she’s a former top model television personality TV show host and
personality TV show host and
personality TV show host and entrepreneur she began her career as a
entrepreneur she began her career as a
entrepreneur she began her career as a model at age 15 and rose to fame as
model at age 15 and rose to fame as
model at age 15 and rose to fame as becoming the first african-american
becoming the first african-american
becoming the first african-american woman to be on the cover of GQ and the
woman to be on the cover of GQ and the
woman to be on the cover of GQ and the Sports Illustrated swimsuit magazine by
Sports Illustrated swimsuit magazine by
Sports Illustrated swimsuit magazine by the early 2000s she was one of the
the early 2000s she was one of the
the early 2000s she was one of the highest-paid models in the world
highest-paid models in the world
highest-paid models in the world she’s Tyra Banks and hear her top ten
she’s Tyra Banks and hear her top ten
she’s Tyra Banks and hear her top ten rules for success even as a model back
rules for success even as a model back
rules for success even as a model back in my modeling days I’d say almost every
in my modeling days I’d say almost every
in my modeling days I’d say almost every single day I heard you can’t do this
single day I heard you can’t do this
single day I heard you can’t do this fashion show because you’re black you
fashion show because you’re black you
fashion show because you’re black you can’t do that magazine spread because
can’t do that magazine spread because
can’t do that magazine spread because you’re black you can’t have this
you’re black you can’t have this
you’re black you can’t have this contract modeling contract because
contract modeling contract because
contract modeling contract because you’re black you can’t be on the cover
you’re black you can’t be on the cover
you’re black you can’t be on the cover of a magazine because you’re black and
of a magazine because you’re black and
of a magazine because you’re black and of course they get you down but for some
of course they get you down but for some
of course they get you down but for some reason there’s something inside of me
reason there’s something inside of me
reason there’s something inside of me that goes you say I can’t really watch
that goes you say I can’t really watch
that goes you say I can’t really watch me so it’s very important to find out
me so it’s very important to find out
me so it’s very important to find out why disease is disease different and
why disease is disease different and
why disease is disease different and everybody that works on my system knows
everybody that works on my system knows
everybody that works on my system knows it so they don’t ever
it so they don’t ever
it so they don’t ever it’s like we call it sagging Nazi so I
it’s like we call it sagging Nazi so I
it’s like we call it sagging Nazi so I encourage everyone dad or will she won’t
encourage everyone dad or will she won’t
encourage everyone dad or will she won’t break through the clutter there’s so
break through the clutter there’s so
break through the clutter there’s so much noise there’s social media act just
much noise there’s social media act just
much noise there’s social media act just craziness and whether you’re the
craziness and whether you’re the
craziness and whether you’re the consumer women or the
consumer women or the
consumer women or the business-to-business business that can
business-to-business business that can
business-to-business business that can have there’s just so much clutter how do
have there’s just so much clutter how do
have there’s just so much clutter how do you see that that’s I feel like um my
you see that that’s I feel like um my
you see that that’s I feel like um my career and my business has gotten to
career and my business has gotten to
career and my business has gotten to where it is because of my gut so that’s
where it is because of my gut so that’s
where it is because of my gut so that’s just something a combination of you know
just something a combination of you know
just something a combination of you know my parents and what they’ve instilled as
my parents and what they’ve instilled as
my parents and what they’ve instilled as well as you know some education that
well as you know some education that
well as you know some education that I’ve had and life experience but again
I’ve had and life experience but again
I’ve had and life experience but again that all goes to me it’s still gut gut
that all goes to me it’s still gut gut
that all goes to me it’s still gut gut gut in order to take my business to the
gut in order to take my business to the
gut in order to take my business to the next level for it to scale for it to be
next level for it to scale for it to be
next level for it to scale for it to be truly I really want to leave a true
truly I really want to leave a true
