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  • Tyra Banks Shares First Photo Of “Miracle Baby Boy”

    Tyra Banks shared the first photo of her newborn son, York, on Sunday, calling him her miracle.

    Banks and her beau, Erik Asla, had York via gestational surrogate after having trouble conceiving naturally, and the supermodel called Sunday the “happiest Valentine’s Day” of her life as she got to hold the baby close.

    “As we thank the angel of a woman that carried our miracle baby boy for us, we pray for everyone who struggles to reach this joyous milestone, York Banks Asla, welcome to the world,” Tyra said.

    “As I gaze into the beautiful eyes of my son, I think about all the people who struggle with fertility or carrying a child and continue to pray for them every day. My hopes and dreams are filled with well wishes that they get to feel what my little treasure, York Banks Asla, feels like in my arms,” Banks said in a statement.

    This is the Happiest Valentine's Day of my life. York, Daddy @erikasla and I send you so much love.

    A photo posted by Tyra Banks (@tyrabanks) on

    Tyra became emotional last fall on her talk show FABLife when co-host Chrissy Teigen started talking about her struggles to become pregnant with husband John Legend, saying that the fact that so many people felt it was okay to question her about when it was going to happen was hurtful. Banks agreed, saying you never know what someone is going through.

    “I want to co-sign what Chrissy is saying and say ‘You have no idea what people are going through.’ Why am I crying? You just have no idea what people are going through, so when you ask Chrissy that or me that or anybody that, it is none of your frigging business, okay? And for any women, it is none of your business what somebody is going through, Whether they want to have a child or don’t ever want to have a child or may have a child on the way, it’s none of your business, okay? Until somebody wants to make it your business,” Tyra Banks said.

  • Erik Asla And Tyra Banks Show Off Their Baby Boy

    Tyra Banks and partner Erik Asla are the parents to a bouncing baby boy named York, whom they delivered via surrogate.

    The supermodel and talk show host took to Instagram on Sunday and shared a sweet photo of herself looking serene as their “miracle baby” cozily snuggled close to her.

    “This is the Happiest Valentine’s Day of my life. York, Daddy @erikasla and I send you so much love,” the caption said.

    This is the Happiest Valentine’s Day of my life. York, Daddy @erikasla and I send you so much love.

    A photo posted by Tyra Banks (@tyrabanks) on

    Meanwhile, her photographer boyfriend of two years, Erik Asla, posted the same photo on his Instagram page with the caption, “Mother and Son.”

    The 42-year-old TV personality had been candid about her struggles to conceive. For years, Banks has claimed to have tried just about everything that modern fertility methods have to offer, including repeated IVF sessions that never reached fruition.

    In an episode of the lifestyle talk show FABLife – which Tyra Banks co-hosts and produces – she broke down in tears as she described the many painful IVF treatments she has gone through and the constant judgment that she faces for being childless in her forties.

    Fortunately, using a surrogate mother to carry their embryos proved successful, as they now have baby York.

    While fans are happy about the baby news, a lot of people have also gotten quite curious about Tyra Banks’ other half, Erik Asla. Not much has been published about her partner, even though they’ve actually been together for more than two years now. ET managed to gather a few interesting details about the guy, the first of which is that he’s a 50-year-old professional photographer from Norway, who relocated to Los Angeles.

    Upon arriving in the U.S., Erik Asla scored a job as a photo assistant to esteemed fashion photographer Herb Ritts. He and Tyra Banks reportedly met on the set of the Norwegian version of Next Top Model, where he worked as one of the show’s photographers.

  • Erik Asla, Tyra Banks Welcome Baby Boy Via Surrogate

    Erik Asla and Tyra Banks surprised fans with a birth announcement earlier this week. The Norwegian photographer and the former supermodel welcomed a baby boy via a surrogate.

    York Banks Asla was born via an “angel of a woman that carried our miracle baby boy for us,” according to a social media post Tyra Banks shared on Thursday.

