Tyra Banks booked 25 fashion shows her first year being an “unknown.” That’s unheard of. She climbed to the top of an industry and consistently created new opportunities for herself. When “they” said she was getting too fat, she switched from high-fashion to commercial modeling. When “they” said her idea for a TV show was stupid, she found someone else and got a “yes.” Then she produced one of the highest rated reality TV shows “America’s Top Model.” She excelled in 150 countries. And created 25 international versions, too. And what was most impressive was that Tyra had her hands in all of it. She’s a true entrepreneur. And I’m so lucky to have learned from her. Now you get, too.
Links and Resources
Perfect Is Boring: 10 Things My Crazy, Fierce Mama Taught Me About Beauty, Booty, and Being a Boss by Tyra Banks and her mama, Carolyn London
Modelland by Tyra Banks
Tyra's Beauty Inside & Out by Tyra Banks and Vanessa Thomas Bush
America’s Top Model
Tyra Beauty (Tyra’s cosmetics line)
Also Mentioned
“Lean on me” (movie)
Battlestar Galactica (movie)
Star Trek
“Against All Odds” (movie)
Stand and Deliver (movie)
Edward James Olmos
James interview with Tony Robbins
Cindy Crawford
Heidi Klum
Claudia Schiffer
American Idol
MTV’s The Real World
Blackish
Kenya Barris (creator of Blackish)
Ken Bock
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