truly I really want to leave a true legacy I think that expanding the
legacy I think that expanding the
legacy I think that expanding the definition of beauty is bigger than me
definition of beauty is bigger than me
definition of beauty is bigger than me and more important than me and in order
and more important than me and in order
and more important than me and in order to reach more people and to grow my
to reach more people and to grow my
to reach more people and to grow my business I needed the book smarts I
business I needed the book smarts I
business I needed the book smarts I needed though the minds of those
needed though the minds of those
needed though the minds of those professors I needed the education to get
professors I needed the education to get
professors I needed the education to get there I do not think that I could do it
there I do not think that I could do it
there I do not think that I could do it without the education now I’m sitting
without the education now I’m sitting
without the education now I’m sitting with my accountants and we’re talking
with my accountants and we’re talking
with my accountants and we’re talking you know all net present value and we’re
you know all net present value and we’re
you know all net present value and we’re talking about you know depreciation and
talking about you know depreciation and
talking about you know depreciation and you know just so much that had I not
you know just so much that had I not
you know just so much that had I not gone to school you know I don’t think
gone to school you know I don’t think
gone to school you know I don’t think that I would have focused on it enough
that I would have focused on it enough
that I would have focused on it enough and I would have been just this girl
and I would have been just this girl
and I would have been just this girl that’s doing creative and maybe getting
that’s doing creative and maybe getting
that’s doing creative and maybe getting robbed blind huh you know or not being
robbed blind huh you know or not being
robbed blind huh you know or not being sustainable what I do is I try to UM
sustainable what I do is I try to UM
sustainable what I do is I try to UM make a negative into a positive a lot
make a negative into a positive a lot
make a negative into a positive a lot like in my career on a daily basis as as
like in my career on a daily basis as as
like in my career on a daily basis as as a producer I’m constantly on America’s
a producer I’m constantly on America’s
a producer I’m constantly on America’s Next Top Model on the talk so there’s
Next Top Model on the talk so there’s
Next Top Model on the talk so there’s always a oh that person fell out they’re
always a oh that person fell out they’re
always a oh that person fell out they’re not going to show up oh this this models
not going to show up oh this this models
not going to show up oh this this models doing this or oh our budget is this and
doing this or oh our budget is this and
doing this or oh our budget is this and we just got cut like 30 percent but our
we just got cut like 30 percent but our
we just got cut like 30 percent but our budget got cut I’m always trying to
budget got cut I’m always trying to
budget got cut I’m always trying to figure out a way to make it work and
figure out a way to make it work and
figure out a way to make it work and there always is a way
you know collection of leaving the brand
you know collection of leaving the brand Graham Graham first what I say first
Graham Graham first what I say first
Graham Graham first what I say first what I stand for it is so fun and so
what I stand for it is so fun and so
what I stand for it is so fun and so natural for something like that that’s
natural for something like that that’s
natural for something like that that’s so obvious so that’s about for me to see
so obvious so that’s about for me to see
so obvious so that’s about for me to see you know what’s what I’m passionate
you know what’s what I’m passionate
you know what’s what I’m passionate about also is what is organic the
about also is what is organic the
about also is what is organic the smartest business decision I ever made
smartest business decision I ever made
smartest business decision I ever made was retiring from modeling and doing it
was retiring from modeling and doing it
was retiring from modeling and doing it in a big way so I was a Victoria’s
in a big way so I was a Victoria’s
in a big way so I was a Victoria’s Secret Angel one of the first angels and
Secret Angel one of the first angels and
Secret Angel one of the first angels and I retired and really big Tyra’s what
I retired and really big Tyra’s what
I retired and really big Tyra’s what last walk you know tomorrow night Judah
last walk you know tomorrow night Judah
last walk you know tomorrow night Judah to 8:00 p.m. you know and and I walked
to 8:00 p.m. you know and and I walked
