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" I have a big forehead, and I got made fun of all time. When I was a little girl, they used to call me 'five-head.' "

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" It's not like I want to hop on a bandwagon, because I said it 15 years ago - bringing a child into your life who is not genetically yours is one of the most beautiful things you can do. But I'm also interested in having my own baby, too. "

" I used to say in interviews that I don't necessarily want to be the first black woman or first model to do certain things; I just want to see it done. "

" With 'America's Next Top Model,' I've always cast girls who the industry might call 'plus size' but I like to call 'fiercely real.' That was always important to me. "

" I used to have this joke: 'Every hallway is a runway.' "

" I have worn fake hair since I was 17 years old. "

" When I was a model, they called me 'Tyra;' now it's 'Ms. Banks.' "

" I love all kinds of bread. Whenever I crave junk food, I want salty things like peanuts or potato chips. "

" It's so important to understand your good attendance ups your chances of graduating. "

" I'm always looking at how I can be atypical. "

" I had had an extroverted personality with a lot of friends, but when I lost the weight and grew so tall, I withdrew within myself. "

" Us brown-skinned girls get ashy if we don't moisturize. "

" It's kind of embarrassing, but in my early 20s, I used to want to be a princess. But I didn't want to have to marry somebody in order to do it! "

" I've helped some of my classmates on how to strategize to get to the next level of their businesses. And it's interesting, because here I am sitting there from the entertainment industry and the fashion industry, and I'm giving a billionaire that has a business that's been in his family for 300 years - I'm giving him advice about strategy! "

" I think I'm too young to be a mogul. I think I'm too young for that. "

" I look up to Walt Disney and what he has done. "

" Dab - don't rub - cream formulas onto your skin. Rubbing washes out the color, so do that only if you've put on too much. "

" I used to really panic about finals. I didn't understand the concept of how you could have one test that encompasses the entire semester. "

" When I think about moguls, I think like Donald Trump who... owns NYC practically. That's a mogul. I feel like I'm on my way to a lot more, but mogul is a really serious thing. I think it's a word that gets thrown around easily. "

" My mom never taught me to be waiting for some prince on a white horse to swipe me off my feet. "

" I just think, as a model, it's taught me to be a master of deception and illusion. "

" I'm very comfortable speaking to millions of people, but not comfortable in a small, intimate social setting. Like cocktail hour. I get very panicky. "

" I wanted to be a film and television writer and producer. "

" I loved planning 'The Tyra Show' more than actually having to do it. I loved coming up with show ideas, honing each program and crafting it. I'm more excited being in a meeting than being on TV. "

" There's no excuse for rudeness. "

" Whenever someone says I'm the next Oprah, I always respond, 'Child, there's only one Mahogany, and only one Oprah.' There are no others. "

" I have a long list of different smiles that you can do, and every model should be equipped. Everybody can't handle the long list... That's for, you know, advanced. "

" I would love for models to be protected by a guild. "

" I'm a perfectionist. Sometimes I have to remind myself that it's okay if there are flaws here and there. "

" Even when I was a teen model, I didn't think it was fair that I had to enter the acting world to get insurance. "

" I've always seen modeling as a stepping stone. "