Model Insipration: Tyra Banks

When I was 13 my mother had me take some head shot's, as we drove to the photographer I was reading my usual Teen Magazine, I was flipping through the pages taking the boyfriend test. And admiring the models and the clothes that they were wearing. I Stopped at the page of a young 16 year LA girl caramel skin, statues, not skinny, not fat or phat for that matter but I saw a boldness in her eyes, something that said I'm here to stay. There are not many models that grace the runway or magazines today that inspire that "Awe" I once saw in Tyra.

She has had many First , the first African-American Women to be on the cover of Sports Illustrated, Victoria's Secret catalog the First African-American. Now with ANTM ( Americas Next Top Model) she has open the door for many other young wide eyed young girls to pursue their dreams of working, living, conquering the industry, in the 20Th Cycle ( I'll be honest I'm not a Reality TV Junkie so I don't watch much of the show but I'm still a Tray Supporter.

Now with her OWN production Company Bankable Productions she comes into our home everyday with her successful talk show 'Tyra'. Her talk show is fun sassy, and extremely informational about body image, relationships, sex, life, and love. She seems to focus on teen girls as her target audience and this formula seems to spell success for the Renaissance Women.

Since the days of Seventeen Magazine Tyra the talk show, she has been a model inspiration not just for me but for many young and older women. Thanks Tyra!