Tyra Banks's Quotes

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.

When I think about moguls, I think like Donald Trump who... owns NYC practically. That's a mogul. I feel like I'm on my way to a lot more, but mogul is a really serious thing. I think it's a word that gets thrown around easily.

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

I love the confidence that makeup gives me.

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

Black women have always been these vixens, these animalistic erotic women. Why can't we just be the sexy American girl next door?

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

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

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

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

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

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

A smart model is a good model.

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.

I've always seen modeling as a stepping stone.

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

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.

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.

I have so many goals.

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

I love food and feel that it is something that should be enjoyed. I eat whatever I want. I just don't overeat.

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

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.

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.

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

I look at myself and pick out the things I don't like. No matter how much I work out, I never get muscle tone in my butt and hip area.

I love all kinds of bread. Whenever I crave junk food, I want salty things like peanuts or potato chips.