Tyra is Woman of the Year

America’s OK! magazine named Tyra Banks “Woman of the Year” for her business sense as well as her position as a role model for women across the globe. Tyra told the magazine, “I love my curves. I’ve made millions of dollars with this body. Right now, there are some great things happening. There’s America Ferrera, Jennifer Hudson, Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez and myself – women who have curves. But I still feel like this skinny image is heralded. It’s very confusing for young girls and I’m trying to change that.”

Earlier this year, photographs of the former supermodel showing her curvy figure in a tight swimming suit that were circulated around led to her being labelled a “beached whale”. Tyra insisted that the images were shot from a bad angle. She said, “An average American woman is size 12 (UK size 16) or 14 (18). So if I look like a 10 (14) or 12 (16) in a picture and someone says O look disgusting, are they saying the majority of America is disgusting? That made really upset, and that’s why I decided to fight.”