Topic: Tyra Banks

Black History Month: Fashion Firsts For Black Models

From the first black model to cover a Vogue magazine to the first African American woman to pose in a bikini for Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Issue cover (take a wild guess who that is), these fashion firsts have been enormously significant in paving the way for other black models to find success of their own. See some of their accomplishments here… More »

Justin Bieber Was In The Building (With Mari?)

He was wearing baggy pants, surrounded by security guards, and being chased by a throng of young girls. Logically, one would conclude that it might be the Biebs. More »

Tyra Banks Does The Makeup-Free Twitpic Wrong

As Joel McHale likes to say on The Soup, we did not alter this image in any way. That is indeed Tyra Banks, supermodel and America’s Next Top Model judge. In fact, it’s nothing but Tyra: She brags about not relying on makeup or a weave as she joins the ranks of female celebrities baring all on Twitter. Except, whereas usually makeup-free twitpics make us feel closer to the stars in question, we’re kinda terrified because Tyra legitimately looks like an alien here. More »

Red Carpet Rundown: The Many Fashion Non-Disasters Of The Glamour Woman Of The Year Awards

Earlier today, Ashley told you about the many fashion disasters that occurred at the Twilight premiere, and you laughed and laughed at Kristen Stewart for showing us her underpants. The good news is that some people do know how to dress themselves (or at least hire a decent stylist), and they were all at the Glamour Woman of the Year Awards. Let’s look at the pretty dresses and try to ignore the fact that they gave Lena Dunham something called the “Voice Of A Generation” award, which she presumably accepted instead of saying “that’s something my character said about herself while she was on drugs, guys. I would never sincerely say that about myself.” More »

On Tyra Banks And Why “I Was Bullied, But Now I’m Famous!” Makes Me Nervous

Bullied famous people are just like you and me! Except they have millions of dollars to pay for therapy and proverbial middle fingers. More »

Tyra Banks Tweets A Photo Of Her “Juicy Muffintop”

Serious question. Is it really body positive if you post an extremely flattering photo of yourself–all contorted for the best possible angles of everything, then run it through some soft filters–and finally draw attention to a barely visible, nascent bump of skin? More »