    “The best present we worked and prayed so hard for is finally here. He’s got my fingers and big eyes and his daddy Erik’s mouth and chin. As we thank the angel of a woman that carried our miracle baby boy for us, we pray for everyone who struggles to reach this joyous milestone. York Banks Asla, welcome to the world,” Banks captioned a photo of a tiny baby hat.

    A photo posted by Tyra Banks (@tyrabanks) on

    Erik Asla and Tyra Banks have yet to share a photo of their newborn bundle of joy. It could be they’re waiting for the highest bidder, as the war on first baby photos is often waged among publications.

    Banks was open in recent months about the angst she experienced when undergoing IVF treatments in her effort to become pregnant. She and Asla kept mum about their use of a gestational surrogate until after their baby was born.

    Just about a month ago, Tyra Banks shared a photo of herself with Erik Asla, captioning the shot, “Everyone deserves to be loved like this.”

    A photo posted by Tyra Banks (@tyrabanks) on

    It certainly appears as though that love is a mutual thing Tyra Banks and Erik Asla share. The welcoming of a baby into their loving home will no doubt make their world complete.

    Congratulations to both Tyra Banks and Erik Asla on the birth of York Banks Asla.

  • Tyra Banks’ Talk Show Canceled Amid Chrissy Teigen Feud Rumors

    Tyra Banks talk show, TheFABLife, has officially been canceled after just one season only a couple of months after Banks’ departure.

    Banks worked on the show with Chrissy Teigen, Joe Zee, Lauren Makk and Leah Ashley and and was also executive producer, but in November she announced that she would be leaving the show in order to focus on other aspects of her career. In the midst of it all, rumors were flying that she and Chrissy Teigen were not getting along on set, which contributed to her departure.

    “This is a very difficult decision, but necessary. I will be devoting more time to my new, growing cosmetics company, TYRA Beauty, which is expanding faster than anticipated, as well as overseeing my company’s other entertainment ventures. I will however continue to support the growth and success of FABLife and greatly admire my fellow co-hosts and the talented production team behind the show,” Banks said in a statement.

    Teigen responded to the rumors, saying that “if Tyra and I were fighting as hard as you’re saying, I would be the one off the show.” However, stories of a feud still persist online, even after Tyra Banks told E! News that she “doesn’t beef with people she hires.” She did say that the new show took too much time away from the other things she does.

    “It competed for my time in a way that you cannot run a business and do a daytime talk show. And I thought I could. And I can’t,” Banks said.

    Tyra was reportedly not happy with the direction the show was taking even early on, and sources say the series suffered poor ratings almost from the beginning.

    “The show’s a ratings disaster, specifically with adults 25 to 54. By comparison, Bethenny’s delivery of the 25 to 54 demographic was 29 percent higher than ‘FABLife’ at the time of its cancellation,” a source told Page Six.

    Even so, producers will still put out new episodes through the end of the first season.

  • Tyra Banks’ FABLife Canceled After Just One Season

    Bad news for any fans of the Tyra Banks-produced FABLife.

    The show has been canceled and will not return for a second season.

    The remainder of the first season will go on, however.

    “We’re extremely proud of everyone involved with the show and would like to thank them for all of their contributions and tireless efforts,” Janice Marinelli, president of Disney/ABC Home Entertainment told The Hollywood Reporter. “We are especially appreciative of our talented and dynamic co-hosts Chrissy Teigen, Joe Zee, Leah Ashley and Lauren Makk, and we would also like to extend a huge thanks to our station partners for all of their support.”

    The show, an acronym for “Fun and Beautiful (life)”, first premiered on September 14th. It featured panelists and round-table discussion, cooking, and more – similar to The Talk or The View.

    Tyra Banks left the show last November, citing the need to focus on the cosmetics line.

  • Chrissy Teigen, Tyra Banks: No Feud Between the Two

    Chrissy Teigen and Tyra Banks aren’t feuding. That’s been the buzz since Banks announced her departure from FABLife after just one season.

    Taking to Twitter to address the rumors, Chrissy Teigen insists they’re false.

