Tyra Banks Quotes

Self-love has very little to do with how you feel about your outer self. It's about accepting all of yourself.
Tyra Banks

Yourself, Self, Accepting

I'm competitive with myself. I always try to push past my own borders.
Tyra Banks

Past, Try, Push

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

Women, Girl, Sexy

My mom never taught me to be waiting for some prince on a white horse to swipe me off my feet.
Tyra Banks

Mom, Waiting, Off

Paris is one of the most beautiful places in all the world. Unfortunately, I was so homesick I couldn't appreciate its beauty.
Tyra Banks

Beauty, Beautiful, Appreciate

Black women don't have the same body image problems as white women. They are proud of their bodies.
Tyra Banks

Women, Black, Same

I'm a perfectionist. Sometimes I have to remind myself that it's okay if there are flaws here and there.
Tyra Banks

Sometimes, Here, Flaws

I enjoy doing fashion shows and transforming myself into different looks for photo shoots.
Tyra Banks

Different, Enjoy, Fashion

I love the confidence that makeup gives me.
Tyra Banks

Love, Confidence, Makeup

A smart model is a good model.
Tyra Banks

Good, Smart, Model

Designers are very fickle. I never wanted to be a victim of that. You're in one minute, out the next.
Tyra Banks

Design, Wanted, Next

Models now need to promote themselves, think like businesswomen and diversify their careers by doing other things. Chances are very slim that a mere model will become a household name today.
Tyra Banks

Today, Become, Themselves

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

Cool, Either, Wall

You can't model for the rest of your life, so it is important to diversify your career.
Tyra Banks

Life, Important, Career

I had had an extroverted personality with a lot of friends, but when I lost the weight and grew so tall, I withdrew within myself.
Tyra Banks

Lost, Friends, Within

I have so many goals.
Tyra Banks

I haven't seen the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, the Louvre. I haven't seen anything. I don't really care.
Tyra Banks

Care, Seen, Tower

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

Food, Love, Whatever

I talked about adopting a baby when I was 20 years old, before it became 'hip.'
Tyra Banks

Before, Old, Baby

I'm trying to build a strong business. I want to create new stars, new shows and new products for my audience and create a legacy that outlives me. There are so many other ways I want to reach women besides doing a talk show.
Tyra Banks

Women, Business, Strong

I've always seen modeling as a stepping stone.
Tyra Banks

Seen, Modeling, Stone

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 years to come.
Tyra Banks

Hope, Career, Acting

From offstage until the moment I walk onstage, I constantly tweak my talk show and 'Top Model', but at the same time, I often leave my private life by the wayside.
Tyra Banks

Life, Time, Same

I don't like expensive things... I just can't help looking in a magazine for the splurge and the save.
Tyra Banks

Help, Looking, Save

I feel more comfortable when I'm lighter - I sleep better, I snore less, I have more endurance when I work out, my arms look better.
Tyra Banks

Work, Sleep, Less

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Model

Born: December 4, 1973

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