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Lindsay Peoples Wagner Is (Re)Making The Cut by Recognizing Fashion’s Racism
'Fast Fashion' has new meaning with Heron Preston’s latest; TGU co-founder Veronica Webb rightfully gets her flowers; Aaliyah's legacy gets new merch.
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Tyra Banks Fully Clothed in a Pool Is Exactly How I Feel This ‘Hot Girl Summer’
The former Sports Illustrated cover star raised eyebrows for appearing to remain fully dressed during a hot tub interview with Megan Thee Stallion.
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Teyana Taylor Becomes First Black Woman to Be Named Maxim’s ‘Sexiest Woman Alive’
The star is the first Black woman to garner the honor. Watch her transparent reaction below.
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'Damn!': Here's How Will Smith and Tyra Banks Celebrated 30 Years of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
“In West Philadelphia born and raised,” in the house self-isolating is where we spent most of our days…during the stay-at-home order. If you can believe it, 2020 will mark 30 years since The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air debuted on NBC (September 10, 1990, to be exact) and catapulted Will Smith’s career into stardom. In the…
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I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for ‘Smize Cream’? Tyra Banks Teases Another Unexpected Venture
Things we automatically associate with supermodels: runways, magazine covers, fashion-related reality shows, and cosmetics lines. But Tyra Banks continues to prove that she’s not your average supermodel—an oxymoron, we know—with out-of-the-box ideas that include a model-themed amusement park, an upcoming body-positive docuseries, and…“Smize Cream”? If you’re thinking this is the “black don’t crack,” anti-aging miracle…
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Beauty, According to BanX: Tyra Banks to Produce a Docuseries on Modern Beauty
A comeback Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover, a Life-Size reboot, and an amusement park called Modelland, oh, my! Tyra Banks has seemingly been in “can’t stop, won’t stop” mode during the past year or so (did we mention she published her third book last April?), with no sign of stopping anytime soon. According to People, the…
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Smize on the Prize: Tyra Banks Is Back on Top With Sports Illustrated Comeback Cover
Tyra Banks is back like she never left. The first black woman to ever land a solo cover of Sports Illustrated’s iconic swimsuit issue came out of modeling retirement to unveil her 2019 cover on Wednesday. The High Priestess of Smizing, the Pope of “Kiss my ‘fat’ ass,” and One of the O.G. Capital S…
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Leomie Anderson Just Became the Newest Victoria's Secret Angel to Get Her Wings
To say we have issues with Victoria’s Secret would be an understatement. The lingerie brand we grew up with has been repeatedly slow to do some growing up of its own in recent years, ignoring an increasingly inclusive fashion industry, and justifying their reluctant to adapt by saying certain models—including plus and trans women—just don’t…
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‘Shine Bright, Shine Far, Be A Star!’ Life-Size 2 Is on the Way
My favorite childhood movie is finally getting a sequel—but we’re missing a very important character. Tyra Banks finally announced her costar for the upcoming Life-Size 2, but this time, it isn’t Lindsay Lohan; Grown-ish co-star Francia Raisa will act opposite Banks. In the first Disney movie, which premiered 18 years ago, Eve (Banks) transformed from…