Isis, that beautiful transgendered women on Cycle 11 of America's Next Top Model is going to be getting the gift of a lifetime today on Tyra: sexual reassignment surgery.
Which would be an awesome consolation prize for any reality show contestant, but especially so for Isis, who was unable to afford the surgery on her own.
As if donating $2,300 to his campaign and pretending to be his wife in the pages of Harper's Bazaar wasn't enough proof that Tyra Banks will be voting for Barack Obama tomorrow, she released an official endorsement over the weekend:
Tyra Banks has finally fulfilled her wish of making Barack Obama’s run for the presidency all about her. In the September issue of Harper’s Bazaar, TyTy poses as America’s First Lady (God help us if that ever becomes a reality) and discusses how Barack’s progress affected her.
When Barack won the nomination, I just started bawling. I started calling all these people, and everybody was talking to me like I was crazy. They’re like, ‘Well, he hasn’t won yet,’ but I’m like, ‘Yes, he has, because he’s gotten this far.’
And, because Tyra’s the authority on all things presidential, she offered up her inane advice to Michelle Obama (to which Michelle is hopefully like, “No thanks”).
Tyra Banks will dress up as Michelle Obama for Harper's Bazaar's September cover, continuing her tradition of transforming into the powerful women she wants to be. [Page Six]
Tyra Banks’ dramatic, long, Barbie wig at the Daytime Emmy Awards Sunday has a lot of folks talking about Tyra’s hair habits over the years. Glamour did a retrospective. Here’s my extended version (you get a hair and dating retrospective — remember Seal and John Singleton?). Around the 2001 mark, “hair” begins to permanently take on an entirely new meaning. (Click on through for the entire gallery)
It’s been a mixed bag for Tyra Banks and her talk show this year. On the one hand, she got to interview the guy who will possibly be the next president of the United States, plus the two Democratic runners-up and, uh, Mike Huckabee.
On the other hand, she sexually assaulted Janet Jackson, got caught lying about her Oprah envy, filmed a show while driving around in a car, introduced us to vulva puppets, and humilated herself in front of Bow Wow, of all people. In this blogger’s humble opinion, the ridiculous definitely outweighed the good. But then again, this blogger doesn’t vote for the Daytime Emmy Awards.
In what will truly be the worst hour in the history of television, Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag are set to appear on Tuesday’s episode of The Tyra Banks Show. And, because they don’t know how to discuss anything else, the topic of conversation is Lauren Conrad.
Spencer offers to take a lie detector test and claims he is “1,000 percent” positive that a sex tape featuring Lauren and ex-boyfriend Jason Wahler exists. Did we suddenly travel back in time to one year ago?
A Seattle woman was stabbed Wednesday night for talking too loudly during America’s Next Top Model. Yes, you read that correctly.
The victim, 42, was reportedly talking too much throughout the episode, and one of the other viewers became so angry — because what Tyra Banks has to say is deep, people — that she stabbed the woman in the chest. Police arrived to find the victim lying on a couch with blood everywhere and clumps of hair missing.
A new Emmy category, "outstanding host for a reality or reality-competition program," could pit Ryan Seacrest, Jeff Probst, and Tyra Banks against each other in a contest for making the most dramatic facial expression and repeating the most obnoxious trademarked phrase. CONTINUED »
In a shocking revelation, it seems all is not rainbows and puppies on the set of America’s Next Top Model. According to an insider, Tyra Banks isn’t getting along with the magical orange man, Jay Manuel, who serves as the photo shoot creative director.
Ashton Kutcher and Tyra Banks (photo "composite") are teaming up for a new reality TV project for ABC. The show, which of course will have a twist, will involve contestants competing in a beauty pageant. Ashton comes to the space with Beauty and the Geek under his belt, where loser nerds competed for the love of a hot lady, as well as Punk'd, where he made celebrities look foolish. Tyra comes to the table having taken her clothes off a lot on her talk show. [THR]
• Mitt Romney succumbs to reality and withdraws from the race.
• Okay, we'll admit it. We go to Sephora to do our make-up sometimes before going out. But all those free samples come at a price. Namely the souls of Sephora employees. CONTINUED »
• Tyra Banks takes off her pants. That's so fierce.
• As these pictures prove, Heather Graham is still alive and still interested in being famous. CONTINUED »
• From the video above, Tyra Banks thinks she's too fierce for pants.
• Pictures of Heather Graham shows she's still alive, interested in being famous. CONTINUED »
• For Jimmy Kimmel's fifth anniversary, GF Sarah Silverman makes a viral video with Matt Damon. Oh, cross-promotional love. (First twenty seconds are all that's worth watching.)
• Paris Hilton and Elisha Cuthbert's make-out worked: we're writing about them right now!
Although Elle always had "no comment" for us when we asked them to confirm they were working on a TV project aside from Nina Garcia's involvement in Project Runway, it's clear they've finally found a skein to latch on to.
As we were the first to report in December, Elle EIC Robbie Myers and creative director Joe Zee were running around town meeting with various TV outfits, including Ugly Betty and America's Next Top Model.
Now it seems Myers' minions have sealed a deal with the latter, with Zee and Anne Slowey signing on to a Tyra Banks-Ken Mok-produced project for The CW that's billed as The Devil Wears Prada meets The Assistants. Rumor has it, the show will be called Fashionista, with the contestants all gunning for the grand prize of a gig at Elle.
Tyra Banks is fierce and as such she always asks the tough questions. With John Edwards on her couch, she forgoes softballs about Elizabeth Edwards's health or how this campaign is destroying his young children's emotional well-being. Instead, she goes straight for the meaty stuff, like what's it for John Edwards to be an underdog because he is white and male?
"It feels like you have to fight for everything," Edwards says.
Wow, how different from being female or black in this country.
If you don't have time to watch, here's our summary:
• With Oprah's Obama endorsement, less exciting politicians and less talented talk show hosts make due with the scraps.
• Women: Hillary can relate to you about having a philandering husband, which equals if she becomes president, there will be peace in the Middle East.
• Hillary is her own woman. Staying married to a serial cheater is a decision she made for herself. But because of the 19th amendment, that choice is up to you.
• Hillary Clinton as Tracy Flick? Yeah, we could see that.
• Speaking of Hill, the ex-first lady will appear on Tyra on Friday. Wonder what vote she's going after …
• A Williamsburg meat hole closes, and Gothamist has the best headline: "Pies 'n' Thighs Goes Tits Up." CONTINUED »
She's so tough on America's Next Top Girl Who's Too Fat To Actually Model, but Tyra Banks's heart is not made of stone. It's made of regular flesh, just likes yours:
“I’d go to work [on ‘The Tyra Banks Show’], and women would be crying in my arms,” she tells the latest issue of Essence, on stands Saturday. “But then I’d go home and put my key in my door and … nothing. No friends, no husband, no children. I feel so full when I’m at work but so empty when I come home.”
When, we come home there are no friends, no husband, no children, either. Life is such shit.
Actually, we have a roommate who is our friend. One point for us. But we don't come home to millions and millions of dollars. So she has us there.
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