    It was Friday when Tyra Banks announced she was stepping down from the show to spend more time on her makeup line.

    “I will be devoting more time to my new, growing cosmetics company, TYRA Beauty, which is expanding faster than anticipated, as well as overseeing my company’s other entertainment ventures,” she said in a statement. “I will, however, continue to support the growth and success of FABLife and greatly admire my fellow co-hosts and the talented production team behind the show.”

    A source tells People magazine that “the show wasn’t what Tyra wanted,” however “she hopes it will be successful for the other cast members but she has to move on.”

    Those other cast members include Chrissy Teigen, Joe Zee, Lauren Makk, and Leah Ashley.

    Are you a FABLife fan? Were you surprised to learn of Tyra Banks’ exit from the show?

    Will Chrissy Teigen head up FABLife to fill the void left by Tyra’s exit or will someone new join the panel?

  • Tyra Banks Upset By Chrissy Teigen’s Pregnancy News?

    Was Tyra Banks upset that Chrissy Teigen didn’t break the news of her pregnancy on their show, according to Hollywood Life.

    ““Tyra is very happy that her co-host is pregnant, but she wishes that the announcement would have been made on their show because any chance for a ratings boost is only a good thing,” an insider tells HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY.”

    Chrissy announced her pregnancy on Instagram:

    Her husband, singer John Legend also took to Instagram to announce, “We’re pregnant!”. This is the celebrity way now days for sure!

  • Gigi Hadid Receives Support from Kris Jenner, Tyra Banks, and More After Sharing Positive Body Message Via Instagram

    Gigi Hadid is no stranger to negative attention. In fact, she’s been called out more times than she can count for her body. The body shaming comes from those who like to point out that her body isn’t stick thin like so many other models.

    Embracing her womanly curves–as well as those of others–Gigi Hadid shared her thoughts via Instagram that these body shamers elicited.

    A photo posted by Gigi Hadid (@gigihadid) on

    Tyra Banks was so impressed with Gigi Hadid’s words that she reposted them on her own Instagram account.

    Kris Jenner shared her praise in a Tweet.

    Gigi Hadid is the daughter of former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Yolanda Foster. Sister Bella Hadid is a model, too.

    Yolanda Foster shared a gorgeous photo of Gigi on her Instagram account, along with some very special words.

    “❤️This represents your foundation, the core of who you are my love. Not perfect yet authentic, honest, kind, full of love, grace and wisdom beyond your years…….Only insecure, jealous cowards use social media to criticize and body shame young successful woman like you so please Keep shining, Keep smiling and keep being the best you can be working on your craft one day at a time. You were born to be real not to fake perfection. Loving you just the way you are!! #ProudMommy #YourWordsInspireMe,” Yolanda Foster captioned the photo of Gigi Hadid with her horse.

    A photo posted by YOLANDA (@yolandahfoster) on

    Gigi Hadid is setting a wonderful example for those of all body types. No one body is perfect. Even in the world of fashion modeling more diverse body types are walking the runways.

    Kudos to Gigi Hadid for raising awareness about the beauty of all body types. Hopefully others will continue to support her and share her message.

  • Chrissy Teigen Appreciates Support Following Revelation of Infertility Battle

    Chrissy Teigen is overwhelmed by the support she has received from her fans following a recent revelation that she and husband John Legend are enduring an infertility struggle.

    It was while co-hosting Tyra Presents FABLife last week that Chrissy Teigen admitted she and John Legend had seen fertility doctors in their quest to have children. Tyra Banks admitted she was facing a similar struggle, too.

    “I will say, honestly, John and I are having trouble,” Chrissy Teigen said. “We would have kids five, six years ago if it’d happened,” she added. “But my gosh, it’s been a process!”

    Chrissy continued, “So, anytime somebody asks me if I’m going to have kids, I’m like, ‘One day, you’re going to ask that to the wrong girl who’s really struggling, and it’s going to be really hurtful to them. And I hate that. So, I hate it. Stop asking me!’”

