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

It was really hurtful to me. I get so much mail from young girls who say, 'I look up to you, you're not as skinny as everyone else, I think you're beautiful.' So when they say that my body is 'ugly' and 'disgusting,' what does that make those girls feel like?

I would not recommend a teen getting into modeling if they're not solid when it comes to their grades and school. That comes first.

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

As my mom wiped the tears from my face, she said, 'Tyra, you know what we’re going to do about this? We’re 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.

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

When I am full, I stop eating.