Tyra Banks Shows Off Her New Figure

By PopEater Staff Posted Oct 13th 2009 07:45AM

Tyra Banks is looking fit and fabulous, having reportedly dropped over 30 pounds from her highest weight two years ago. The supermodel and TV host was seen flaunting her figure in a New York City photo shoot, showing off her new size 8 frame. Previously, she was wearing size 14-16 at the peak of her weight gain.

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Tyra: Then and Now

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The New, Thinner Tyra

Tyra Banks is seen here flaunting her thinner figure during a New York City photoshoot on Oct. 12.

Doug Meszler, Splash News

Banks has dropped 30 pounds since 2007, when she was at the peak of her weight gain and spoke out to PEOPLE magazine and other publications about how she was comfortable in her own body.

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Aside from her new figure, Banks also gave her TV fans another big physical reveal last month when she went wig-and-weave free to show off her natural hairline.

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Speaking about her defense of her physique a few years ago, Banks now says: "I might be doing a little TMI (too much information) - I always feel great when I don't have clothes on ... When I told the world to kiss my fat a**, I remained that size for two years. I maintained it with my ice cream and my salad with ranch and dressing and croutons and bacon bits."

Banks has since dropped the weight and also has been on a personal revealing kick. To kick off the new season of her show in September, she ditched her hair enhancements (see: weave) and showed off her natural hairline.

"I've worn weaves and wigs and pieces and clip-ons and clip-outs and clip-downs and around since I was 17, 18, and I wanted to show the real me. I wanted to show the raw me, and I just got out of the shower," Banks told Larry King during an interview.

In 2007 during the peak of criticism about her weight, Banks told PEOPLE: "I get so much mail from young girls who say, 'I look up to you, you're not as skinny as everyone else, I think you're beautiful,' So when they say that my body is 'ugly' and 'disgusting', what does that make those girls feel like?"

Banks went on to say that it's not her weight gain or personal issues that caused her pain, but the sharp words from critics.

"I've made millions of dollars with the body I have, so where's the pain in that? If I was in pain, I would have dieted. The pain is not there – the pain is someone printing a picture of me and saying those (horrible) things."

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Saturday 17 October

By purplehntr

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I guess YOU do since you A) read the article and B)commented!

Worse than the people who can't spell or use good grammar are the ones who waste time with saying "Who cares?"

By LARRY

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I do so it goes to show you your commet is wrong .

By Kymin76

Well Im just thankful to be alive. I do know that Society loves to "JUDGE" in which it sometimes forces one to do what ever it takes to fit in. I AM NOT SAY TYRA has done such thing .Everyone is intitled to their own opinion and I say "SHE STILL appear "Beautiful. I am thankful that God looks at the heart and not the body because if God judged on the body for forgiveness or accceptance,....I AM HELL BOUND! LOL! I am 5'6 and I used to weigh 245 ! I was killing my joints. I thought I was ok because I didnt have ANY health issues but, my doctor said that I would eventually have health problems if I didnt loose weight and that was in 2004 . Now I am 150 and my doctors said I did very well but I was told that I was still slightly overweight according to my height. I was like well I thank God that Im not where I use to be. I eat the same amount BUT! I exercise when I can. I walk for until I cant any longer and I STOPPED drinking soda's. I eat 1 fried food 1 time a week for a treat for me and I eat fruit for sweets and I try to drink water every hour. I eat trailmix too for sweets and nuts as well. For some reason when I helped my mom with same eating program she lost 17 POUNDS!!!! in 2weeks to be exact. Being that I have a a comatos metabolism!!! and I cheated sometimes(I AM HUMAN) it took forever. I made up my own program and it has helped all of my clients. I prepared all of the meals and I wanted them to watch me so they would know how to do it themselves if Im not around. I was so Happy that I was able to help someone....OMG!!!! I THINK I GOT CARRIED AWAY!!!!!LOL!!!!I must be lonely...LOL!!!! Anyway. Im just saying as long as U are happy with U,...DONT worry about NOBODY else. It's ALWAYS gonna be hater's in the mix.....thats what they do so PEOPLE! LET THE HATER'S HATE!!!!!God has the finale say Anyway. He is the one that can take,make and BREAK!!!!!LOL! ((((GROUP-HUGZ))))!!!