    Despite the pain of her infertility issues, Teigen shared via social media her appreciation of the support she has received since appearing on the show.

    While it’s unclear if Chrissy Teigen has gone this route, Tyra Banks revealed that she had undergone IVF treatments in her quest to have a child with boyfriend Erik Asla.

    “I’m so tired of seeing on my social media, ‘Why don’t you have kids? Why don’t you have kids?’” she said. “You don’t know. You don’t know what I’m going through. You have no idea.”

    Chrissy Teigen and Tyra Banks have possibly ignited something that might result in a new social etiquette with regard to asking women when they’re going to have children. Maybe, after hearing how these ladies have suffered from the social stigma that often accompanies an infertility struggle, people will think twice before asking such personal questions.

    Kudos to Chrissy Teigen and Tyra Banks for bravely sharing their stories.

  • Tyra Banks Talks “Traumatic Moments” During IVF Procedures, Has She Suffered Miscarriages?

    Tyra Banks recently opened up about wanting a child with photographer boyfriend Erik Asla, and that she is undergoing IVF treatments. The 41-year-old America’s Top Model host was candid in a recent interview about some of what she has experienced thus far.

    “When I turned 40, the one thing I was not happy about is that I did not have kids,” she said. “I’m like, ‘Damn, the clock is ticking!’”

    “Since I was 24, I used to say every year, ‘I will have kids in three years,’” she added. “I kept saying it over and over again. Because my business is very entrepreneurial. I’m not for hire, so I have to do everything. I kept trying to find that time for that to happen.”

    Tears flowed for Tyra Banks as she talked about some of the frustrations and the pain.

    “I’ve had some not happy moments with that, very traumatic moments,” she explained. “It’s difficult as you get older. It’s not something that can just happen.”

    Even though Tyra Banks didn’t come right out and say it, some likely wonder if the trauma she experienced was in the form of one or more miscarriages. It isn’t unusual for women undergoing IVF treatments to become pregnant and then miscarry the implanted embryos.

    Despite the pain and whatever specific traumas Tyra Banks has endured, her outlook is a positive one.

    “I hope [for kids], she says. “I don’t just want one child. I want a litter! And I want to be the kind of mom where my child can come to me for anything.”

    Hopefully one day soon, Tyra Banks will see her dream come true.

  • Ashley Graham Wants to Be Like Heidi Klum and Other Supermodels, But Curvier

    Ashley Graham is a super successful plus-size model, whose goal is to become a supermodel like Heidi Klum. She realizes there will be one big difference between her and the America’s Got Talent judge. She will be curvier. But that doesn’t stop Ashley Graham from working to achieve her goal.

    In addition to Heidi Klum, Graham also admires Kathy Ireland, Tyra Banks, and Cindy Crawford. She’d be happy achieving the success level of any of her four idols.

    “I definitely look up to Kathy Ireland, Heidi Klum, Tyra Banks and Cindy Crawford,” Ashley Graham said during a recent interview with The Coveteur. “I’ve watched their careers and they have just blossomed into extraordinary and amazing things. I can’t wait to be the curvier version of all of them.”

    Ashley Graham has not just modeled for plus-size retailer Lane Bryant–she has landed a bikini ad for Sports Illustrated, too.

    And even though she faced much scrutiny at the start of her career, she believes the industry is finally changing.

    “I’ve faced criticism my whole career,” she said. “It’s come from fans, it’s come from agents, and it’s come from other models. But I think that it’s all a matter of how you handle it and I turned it all into a positive thing. Now the industry has totally changed and it’s not as much about size anymore–everyone’s really jumped on the bandwagon of not letting size be the defining factor of determining what beauty truly is.”

    Ashley Graham has never felt the need to lose weight when she began her career.

    “I got told at the very beginning, when I was about 12 years old, ‘If you lost a ton of weight, you could be a major model’ and my mom just looked at the lady, started laughing and said ‘We won’t be doing that,’ ” she shared. “That gave me so much confidence because if my mom didn’t think I needed to lose weight, then obviously I didn’t need to.”

