Forget supermodel stereotypes!Tyra Banksjust revealed her pre-Sports Illustratedcover shootdiet during an interview withThe New York Timesand it’s surprisingly relatable.
The reporter was understandably skeptical, “Forgive me, but I’m not seeing pizza in those photographs.” But the model, actress and entrepreneur —who’s the queen of the clapback— cleverly responded with, “That’s because I know how to pose my butt off.”
Years later, at age 32, Banks stepped away from the modeling world to pursue other things (most notably, hosting and producing America’s Next Top Model).
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Banks made her surprising 2019 return to modeling specifically to do theSports Illustratedcover again. TheLife-Size 2star says the first one totally changed her life, “It was explosive.”
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She continued, “You have to think back to remember what that did for an appreciation of black beauty to have a black girl, a girl next door type, on the cover of one of the most mass mainstream magazines of our lives. It was a societal statement, a political statement and an economic one.”
After revealing the new cover onGood Morning Americathe body-positive star had no problem admitting that for this year’s cover shoot, she’s 20 pounds heavier than she was in 1997. The model industry veteran often vocalizes her feelings about unrealistic standards of beauty.
“I’m happy that the fashion industry is finally catching up,” she told PEOPLE last March. “What I’m hoping for is that the Ashley Graham‘s, theGigi Hadid’s, everyone is just models. Not plus, not short, not trans, not curvy. I just want it to be normal.”
source: people.com