to 8:00 p.m. you know and and I walked away in a really big way and I did that
away in a really big way and I did that
away in a really big way and I did that so that I wouldn’t be tempted to go back
so that I wouldn’t be tempted to go back
so that I wouldn’t be tempted to go back but I realized yeah not sure if that was
but I realized yeah not sure if that was
but I realized yeah not sure if that was the smartest thing to do because I had a
the smartest thing to do because I had a
the smartest thing to do because I had a new talk show back in the day Tyra show
new talk show back in the day Tyra show
new talk show back in the day Tyra show it had not been renewed yet America’s
it had not been renewed yet America’s
it had not been renewed yet America’s Next Top Model was brand new had not
Next Top Model was brand new had not
Next Top Model was brand new had not been renewed yet so here I am putting
been renewed yet so here I am putting
been renewed yet so here I am putting all of my eggs into this basket not
all of my eggs into this basket not
all of my eggs into this basket not knowing if I had you know a true future
knowing if I had you know a true future
knowing if I had you know a true future with this new television production and
with this new television production and
with this new television production and producing and hosting so good decision
producing and hosting so good decision
producing and hosting so good decision but I look back I’m like hmm very risky
but I look back I’m like hmm very risky
but I look back I’m like hmm very risky very risky but sometimes those are the
very risky but sometimes those are the
very risky but sometimes those are the decisions that pay off that I like I
decisions that pay off that I like I
decisions that pay off that I like I reward yeah no I mean I had people like
reward yeah no I mean I had people like
reward yeah no I mean I had people like just going your model and what the heck
just going your model and what the heck
just going your model and what the heck you’re gonna have a talk show it’s gonna
you’re gonna have a talk show it’s gonna
you’re gonna have a talk show it’s gonna be canceled you’re just a model nobody
be canceled you’re just a model nobody
be canceled you’re just a model nobody cares so you know I’ve always had that
cares so you know I’ve always had that
cares so you know I’ve always had that over me oh you’re a black girl you’re
over me oh you’re a black girl you’re
over me oh you’re a black girl you’re not gonna be successful as a model so I
not gonna be successful as a model so I
not gonna be successful as a model so I feel very taken seriously now when I
feel very taken seriously now when I
feel very taken seriously now when I walk in a meeting and it’s like 10 men
walk in a meeting and it’s like 10 men
walk in a meeting and it’s like 10 men in there in suits I don’t feel like I
in there in suits I don’t feel like I
in there in suits I don’t feel like I have to prove myself anymore I feel like
have to prove myself anymore I feel like
have to prove myself anymore I feel like I’ve I’ve proven myself
I’ve I’ve proven myself
I’ve I’ve proven myself I want business that is bigger than me
I want business that is bigger than me
I want business that is bigger than me that means a lot more than me as a
that means a lot more than me as a
that means a lot more than me as a person I look up to Walt Disney so long
person I look up to Walt Disney so long
person I look up to Walt Disney so long with us and when young kids go to
with us and when young kids go to
with us and when young kids go to Disneyland
Disneyland
Disneyland they think that Disney is just a name
they think that Disney is just a name
they think that Disney is just a name illness analysis committee and that’s a
illness analysis committee and that’s a
illness analysis committee and that’s a lot of hair lesson if young girls you
lot of hair lesson if young girls you
lot of hair lesson if young girls you know 30s now don’t open the tire weights
know 30s now don’t open the tire weights
know 30s now don’t open the tire weights company retire base picture was a person
company retire base picture was a person
company retire base picture was a person just as long as they’re there understand
just as long as they’re there understand
just as long as they’re there understand about unique beauty if they don’t have
about unique beauty if they don’t have
about unique beauty if they don’t have to be a cookie cutter to be beautiful
to be a cookie cutter to be beautiful
to be a cookie cutter to be beautiful connect this place or this business and
connect this place or this business and
connect this place or this business and things that thing participated make him
things that thing participated make him
things that thing participated make him feel better like Isis to this day I have
feel better like Isis to this day I have
feel better like Isis to this day I have to talk to myself when I am walking on
