Tyra Banks Was Told To “Lose Some Weight” — Here’s How She Bounced Back And Built An Empire
Tyra Banks and her mother Carolyn London outline the difficult journey to success in their book “Perfect is Boring”. At the height of Tyra Banks’ high fashion career, she was called “too big” by designers during Milan Fashion Week. In response to this criticism, Tyra questioned her body and how she could change it to adhere to the industry’s rigid standards. Her mother had a different plan and instead took her daughter out to pizza.
Tyra and her mother, who at the time was acting as her manager, decide to leave high fashion and pursue mainstream brands. Several years later, Tyra Banks has established an empire from being the first Black covergirl on Sports Illustrated, the first Black Victoria’s Secret Angel, to creating America’s Next Top Model. There is still more yet to come from Tyra Banks.
