As my mom wiped the tears from my face, she said, 'Tyra, you know what weโre going to do about this? Weโre going to go eat pizza.' We sat in a tiny pizzeria in Milan and strategized about how to turn my curves into a curveball. In a way, it was my decision not to starve myself that turned me into a supermodel, and later on, a businesswoman.
Tyra BanksI don't like the label 'plus-size' -- I call it 'fiercely real.' On 'Top Model,' we call it fiercely real. 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 BanksBlack women have always been these vixens, these animalistic erotic women. Why can't we just be the sexy American girl next door?
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