to talk to myself when I am walking on
to talk to myself when I am walking on the stage of an award show because I
the stage of an award show because I
the stage of an award show because I didn’t know this but for years I would
didn’t know this but for years I would
didn’t know this but for years I would walk out on that stage and I would do
walk out on that stage and I would do
walk out on that stage and I would do this I would hunch and one day I was
this I would hunch and one day I was
this I would hunch and one day I was talking to my mom and she’s like why do
talking to my mom and she’s like why do
talking to my mom and she’s like why do you do that and for some reason it’s an
you do that and for some reason it’s an
you do that and for some reason it’s an award show or if you’re in front of a
award show or if you’re in front of a
award show or if you’re in front of a big crowd of people like you don’t model
big crowd of people like you don’t model
big crowd of people like you don’t model like that you don’t host your talk show
like that you don’t host your talk show
like that you don’t host your talk show like that you don’t do top model like
like that you don’t do top model like
like that you don’t do top model like that why when you’re in a in front of a
that why when you’re in a in front of a
that why when you’re in a in front of a big big crowd like thousands of people
big big crowd like thousands of people
big big crowd like thousands of people or millions watching at an award show
or millions watching at an award show
or millions watching at an award show type of thing do you hunch and then I
type of thing do you hunch and then I
type of thing do you hunch and then I was struggling and I didn’t understand
was struggling and I didn’t understand
was struggling and I didn’t understand why and I realized it’s because I did
why and I realized it’s because I did
why and I realized it’s because I did not want to look like yo Here I am and
not want to look like yo Here I am and
not want to look like yo Here I am and I’m all that and I don’t know why on
I’m all that and I don’t know why on
I’m all that and I don’t know why on award shows it I can’t even say it
award shows it I can’t even say it
award shows it I can’t even say it happened it happens still so I have to
happened it happens still so I have to
happened it happens still so I have to work on that myself to say I’ve worked
work on that myself to say I’ve worked
work on that myself to say I’ve worked hard I’m successful you know and work my
hard I’m successful you know and work my
hard I’m successful you know and work my butt off
butt off
butt off stand up straight stand up proud and
stand up straight stand up proud and
stand up straight stand up proud and that’s something that I still struggle
that’s something that I still struggle
that’s something that I still struggle with
with
with I’ll say it come to the line oh
I’ll say it come to the line oh
I’ll say it come to the line oh good
you guys in front of me I just wanna
you guys in front of me I just wanna sing one more thing
sing one more thing
sing one more thing for Babbitt I admire your emotion right
for Babbitt I admire your emotion right
for Babbitt I admire your emotion right now it shows to me that this was
now it shows to me that this was
now it shows to me that this was something that’s very important to you
something that’s very important to you
something that’s very important to you took me I’m extremely disappointed in
took me I’m extremely disappointed in
took me I’m extremely disappointed in you this is a joke to you
you this is a joke to you
you this is a joke to you you’ve been through anger management
you’ve been through anger management
you’ve been through anger management you’ve been through your grandmother
you’ve been through your grandmother
you’ve been through your grandmother getting her lights turned off to buy you
getting her lights turned off to buy you
getting her lights turned off to buy you a swimsuit for this competition
a swimsuit for this competition
a swimsuit for this competition and you go over there and you joke and
and you go over there and you joke and
and you go over there and you joke and you laugh this is serious to this girl’s
you laugh this is serious to this girl’s
you laugh this is serious to this girl’s this should be serious to you looks can
this should be serious to you looks can
this should be serious to you looks can be deceiving
be deceiving
be deceiving I’m hurt I am but I can’t change it para
I’m hurt I am but I can’t change it para
I’m hurt I am but I can’t change it para I Ivan if you can you can’t change what
I Ivan if you can you can’t change what
I Ivan if you can you can’t change what the ground about of it I cannot change
the ground about of it I cannot change
the ground about of it I cannot change I’m sick of in disappointment I’m sick
