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Tyra Banks Speaks Out About Her Weight

On her hit show America's Next Top Model, Tyra Banks has always stressed the importance of body confidence – but it still hurt when tabloids ran an unflattering photo of her in a bathing suit under headlines that screamed, "America's Next Top Waddle" and "Tyra Porkchop."

Now, for the first time in an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, Banks, 33, is publicly discussing her much-buzzed-about weight gain. "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,' " she says. "So when they say that my body is 'ugly' and 'disgusting,' what does that make those girls feel like?"

As for how Banks feels about her own 5'10" body – which she says is at 161 lbs. these days, about 30 lbs. heavier than when she landed on the cover of Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue in 1997 – she says: "I still feel hot, but every day is different. It's when I put on the jeans that used to fit a year ago and don't fit now and give me the muffin top, that's when I say, 'Damn!' "

In other words, yes: She has put on weight, though not nearly as much as those recent tabloid stories suggested. (Banks believes the pix were snapped at an unflattering angle.) "She has a very womanly, gorgeous body that goes up and down," says her good friend Heidi Klum.

In fact, Banks says that since she retired from modeling in 2005, the number on the scale has fluctuated from 148 lbs. to 162 lbs., depending on how well she is taking care of herself. "I feel more comfortable when I'm lighter – I sleep better, I snore less, I have more endurance when I work out, my arms look better," she admits.

Still, she isn't freaking out about wearing size 32-waist jeans or about "the fat roll" she claims to have on her back. (Her biggest source of figure angst is her size-DD breasts, which she says make it hard to find clothes that fit: "I would love for them to be a size and a half smaller.")

But, she adds, "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."

In fact, it appears that by adding a little padding, Banks the businesswoman has earned a bit of credibility: Her talk show is now entering its second season, and the most recent season of Top Model delivered its strongest ratings ever. "(TV execs) think it's better when I'm at 155 lbs. – at 145, they feel I'm not as relatable," she explains.

Besides, Banks is having a lot more fun these days eating the pancakes off a friend's plate at IHOP than trying to fit into designer sample sizes. Of course, if someone would come up with a miracle cure for cellulite, she's not above admitting she'd be first in line. "I think every woman," she says, "would want to do something about their cellulite!"


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Posted 1/25/07 9:49 AM
 
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Re: Tyra Banks Speaks Out About Her Weight

I am not her biggest fan but good for her!

Posted 1/25/07 9:53 AM
 

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Re: Tyra Banks Speaks Out About Her Weight

She is smoking crack if she thinks she's 161 pounds ... or maybe she borrowed Kirstie Alley's scale.

I cannot weigh what I weigh at 5'4 and she weigh that at six inches taller than me and with boobs!!

Posted 1/25/07 9:53 AM
 

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I applaud her! but I hate her hair that color Chat Icon

Posted 1/25/07 10:18 AM
 

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Re: Tyra Banks Speaks Out About Her Weight

Posted by Wendy

She is smoking crack if she thinks she's 161 pounds ... or maybe she borrowed Kirstie Alley's scale.

I cannot weigh what I weigh at 5'4 and she weigh that at six inches taller than me and with boobs!!



This is not true - Everyone's body type is completely different and everyone's weight is distributed differently - I'm 5'2" and people would NEVER believe I weigh what I do ........but that's the # on the scale . -
I thiink she looks fabulous !

Posted 1/25/07 10:22 AM
 

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Posted by Wendy

She is smoking crack if she thinks she's 161 pounds ... or maybe she borrowed Kirstie Alley's scale.

I cannot weigh what I weigh at 5'4 and she weigh that at six inches taller than me and with boobs!!



This is not true - Everyone's body type is completely different and everyone's weight is distributed differently - I'm 5'2" and people would NEVER believe I weigh what I do ........but that's the # on the scale . -
I thiink she looks fabulous !



I know everyone's bodies are different but I still think she is lying with that number same as I believe Kirstie Alley was.

Posted 1/25/07 10:28 AM
 

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Re: Tyra Banks Speaks Out About Her Weight

proud of her body?- yet airbrushed to with in an inch of her life on the cover of people

give me a break- I also don't believe that she weights 161

Posted 1/25/07 10:32 AM
 

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Good for her! Chat Icon Chat Icon

The people that are saying you don't believe she's weighs 161lbs - do you think she weighs more or less?

As for the airbrushing - that's usually not the subject of the photo's doing - it's the magazine people that airbrush it the way they want it to look. Besides...her face looks weird in that pic... like she doesn't have makeup on or something...Chat Icon

Posted 1/25/07 10:38 AM
 

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Re: Tyra Banks Speaks Out About Her Weight

no one in their right mind would go on the cover of a National magazine without the help of air brushing. especially in a bikini.

she looks awesome...and of course she can weigh 161.