    Hopefully young prospective models will gain confidence when they read about stories like Ashley Graham’s. And hopefully Ashley Graham attains her goal of becoming as famous a model as Heidi Klum or her cohorts.

  • Kelly Ripa to Receive GLAAD’s Excellence in Media Award, Anderson Cooper to Present It

    Kelly Ripa will receive the Excellence in Media Award at the upcoming GLAAD Media Awards in New York City. Her good friend Anderson Cooper will present the award to the Live! With Kelly and Michael star. Ripa learned this exciting news on Monday.

    “For over a decade, Kelly Ripa has greeted millions of viewers with messages of acceptance and inclusion,” GLAAD president Sarah Kate Ellis said in a statement. “By sharing inclusive stories with her audience and loudly voicing support for her LGBT friends and fans, Kelly is helping to drive acceptance forward.”

    Kelly Ripa will be in good company when receiving this Excellence in Media Award. Past recipients include Diane Sawyer, Tyra Banks, Julianne Moore, Glenn Close, Barbara Walters, Judy Shepard, and Russell Simmons.

    The GLAAD Media Awards are scheduled for May 9th at New York’s Waldorf Astoria Hotel. Ross Mathews will host the event. Distinguished guests will include Laverne Cox, Transparent star Jeffrey Tambor, Jonathan Groff, and Homeland’s Rupert Friend.

    This isn’t the only honor Kelly Ripa celebrated on Monday. On Sunday she won Best Entertainment Talk Show Host with cohost Michael Strahan at the Daytime Emmys.

    Just days ago Kelly Ripa shared some emotional words in honor of the late Dr. Frederic Brandt. The renown cosmetic surgeon took his own life earlier this month.

    Hopefully her Emmy Award and Excellence in Media Award from GLAAD will help lighten the heavy heart she has felt since her dear friend’s passing.

  • Angelea Preston Sues Tyra Banks, CW over ‘ANTM’ Disqualification

    Angelea Preston Sues Tyra Banks, CW over ‘ANTM’ Disqualification

    The drama on America’s Next Top Model is truly never-ending.

    Angelea Preston, a former participant in multiple cycles of the popular show, is suing Tyra Banks and the CW network for breach of contract.

    According to the LA Times, Preston claims that she was disqualified from the show due to the fact that she had worked as an escort. She’s looking to snag $3 million in the suit.

    Preston placed third in cycle 14 of the show, and returned for cycle 17 (dubbed “All Stars”). A while ago, we learned that Preston had originally won the crown – but had it stripped after she was disqualified. 30-year-old Lisa D’Amato was eventually chosen as the winner

    Post by Angelea Preston.

    Banks and the network were tight-lipped about the circumstances surrounding Preston’s disqualification, but most speculated that it had something to do – at least in part – with improper disclosure. Simply put, Preston talked about the show before air, which is of course a huge no-no.

    But now, according to Preston’s lawsuit, that wasn’t the case. From the LA Times:

    …[S]he’d told producers about her year of escort work before filming but was later grilled about it by a casting director after the finale had been taped.

    “After shooting was wrapped, our production team learned information from Angelea that disqualifies her from the competition,” photographer and judge Nigel Barker said during the Dec. 7, 2011, finale, before Lisa D’Amato was named the winner.

    We’ve known this lawsuit was on the horizon for a couple of months now. TMZ first reported on it in September. According to TMZ, Preston is also claiming that the models on the show were treated poorly – specifically being denied food and water for hours on end.

  • Tyra Banks Reveals Why She Went To Harvard Business School

    Tyra Banks made a big announcement last week after teasing fans on social media with the promise of something “fierce”: her new makeup line, TYRA Beauty, has now launched.

    The supermodel and host of America’s Next Top Model says she couldn’t really talk about why she attended Harvard in the past, but there was a specific reason, and now she’s putting her education to work in the real world.

    “The creation of my cosmetics experience has been years in the making. Do you know how good it feels to finally be able to tell the world why I attended Harvard Business School?! I truly learned how to master building and leading my own cosmetics experience,” she told People Magazine.

