http://cache.jezebel.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jezebel.com.png http://jezebel.com/tag/tyra(nt) http://jezebel.com/tag/tyra(nt) In the five years of her talk show—which ends its run at the end of this week—Tyra has single-handedly familiarized a nation with weaves, wigs, tracks, and extensions. Here, we look back at her contribution to society. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5549608&view=rss&microfeed=true Sadly, this week is the last for Tyra. After five seasons, she leaves behind a legacy of hair weaves, fathers who bikini wax daughters, interviews with presidential candidates, and general buffoonery. Here, we compile our 10 favorite moments. More »
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Today, mothers who've invested a college education's worth of spa and beauty treatments on their kids—ages 9 and under—appeared on Tyra. What's even more ridiculous is that the angle of the show was all, "Isn't this cute?" More »
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Today, Tyra dedicated an hour to "menstruation." In September, she made a big deal about dedicating an hour to "periods." What's the difference? Not important! What's important is the difference between "coochie" and "vagina," which one woman asked Tyra today. More »
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On today's episode, Tyra Banks interviewed mothers who admit to smoking pot as a way to unwind or deal with the anxiety of child rearing. As one mother put it, "I think life is better when you feel good." More »
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Today, Tyra Banks interviewed women "with two vaginas". The last time Tyra had more vaginas than women on her stage, it garnered her show a lot of publicity. This time, she found as many vaginas as she could. More »
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Want to lose your appetite before Thanksgiving? Today on Tyra, Heidi Montag claimed that sex with husband Spencer Pratt produces 30 orgasms per session. Tyra asked her how that was possible, and Heidi, motioning with her hands, referenced Spencer's "equipment." More »
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Miss J is known to ANTM fans as a character, but today on Tyra—while promoting his book Follow the Model—he revealed personal aspects about his life, coming out of the closet, and the fact that he's a father. More »
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On today's episode, Tyra interviewed men who are "obsessed" with obese women. However, it seemed a lot more like a fetish than an obsession. One guest, Scott has been attracted to 400-pound women ever since he was a little boy. More »
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On today's episode, Tyra spoke with women who physically abuse their boyfriends. To sensationalize it as much as possible, Tyra's producers left hidden cameras in a room with the guests and their significant others to capture the violence. More »
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On today's episode, Tyra interviewed adults with disgusting habits, like eating their boogers, eating their toenails, eating their scabs, wearing dirty undies for a week, and popping zits. More »
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Yesterday's Tyra featured little kids who—despite not being able to even read—deliver tirades packed with swear words. One 2-year-old calls his mother a "fucking bitch," while a 6-year-old boy shouted in church, "I don't wanna hear this shit!" More »
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Tyra was on Larry King Live last night, where she discussed her recent weight loss, made Larry touch her real hair, and taught him how to smize, something that can land non-models a second date...or even a job! More »
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Today's Tyra featured a 16-year-old boy who claims that he's now straight after ridding himself of homosexuality through an exorcism performed by a self-proclaimed prophet (who was also on the show and happens to be batshit crazy). More »
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On last night's Nightline, Tyra Banks got snippy when her publicist's requests to not "go there" over former Top Model judges Paulina Porizkova and Janice Dickinson were ignored by host Cynthia McFadden. TyTy was snarling with her eyes. More »
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According to Tyra, the mission of her new "magaline" (pronounced "maggah line"), called Tyra, is to "redefine beauty online." She also wrote a manifesto for her new venture, for which she provided an audio version. More »
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For the premiere of the fifth season of her talk show today, Tyra wore her real hair. Then she sat down to interview Perez Hilton and pretended like she doesn't read his site or hate his guts. More »
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Yesterday's Tyra featured a debate between heterosexual single women who believe that husbands and children hold women back from reaching their full potential and married, heterosexual women who believe that women aren't complete until they've found a man and started a family. More »
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Today, Tyra interviewed a couple who remained chaste during their courtship. After two years of marriage, they are both still virgins, because the thought of sex sends the woman into a panic. More »
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On yesterday's episode of Tyra, proponents and opponents of gay marriage took the stage to debate both sides of the issue. For some reason, audience members were forced to wear shirts declaring their sexual orientation. More »
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Brady Green—the man accused of stalking Tyra Banks—was convicted today of stalking, harassment, criminal trespass and attempted aggravated harassment, and faces up to 90 days in jail. Sentencing is set for June 18. [WWLTV] More »
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Today Tyra conducted a social "experiment" in which six people from the LGBT community — each identifies his/her sexuality differently — were asked how they see one another. Their answers were surprisingly judgmental. More »