I’m sick of in disappointment I’m sick
I’m sick of in disappointment I’m sick all of it I’m not thank you you being
all of it I’m not thank you you being
all of it I’m not thank you you being just different obviously I know you’re
just different obviously I know you’re
just different obviously I know you’re not if you were sick of being
not if you were sick of being
not if you were sick of being disappointed you would stand up and you
disappointed you would stand up and you
disappointed you would stand up and you would take control of your destiny do
would take control of your destiny do
would take control of your destiny do you know that you had a possibility to
you know that you had a possibility to
you know that you had a possibility to win you know that all of America is
win you know that all of America is
win you know that all of America is rooting for you do you know that and
rooting for you do you know that and
rooting for you do you know that and then you come in here you treat this
then you come in here you treat this
then you come in here you treat this like a joke you come in here and look at
like a joke you come in here and look at
like a joke you come in here and look at that and say I can’t read that you read
that and say I can’t read that you read
that and say I can’t read that you read ten times better than half of those
ten times better than half of those
ten times better than half of those girls over there good you did and you
girls over there good you did and you
girls over there good you did and you come in here with a defeatist attitude I
come in here with a defeatist attitude I
come in here with a defeatist attitude I don’t have a bad maybe I am angry inside
don’t have a bad maybe I am angry inside
don’t have a bad maybe I am angry inside I’ve been some stuff off angry yeah
I have never in my life fielded a girl
I have never in my life fielded a girl like this when my mother yells that this
like this when my mother yells that this
like this when my mother yells that this is because she loves me I was rooting
is because she loves me I was rooting
is because she loves me I was rooting for you we were all rooting for you out
for you we were all rooting for you out
for you we were all rooting for you out there you learn something from this you
there you learn something from this you
there you learn something from this you go to bed at night you later you take
go to bed at night you later you take
go to bed at night you later you take responsibility for yourself because
responsibility for yourself because
responsibility for yourself because nobody’s going to take responsibility
nobody’s going to take responsibility
nobody’s going to take responsibility for you
for you
for you you roll in your eyes and you act like
you roll in your eyes and you act like
you roll in your eyes and you act like it’s cuz you’ve heard it all before
it’s cuz you’ve heard it all before
it’s cuz you’ve heard it all before you’ve heard of before you don’t know
you’ve heard of before you don’t know
you’ve heard of before you don’t know where the hell I come from you have no
where the hell I come from you have no
where the hell I come from you have no idea what I’ve been through
idea what I’ve been through
idea what I’ve been through but I’m not a victim I grow from it and
but I’m not a victim I grow from it and
but I’m not a victim I grow from it and I’ll learn take responsibility for
I’ll learn take responsibility for
I’ll learn take responsibility for yourself
thank you guys so much for watching I
thank you guys so much for watching I made this video because one of our
made this video because one of our
made this video because one of our hardcore friends Lucy asked me to so if
hardcore friends Lucy asked me to so if
hardcore friends Lucy asked me to so if there’s a famous entrepreneur that you
there’s a famous entrepreneur that you
there’s a famous entrepreneur that you want me to profile next leave it in the
want me to profile next leave it in the
want me to profile next leave it in the comments below and I’ll see what I can
comments below and I’ll see what I can
comments below and I’ll see what I can do I’d also love to know which of Tyra
do I’d also love to know which of Tyra
do I’d also love to know which of Tyra Banks is top ten rules had the greatest
Banks is top ten rules had the greatest
Banks is top ten rules had the greatest impact and meaning for you leave it in
impact and meaning for you leave it in
impact and meaning for you leave it in the comments I’m going to join in the
the comments I’m going to join in the
the comments I’m going to join in the discussion thank you so much for
discussion thank you so much for
discussion thank you so much for watching
watching
watching continue to believe and I’ll see you
continue to believe and I’ll see you
continue to believe and I’ll see you soon
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