    Banks says she doesn’t want her cosmetics line to be just another face in the crowd; standing out and doing something different is always her goal.

    “The TYRA Beauty cosmetics experience has a lot of innovative elements. I’m obsessed with being different, unique, a leader. Our new beauty business is all about badassery. I’m approaching beauty differently: bigger, bolder, badder.”

    Banks shared some of her “Do’s” and “Don’ts” with Good Morning America this week, which include:

    1. DO use your fingers! Your skin is the perfect applicator for cream blush, highlighter, concealer and more. Use those digits to blend, blend, blend. TyTy uses hers for her “in a Stick” TYover products.

    2. DO paint it on! Paint it ALL on! Don’t be afraid to rock a bold lip AND a bold eye. The camera will love you.

    3. DO apply that extra coat of mascara. Layer it on! You can never have enough lash love.

    1. DON’T sleep in that makeup. You’ll have a less smooth palette to work with in the future.

    2. DON’T get ‘mask face’. Slathering one foundation all over your face will make you look one dimensional. Contour that face with some TYover sticks and come into 3-D reality.

    3. DON’T skip the lip. A pop of bright color on that pucker can make the rest of your face glow in a pinch.

  • Tyra Banks Has A Bone To Pick With Victoria’s Secret

    Tyra Banks has been retired from modeling for nearly nine years now, but she said she might be open for a reunion if the idea ever came about.

    During Tuesday night’s episode of Watch What Happens Live, Banks was asked that question. She revealed that she had been asked to do a reunion several years ago, but the America’s Next Top Model host was trying to be taken seriously as a talk show host and business woman.

    “I have been asked to do a reunion many years ago,” Banks, who was a Victoria’s Secret Angel from 1997 until 2005, said. “I said no because I was trying to be taken seriously as a talk show host and as an executive producer and as a businesswoman.”

    Since then, Gisele Bündchen and Heidi Klum have also retired their wings, and Banks said she would be open to doing a reunion with her former friends. “I don’t know if I would. But whenever I see them, I feel like we have a connection, these Angels, because we’re like the O.G. original Angels. Like, that was invented on us,” Banks said.

    Banks also admitted that she has a bone to pick with Victoria’s Secret. Banks said, when she left the company, she was told that she would be getting free Victoria’s Secret products for life. However, she only received them for a year, which upset her. “The president of Victoria’s Secret promised me a lifetime supply of Victoria’s Secret products, even after I decided to leave the company. But once I left, he only let me have it for a year. So I have a bone to pick.”

    Aside from a possible modeling reunion, Banks has revealed that she is working on a Life-Size sequel that may include Lindsay Lohan. The original film starred Banks and Lohan, who was only 11 years old at the time. “This time I’m executive producing it and we’re in the process of writing,” she said. “We haven’t spoken to Lindsay, but you never know. I mean, she’s a woman now. She’d be like, ‘Hey, Eve doll. You used to be my Barbie.’”

    Image via Wikimedia Commons

  • Tyra Banks Says Victoria’s Secret Did Not Keep Promise They Made

    Tyra Banks has “a bone to pick” with Victoria’s Secret. The ex-model was a guest at Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live where she told Andy Cohen that Victoria’s Secret did not own up to a promise they made when she was still with them.

    The 40-year-old model turned businesswoman said: “The president of Victoria’s Secret promised me a lifetime supply of Victoria’s Secret products, even after I decided to leave the company, but once I left, he only let me have it for a year. So I have a bone to pick.”

    Banks retired from modelling a few years ago and has instead focused on her career as a serious talk show host and businesswoman. According to her, this is also why she declined offers to go back.

    “I have been asked to do a reunion many years ago, and I said no” says the creator and judge of the hit reality show series  America’s Next Top Model, “because I was trying to be taken seriously as a talk show host and as an executive producer and as a businesswoman.”

    Banks worked with Victoria’s Secret for a total of eight years, from 1997 to 2005, and has been one of the main icons of the brand in that period.

