Fashion Flashback: Tyra Banks In Valentino

THIS is the Tyra Banks that I first fell in love with. Vibrant, gorgeous, expensive and posed to the T! I...LIVE!

Fashion Flashback: Dolce & Gabbana Fall/Winter 1992 Campaign

Fashion Flashback: Beverly Peele & Tyra Banks

....There are some MAJOR snatch backs, tracks and weaves going on here....But it's FIYACE!

Tyra Banks: The QUEEN of the Victoria's Secret Runway

"There's a statue of Michael Jordan that says, 'The best there ever was. The best there ever will be.' When I think about Tyra, that's the way I think about her. Tyra understands how to work the runway better than anyone I've ever seen. She owns it when she's out there. She's as good as it gets." ~ Ed Razek, Chief Marketing Officer, Victoria's Secret.

*Side Lipton/Correction ~ Tyra Banks didn't walk in the 2006 Victoria's Secret Fashion show. She retired from modeling in 2005.*

Dramatic Posing 101 with Tyra Banks

Modeling may not be the most "important" job in the world but it does require a skill set and for some people it is a way of life. To be a model is to create artwork with your body. You are essentially the paint & brush to the photographers hands & film. Learning how to cultivate that skill takes practice and experience.

In the past, I know I've been critical of this model . But Tyra Banks is one Supermodel who's definitely honed her craft. This woman KNOWS how to move in front of a camera. Every move she makes is fluid and the majority of her shots are dynamic and print worthy. All you posers, fans and Voguers get into the vid below and watch the magic unfold.

*Class begins at 8:10*

A Letter to Tyra

Dear Tyra,

Hey Tyra. It's me...Nic E...Nic E. Rock. I must say I've been a fan of yours for years now and you have served me FEROCITY for most of that time. But these last few years I've felt as though you've been slipping, honey. And what type of QUEEN would I be if I didn't give you the DeGaGa. All these TYRAdes of yours, drawn out acceptance speeches, narcissistic cries for attention, ill-advised fashions and HORRID, WRETCHED LACE-FRONTS are just tarnishing your image. And I, for one, am saddened by that.

What happened to the days when you pretended to actually care about those silly ANTM girls?

Oops. I meant...

Or when you worked that campaign and magazine trail...with your big ass titty's??

Unedited version HERE

Or when you served the girls on the runway...with your big ass titty's??

Please Ms. Banks...less ego-mania...more FEROCITY. Now I want you (and your big ass titty's) to sit down and think about what I've said...FEROCITY. OUT.