A lot of young girls think that the opposite of fake is rudeness. And just as ugly as fake is, so is saying whatever is on your mind because it's the truth.

— Tyra Banks

A smart model is a good model.

— Tyra Banks

A while ago I said that, 'You know, I like a guy - he doesn't have to be all rich and famous - he can be normal.' And I remember I was walking in the mall, and this guy was like, 'Tyra, I'm normal. I live with my mama. I ain't got a car and I ain't got a job! Furthermore, I'm real normal.' And I'm like, 'That's not normal - that's a loser!'

— Tyra Banks

Because beauty will be so readily accessible, and skin color and features will be similar, prejudices based on physical features will be nearly eradicated. Prejudice will be socioeconomically based.

— 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

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

Even when I was a teen model, I didn't think it was fair that I had to enter the acting world to get insurance.

— Tyra Banks

Global warming will threaten our crops, so natural food will be scarce. Hourglass, curvy bodies will be the aspirational beauty standard, representing that those women have access to bounties of fulfilling yet healthy food, which means they are affluent.

— Tyra Banks

I am learning how to delegate and how to empower people.

— Tyra Banks

I created 'America's Next Top Model' one-hundred percent. I was in my kitchen making tea one morning, and I looked out the window, and the idea popped into my head. Furthermore, I wanted it to be 'American Idol' meets 'Ford Supermodel of the Year' meets 'The Real World.'

— Tyra Banks