    Should the opportunity to reunite and work with them come around again, she says she doesn’t know if she would take it. She did say that she still feels a connection with her co-angels from the old days because of their bond as the original angels.  There’s still the possibility, since she hasn’t given a definite answer. The other two original VS angels, Gisele Bündchen and Heidi Klum, have also moved on from modelling to other more mature careers.

    Fans of the California native can also look forward to a sequel to her 2001 movie Life Size.  Banks told Cohen that she is currently in the process of writing Life Size 2, for which she is also executive producer. When pressed about giving Lindsey Lohan a role, she answered: “right now, we haven’t spoken to Lindsay, but you never know, she’s a woman now.”

    Image via YouTube

  • Tyra Banks Isn’t Happy With Victoria’s Secret

    Tyra Banks isn’t very happy with Victoria’s Secret. Although the former model rose to stardom during her tenure as a Victoria’s Secret Angel, she still has a bone to pick with the famous San Francisco-based company.

    According to ABC News, Banks recently appeared on Bravo’s Watch What Happens with Andy Cohen. During her chat with Cohen, she revealed why she isn’t too happy with the massive lingerie retailer.

    The America’s Next Top Model creator revealed a promise was made to her by the company when she was an Angel. However, the promise was broken shortly after her departure.

    “The president of Victoria’s Secret promised me a lifetime supply of Victoria’s Secret products, even after I decided to leave the company,” she explained to Cohen. “But once I left, he only let me have it for a year. So I have a bone to pick.”

    Banks was a Victoria’s Secret Angel from 1997 to 2005. However, her career didn’t stop there. In 2010, she re-signed with her former modeling agency IMG Models. She’s also now a fashion contributor for the Vogue Italia website. Then, of course, there’s still the ever-popular America’s Next Top Model.

    “I have been asked to do a reunion many years ago, and I said no because I was trying to be taken seriously as a talk show host and as an executive producer and as a businesswoman,” Banks revealed.

    When asked if she’d consider taking the company up on their offer now, she revealed she’s still undecided about it all.

    “I don’t know if I would,” she said. “But whenever I see them, I feel like we have a connection, these Angels, because we’re like the O.G. original Angels. Like, that was invented on us.”

    The 21st cycle of America’s Next Top Model is scheduled to premiere Monday, August 18, 2014 at 9/8c.

    Image via Tyra Banks, Facebook

  • Tyra Banks Headed Back to Daytime TV

    Tyra Banks Headed Back to Daytime TV

    Tyra Banks is reportedly headed back to daytime TV. The former Victoria’s Secret model and TV personality will launch a new lifestyle show set to hit the airwaves in 2015. A wide range of topics will be presented on the new as-yet unnamed daytime talk show and guests will include experts on these topics.

    “The fire to inspire women and help them to blaze new paths fiercely burns inside of me,” Banks said in a recent statement. “I’m excited to be partnering with Disney-ABC to usher in a new era of lifestyle, beauty and entertainment that will inspire women to be the CEO of their lives via honesty, humor and the newest tips and tricks without being intimidating or precious. To my fierce fam of future viewers: I can’t wait to shake up daytime TV together. I have a lot of information to give and still lots to learn. Let’s do it!”

    Some of the topics Tyra Banks will cover on her new show include fashion, beauty, entertaining and individual enterprise. She has plans to introduce celebrities and people from all walks of life who can inspire and inform her viewers.

    “With an extraordinary social media following and legions of fans built over her years on television, Tyra is more relevant than ever,” Lisa Hackner, the executive vice president of daytime and syndicated programming at ABC Entertainment Group said. “She is the ideal personality to infuse lifestyle content with fresh energy, humor, and the practical information the daytime audience craves.”

    Disney-ABC’s Summerdale Productions will produce the show along with Banks. This will be Tyra’s second daytime show. The Tyra Banks Show ran from 2005 to 2010. She is also noted for producing and hosting America’s Next Top Model which now boasts 26 international versions. The hit CW show is one of the longest running reality shows on broadcast television.

