beauty, and I really hope that my message is that you can put on that red lip and curl your hair and put on that power dress - you don't have to sacrifice on… Tyra Banks
“ There's always going to be dreams and goals I have, but I never really tell people what they are. Tyra Banks
“ Don't contour with blush - that's so eighties. It was an amazing trend then, but it's not hot now. Instead, go for a neutral contour color that's one or two shades deeper than your skin tone. Tyra Banks
“ When I was a young girl, I lost a lot of weight over one summer - involuntarily - and was just really depressed and sad. There was nothing I could do to gain weight. I would look in the mirror and cal… Tyra Banks
“ On 'America's Top Model,' I've always told my girls to smile with their eyes. We call it 'smizing.' Over the years, it's actually become part of pop culture. I would be walking down the street, and gi… Tyra Banks
“ Stop saying these negative things about yourself. Look in the mirror and find something about yourself that's positive and celebrate that! Tyra Banks
“ Designers are very fickle. I never wanted to be a victim of that. You're in one minute, out the next. Tyra Banks
“ 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. Tyra Banks
“ I'm frugal. I've always been this way. When I was young, my mom would give me my allowance, and I'd peel off a little each week and have some to spare. Tyra Banks
