332 Quotes by Tyra Banks

I used to say in interviews that I don't necessarily want to be the first black woman or first model to do certain things; I just want to see it done.

One thing my mom used to tell me was to look to the other side, and know that my present is not going to be everything. So if Im having a bad day, she goes, Just imagine tomorrow. This is going to be over. This is going to be done with.

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. My mother always told me that came first.

Love me or hate me I promise that it will never make or break me...<3

I've always seen modeling as a stepping stone.

It is important for women to feel beautiful when she looks in the mirror, and I tell women, 'If you don't feel beautiful, find one thing that you can look in that mirror and say, 'That is beautiful.'

I hate when models say 'Oh, plastic surgery is just a wrong thing. What are you talking about? You won the genetic lottery. You look like this specimen that's making people everywhere feel insecure and you're going to ridicule someone for getting plastic surgery?

I've helped some of my classmates on how to strategize to get to the next level of their businesses. And it's interesting, because here I am sitting there from the entertainment industry and the fashion industry, and I'm giving a billionaire that has a business that's been in his family for 300 years - I'm giving him advice about strategy!

Modeling is being a ho, but making it fashion.