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Tyra Banks Supports Miley Cyrus: 'She Is a 15-Year-Old!'
Originally posted 04/30/2008 12:10PM
Don't worry, Miley Cyrus – Tyra Banks has your back.
The model-turned-talk-show host spoke out in support of the Disney star following her controversial photo flap, telling the ladies of The View on Wednesday: "She is a 15-year-old, and I just wish everybody would leave her alone!"
Banks, 34, said provocative photos can come with the territory when you're a young star, and her own mother kept a close eye on her. "There were definitely jobs they would ask me to do," she said, referring to a request for Banks to pose nude for the legendary Pirelli calendar.
But Mama said no-no.
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Tyra Rocks Out with Mike Huckabee
Originally posted 02/08/2008 01:10PM
Talk about rocking the vote. Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee showed off some musical moves to Tyra Banks during a taping of her talk show this week.
Instead of a lesson on government, the former Arkansas governor gave Banks lessons on the bass guitar for the show set to air Friday, Feb. 29.
"I took guitar before ... well for two months but I remember nothing," said Banks. "My fingers used to hurt really bad when I played guitar. I stopped because of it."
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Tyra Fetes Jessica Alba with Onstage Baby Shower
Originally posted 01/31/2008 02:35PM
Tyra Banks isn’t exactly known for her subtly – and she was true to form when the talk show host threw a surprise baby shower for expectant mom Jessica Alba on an episode of The Tyra Banks Show set to air Friday. Banks filled the stage with balloons and goodies for Alba, who was on the show to promote her new movie, The Eye.
The gifts for Alba, who is expecting her first child with fiancé Cash Warren, are worth over $6,000, according to MomLogic, which helped pull together the items, including a Valco baby stroller, Cariboo bassinet and Bel Bambini toys and clothes.
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Caught in the Act!
Originally posted 01/16/2008 06:00AM
Tyra Banks, loading up and leaving her Washington D.C. hotel with companion John Utendahl. The model, who was in the capital for the BET Honors,also recently sat down with presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton for her talk show.
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Hillary Clinton Talks to Tyra about Bill's Infidelity
Originally posted 01/15/2008 10:55AM
The presidential candidate gets personal on the daytime talk show
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Tyra Banks: Where Is the Love?
Originally posted 01/10/2008 02:45PM
Her career's on a roll, but some of Tyra Banks's early ambitions have been shoved aside – such as having a baby.
"After the talk show started, and I had Top Model at the same time, it engulfed me so much that it dulled my maternal instinct," the star of both The Tyra Banks Show and America's Next Top Model Banks, 34, tells Essence magazine for its February issue.
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'Fat-Gate' Continues: Janice Dickinson vs. Tyra Banks
Originally posted 12/10/2007 06:20PM
Janice Dickinson had some unflattering words for her former America's Next Top Model boss Tyra Banks on Monday's Today show (see the video on The Huffington Post). Dickinson, discussing the recent bikini-bashing controversy with Jennifer Love Hewitt, defended the actress, calling her "healthy" and "not emaciated." She then added: "You want to see someone who's fat? I'm sorry, Tyra, Tyra Banks is fat. This girl is not fat." Al Roker called her on it, at which point Dickinson attempted to backtrack.
So far, Banks has not commented – though she may choose to borrow a rallying cry that she herself delivered earlier this year: "Kiss my fat a--!"
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Dulce María: Party Animal
The RBD member lets loose into the early morning hours in Miami. Plus: Cristian Castro, Björk in Mexico and more!
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Last Night in New York: Tyra Banks Takes a Shot
Originally posted 11/16/2007 11:25AM
While the current Victoria's Secret models were strutting their stuff in L.A. Thursday night, famous alum Tyra Banks was enjoying a relaxing night out in New York's Soho neighborhood. Observers spotted her with her mom at haute Mexican restaurant La Esquina, comfortably nestled in a back corner booth for a leisurely dinner. They had a bottle of Pellegrino on the table, but after the meal, a server presented Tyra with a shot. (Though restaurant has plenty of fancy tequilas, Tyra's drink of choice remains a mystery.) After dinner, the pair walked out, and it was clear Tyra hasn't lost her touch: One patron was overheard calling the supermodel "drop-dead gorgeous."
–Lesley Messer
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Tyra Banks to Discuss 'What's Up Down There'
Originally posted 11/02/2007 01:05PM
In what is likely a first for television, Tyra Banks on Monday will devote her entire hour-long talk show to discussing ... the vagina.
"I have wanted to do this show for two years," says Banks, 33. "I know for a lot of women talking about what is going on in our bodies is extremely difficult, but it is incredibly important."
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