    Thereis no doubt that Tyra Banks’ new daytime show will also be a hit. Fans will be waiting eagerly to learn what she calls her new show and exactly when the first episode will air.

    Image via Wikimedia Commons

  • Marisa Tomei: One of Many Celebs Getting Older Today

    Who knew? December 4th is a big day for Hollywood. Academy Award winner Marissa Tomei turned 49 on Wednesday. And she’s in good company.

    Also blowing out birthday candles today are actors, rappers, comics and models. Talk show host and former Victoria Secret/Sports Illustrated model Tyra Banks is celebrating a milestone birthday. She is now 40. If you’re looking for the person who is probably throwing the biggest bash, search no further than rapper/producer/mogul/Nets owner Jay-Z, who is 44.

    Jay-Z and Beyonce have a very special goal in mind in honor of the “Empire State of Mind” singer’s birthday. He wrote on Tuesday on his Life + Times blog that the couple was going vegan. “On December 3rd, one day before my 44th birthday I will embark on a 22 Days challenge to go completely vegan, or as I prefer to call it, plant-based!! This all began a few months back when a good friend and vegan challenged me to embrace a “plant-based breakfast” every day. It was surprisingly easier on me than I thought. Why now? There’s something spiritual to me about it being my 44th birthday and the serendipity behind the number of days in this challenge; 22 (2+2=4) coupled with the fact that the challenge ends on Christmas day…It just feels right!”

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    And the list of December 4th birthdays continues. Looking for a laugh, former Saturday Night Live standout and Portlandia star Fred Armisen is 47. And finally, another Oscar winner is celebrating a birthday today, Mr. Lebowski himself, Jeff Bridges is 64.

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  • Tyra Banks Poses as Cindy Crawford and Kate Moss

    Tyra Banks, the gorgeous supermodel and host of “America’s Next Top Model”, has been photographed for an upcoming exhibit where she impersonates her fellow supermodels, Kate Moss and Cindy Crawford.

    The photographs are for Udo Spreitzenbarth’s exhibition titled, “Tyra Banks Presents: 15”. The exhibit also includes photographs of Banks as Linda Evangelista, Lauren Hutton, Jerry Hall, Iman, Twiggy, Brooke Shields, Claudia Schiffer, Carmen Dell’Orefice, Grace Jones, Kate Upton, Karlie Kloss and Cara Delevingne. There is also a photo of her as herself when she was 15 and had just started her modeling career.

    According to a press release concerning the exhibit, all of the photographs are in black and white and pay tribute to Banks’ colleagues and friends. None of the photos have been manipulated or enhanced in any way. “In the age of pixilated veils, there is no digital manipulation to the imagery. 15 is Tyra Banks in raw, un-retouched images: the photography, styling, and transformative hair and make-up, along with Banks’ extraordinary ability to emulate each character, takes the notion of “black and white” beyond the portrayed models’ varying ethnicity and a description of the photographs.”

    The exhibit opened on Monday September 9 and will run through November 9.

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  • Tyra Banks Gets Wild During Talk Show Appearances

    Tyra Banks did some promoting for the upcoming season of “America’s Next Top Model” recently on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” and got a little scandalous while teaching him how to throw a sexy pose.

    First she got out the Altoids so they wouldn’t have “funk breath” while they were up close and personal, and then she demonstrated how to breathe, grasp, and look deep into the other person’s eyes during the embrace.

    “It’s important to have tension,” she explained. “I’ll need to feel the tension. Squeeze my arm where you actually see the indentions in my flesh.”

    “My wife is going to kill me!” Fallon said.

    The duo struck a sultry pose for the camera, although Jimmy was trying not to laugh the whole time. Later, Banks visited Lil’ Bow Wow on “106 And Park” and kissed the young rapper full on the mouth.

    “We have serious history,” Banks said to the audience. “He had a little crush on me and was hitting me up on Twitter nonstop. I think he was talking about wanting to know what my lips taste like and stuff.”

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