Bless U ALL,
Kymin

By Callye

To be honest, until I read down a little I could not tell the difference between the "fat" picture and the "skinny" one. It's possible to be so pretty that the body doesn't matter.

By rose

The nicest thing about her new look is her hair -- dark and curly. If there's one thing I do not find attractive it's a beautiful african american woman with dyed blonde (usually orange blonde!) fake weave long straight hair. Tyra looks beautiful - natural and beautiful.

OH YEAH AND WHAT ABOUT THIS YALL?!!! Why is it that sometime,....when a person gain weight people say,"Oh is she pregnant or do he have a thyroid problem and when a person loose wight,...people say,"Oh whats wrong with him/her,do they have AIDS,Anorexic,or CANCER? WOW! THE MEDIA can cause one to do crazy things if we arent strong minded enough to be happy with our selves huh?! I try NOT to "JUDGE" because I MOST DEFINATELY NOT a top model but I am BEAUTIFUL to me, and thats ALL that matter's(LOL!)....SOCIETY & HATERZ CAN continue to HATE on because just know that EVERYDAY that God allows us to see another day,...."THE HATER'S have another assignment!!

Bless U all again,
Kymin

By Dawn

G- why let anyone anger you? If they anger you, they control you. It's a stupid post....who cares what people you don't know and will probably never know says to you? If she commented on your grammar, than she is more insignificant than you will ever be.

Sunday 18 October

By RAINI

TYRA LIKES FOOD AND IT LIKES HER BACK..OH WELL..BUT ITS WORK..YOUR METABOLISM DOES CHANGE WITH AGE..IF YOUVE BEEN DIETING FOREVER AND THEN START EATING, YOUR HEADED FOE SOME CHANGES..

By jerome

It is known as speeding your brains out and abusing steroids. It is not all diet and exercise. Don't let these celebs bulls**t you. Steroid abuse and popping speed is the name of the game in Hollywood.

By joe

She still looks good but she could have stay the wieght she was not fat or over wieght

By Ann

Many use the health excuse to criticize bigger people. There are healthy and unhealthy people of all sizes. Very thin people can get diabetes heart disease and other ailments as overweight people. I know many overweight people with low cholesterol and normal blood pressure. I know many overweight people who lived into their 80s and beyond. The health excuse is bull. People look down on overweight people because they don't like the way they look and many women would love to be stick thin. They would love to be a size 2. You know it.

By Margo

I don'think it matters so much on how much you weight, because there are so many people healthy & heavy at the same time its matter of the genes. One can be healthy and heavy at the same time. You can also be thin and unhealthy as well. So we should focuse on being healthy as well as being thin.

By ANDREINA

I'M LUCKY I'M NOT ANOREXIC AND HAVE MY CURVES!!!

By rohrscheibcroh

i disliked tara after a show she had on models.an she said this an she was cute lil asian girl that she was to short to model.what if i said you cant be a model cause your the wrong color gf .then i would be a raciest guess when its used other ways its ok

By jbjg24m

can't stand her !

By Mohammad Kabir

Having lost your weight, your new body is perfect for you, that means you do in your life with other life's when you post your desire as your needs. We believe and we know the perfect body can only peruse the happiness and can be very enjoyable with partners and self.

I compare your image in between the AOL page and your own show page your looking so pretty, I believe many guests may hope you, Oops. That be great.

I'm the Tyra show Websites member

By Loridans1

That's real sweet of you Mo, considering that so many of your co-religionists believe in cutting off a woman's clitoris to deny her sexual pleasure (so she won't "stray" from her hubby).

By BigD

she still has the BEST SETS in the business

Speaking as a white guy, I'd take her now, 10+ lbs. ago, 20+ lbs. ago, or 30+ lbs. ago. Black or white, She's just one, hot lady. Although the wigs, extensions, etc., stuff, while normal for Black women, doesen't do anything for me. Who wants to be grabbing onto to some woman's hair and its comes off!

By KIM

I THINK SHE LOOKS GOOD NO MATTER WHAT SHE WEIGHS AND I LIKED HER BRING BIGGER SHE STOOD UP FOR ALL OF US WHO ARENT A SIZE 5

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