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Today, Bristol Palin's baby daddy, grandma, and aunt were on Tyra to "break their silence" about the living "nightmare" that is being illegitimate in-laws of the Palin family. More »
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Isis King—transgendered former Top Model—was on Tyra yesterday with Dr. Marci Bowers, who performed Isis' gender reassignment surgery. The two discussed the step-by-step process of her surgery, recovery, "dilation" and intercourse with her new parts. More »
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Isis King, ANTM's first transgendered contestant, will appear on Tyra on Monday to discuss her sex reassignment surgery. During the show, her boyfriend of three years asks her to marry him. Video after the jump. More »
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Yesterday's Tyra dealt with racial racist stereotypes. A focus group made up of different ethnicities shared their—at times horrifying—views. One white college student, Christian, is an unconscionable asshole. Tyra put him in his place. More »
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Today, Tyra talked with 13 to 15-year-old girls who send graphic texts to their boyfriends. She had adult women in the audience read samples of these aloud, which turned out to be unintentionally hilarious. More »
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Today on Tyra women who drink, smoke, and tan excessively were tricked into getting "makeovers." Instead, makeup and prosthetics were used to show them what their bad habits will do to their looks. More »
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Yesterday's Tyra focused on teenage domestic violence. Normally, we'd think she was just piggy-backing on Rihanna's story to chase some ratings (or to copy Oprah), but it turned out to be an enlightening discussion. More »
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Today, Oprah focused on relationship abuse - emotional and physical - and Tyra Banks came on to discuss her own experience with an emotionally abusive man. We think we might know who she's talking about. More »
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When 20-year-old Alana was 6 months pregnant, she decided to go work at Nevada's Moonlight Bunny Ranch (a legal brothel). Still pregnant, she talked with Tyra yesterday about her job - fulfilling men's "pregnancy fetishes." More »
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Friday's episode of Tyra was all about YouTube stars, and she managed to find the Cuppy Cake boy who has captivated millions of people (including us). More »
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Some of the stars of Bad Girls Club were on Tyra yesterday, and she quizzed them (and the audience) to determine how "bad" they really are. Take the quiz yourself after the jump! More »
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Today Tyra explored the world of (straight) male porn actors who are "gay for pay." Interestingly (and not surprisingly), she wasn't nearly as harsh on them as she is towards women in the sex industry. More »
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Today's Tyra focused on women addicted to the internet (social networks, messageboards, blogs). Somehow, one of them didn't know who the 2008 vice presidential candidates were. Clearly — sadly — she's not reading this site. More »
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Yesterday's episode of Tyra focused on size discrimination, and one woman confessed that it hurts when her boyfriend tells her to lose weight. He said he's just being honest. More »
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You know how Tyra wants to be Oprah when she grows up? She's been doing annual holiday gift shows in which she gives tons of presents to the audience. However, she ain't no Winfrey. More »
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Remember when Brandy had a wholesome image? But then her life went down a road — as it so often does with child stars — that was paved with hard knocks, scandal and embarrassment. (Getting knocked up out of wedlock, making up a story that she'd secretly gotten married months prior to insemination, killing a lady in a car accident.) Well, Brandy was on Tyra yesterday to promote a new album. After she was done kissing Brandy's ass, Tyra decided to get weird and ask her if she ever watched her brother's sex tape with Kim Kardashian. Then tried to lie and say she never saw it. Then admitted to watching it for "research." You can almost see Brandy's skin crawl in the clip above. More »
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For the past few months, Tyra has been running a "reality series within a series" called "Modelville," that featured five Top Model alumni living in a penthouse in NYC and competing for a $50,000 spokesmodel gig with beauty care company Carol's Daughter. On today's episode, the winner - Dominique from Cycle 10 - was announced, and the runner-up, Renee (from Cycle 8) was a total sore loser, running off stage, and attempting to run off the set using Tyra's elevator entrance at the back (she couldn't figure out how to get it to work). Frustrated, she shook her head in disapproval and cried. After the commercial break, though, the owner of Carol's Daughter, who obviously felt bad, told Renee that she would "work with her," although it was never specified in what capacity. Renee went on to sob as the credits rolled. Clip above. More »
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Yesterday Tyra interviewed a lesbian, named Juliana, who was about to get married, plus, her family who refuse to go to the wedding because they don't agree with with the fact that she's gay. I've never really understood people who say they don't "agree" with the way that certain people are born. Juliana's mother and stepfather kept saying things like, "Being gay is wrong. We just wish that she would make the right choice for herself." What they really meant was, "I just wish that she would make the right choice for me." In the end, Juliana's parents went to her wedding, although her mother said on her wedding video that she was "very sad." Clip above. More »
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