I don't understand, I guess you are all implying that she weighs more?Chat Icon

Posted 1/25/07 10:41 AM
 

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She does look like she weighs more than that. 161 for someonen 5 '10 is still very thin. Also, I love how the pose makes her look so skinny by puffing out her chest and hiding her arms.

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Posted 1/25/07 10:51 AM
 

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Posted by Beth1210

proud of her body?- yet airbrushed to with in an inch of her life on the cover of people

give me a break- I also don't believe that she weights 161




I agree

Posted 1/25/07 11:23 AM
 

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Re: Tyra Banks Speaks Out About Her Weight

there was an older actress- the one in freaky friday- she went in people w/o air brushing

I think if you are going to make a statement like that- they you need to take it all the way


and yes I think like she looks like she weighs more then 161

she is 5'10 - I am 5'2- and weigh about 123- most people "think" I weigh 115-

there is no way she only weighs 38 lbs more then me- not with that chest!

Posted 1/25/07 11:29 AM
 

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Re: Tyra Banks Speaks Out About Her Weight

I think she's 161.

Being 6'1" myself with a large chest, I can relate and I know how I photograph at different weights. I've been from 190 (my wedding day), I average 165 and as low as 145.

Posted 1/25/07 11:41 AM
 

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Re: Tyra Banks Speaks Out About Her Weight

Posted by Ophelia

no one in their right mind would go on the cover of a National magazine without the help of air brushing. especially in a bikini.

she looks awesome...and of course she can weigh 161.




Exactly!



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Posted 1/25/07 11:42 AM
 

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Posted by Beth1210

there was an older actress- the one in freaky friday- she went in people w/o air brushing

I think if you are going to make a statement like that- they you need to take it all the way



Jaime Lee Curtis.

Posted 1/25/07 11:45 AM
 

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Re: Tyra Banks Speaks Out About Her Weight

I can believe she's 161 lbs.

I'm only an inch shorter than she is and my weight has varied from 120-155+. No one has ever accurately guessed my weight just by looking at me - usually they're off by 10-20 lbs! My height throws everyone off.

Regardless of how much she weighs, good for her for not feeling that she *has* to be a certain size.

Posted 1/25/07 11:51 AM
 

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Re: Tyra Banks Speaks Out About Her Weight

I believe her, what reason would she have to lie? She's already talked about her size jeans and that she has gained 30 lbs.

I think we are being a little critical.

Posted 1/25/07 12:03 PM
 

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Re: Tyra Banks Speaks Out About Her Weight

Why does anyone care how much she weighs and why is she lying????
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She can absolutely weigh 161lbs...I don't care if you're 20lbs lighter than her and shorter - everyone is different...plus she already admitted what size pant she wears as well as the fact that she gets muffin top - why lie about your weight at this point...good for her for even admitting that she weighs 160lbs...thats a big number in Hollywood these days...

Posted 1/25/07 12:56 PM
 

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Re: Tyra Banks Speaks Out About Her Weight

Posted by Ophelia

no one in their right mind would go on the cover of a National magazine without the help of air brushing. especially in a bikini.

she looks awesome...and of course she can weigh 161.

I don't understand, I guess you are all implying that she weighs more?Chat Icon



I agree. Good for her. She looks good - normal. I don't see why she gets so much slack for adding a little weight after ending her modeling career. SHESH

Posted 1/25/07 12:57 PM
 

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Re: Tyra Banks Speaks Out About Her Weight

good for her, i wonder if she considers herself a plus size model. ha.

Posted 1/25/07 3:39 PM
 

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Re: Tyra Banks Speaks Out About Her Weight

She looks great. I'd love to be 5'10" and 161. Shoot I'd love to be 5'5" and 161.

Let's be nice ladies -- damned if you do, damned if you don't it seems.

Posted 1/25/07 3:43 PM
 

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Re: Tyra Banks Speaks Out About Her Weight

I think Tyra can be 161 pounds but their is still NO WAY that Kristin Alley (who is an inch shorter then Tyra) weighs 145....no way, no how.

Posted 1/25/07 3:43 PM
 

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Re: Tyra Banks Speaks Out About Her Weight

Sorry, but in the modeling industry EVERYONE increases their height and decreases their weight to make themselves more marketable. When I modeled a longggg time ago my agency increased my height by 1.5 inches and decreased my weight by 10 lbs on my comp card...it's just the way it goes in the industry.

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Posted 1/25/07 3:52 PM
 

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I think she's being completely honest about her current weight. She doesn't even look 161 in that pic. I'm sure it is airbrushed, but she still looks greatChat Icon

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Posted 1/25/07 4:04 PM
 

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Re: Tyra Banks Speaks Out About Her Weight

Posted by johnsae

Sorry, but in the modeling industry EVERYONE increases their height and decreases their weight to make themselves more marketable. When I modeled a longggg time ago my agency increased my height by 1.5 inches and decreased my weight by 10 lbs on my comp card...it's just the way it goes in the industry.




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