Smiles come naturally to me, but I started thinking of them as an art form at my command. I studied all the time. I looked at magazines, I'd practice in front of the mirror and I'd ask photographers about the best angles. I can now pull out a smile at will.

In 2005 when asked about her relationship history Tyra Banks stated 'I won't be using a lot of names [on the show] but a specific relationship had not just cheating but emotional abuse. Banks passed the Executive Education Training Program in February 2012 earning a certificate. Harvard's own newspaper The Crimson was critical of Tyra's public statements about "attending" Harvard.

Banks is one of four African Americans and seven women to have repeatedly ranked among the world's most influential people by Time magazine. Tyra Lynne Banks (born December 4 1973) is a former American model author actress and television personality.