>>> IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE 23
YEARS AGO TYRA BANKS MADE A
SPLASH ON "SPORTS ILLUSTRATED"
AND THAT WAS CLEARLY JUST THE
BEGINNING.
>> SHE ALSO HAD ONE OF THE
LONGEST RUNNING TV SERIES, SHE
RUNS A COMPANY, SHE HAPPENS TO
BE A MOM AND ACTRESS, AND
SOMEHOW SHE MANAGED TO SNEAK IN
A DEGREE FROM HARVARD BUSINESS
SCHOOL.
>> NOW TYRA IS SET TO DEBUT HER
LATEST VENTURE, MODEL LAND, WHEN
COMBINES BEAUTY AND FASHION, AND
IT'S SET TO OPEN IN THE SPRING.
HOW?
>> I DON'T SLEEP.
I LITERALLY DID NOT SLEEP LAST
NIGHT.
I WAS SO EXCITED BECAUSE TICKETS
WENT ON SALE FOR MODEL LAND LAST
NIGHT.
I COULDN'T SLEEP AND I JUST KEPT
LOOKING AT PEOPLE BUYING
TICKETS, AND I CALLED PEOPLE AND
I FACETIMED PEOPLE THAT BOUGHT
TICKETS.
>> WHAT WAS THAT LIKE?
>> IT WAS INSANE.
I WAS BEGGING THEM.
I'M LIKE, JUST FACETIME THIS
PERSON, JUST TRUST ME, AND I
FACETIMED.
THEY STARTED CRYING AND I
STARTED CRYING BECAUSE I
FACETIMED THE FIRST PEOPLE THAT
BOUGHT TICKETS.
>> SO THEY BOUGHT TICKETS FOR
MODEL LAND.
WHAT IS THAT?
WHERE IS IT GOING?
>> MODEL LAND IS IN SANTA MONICA
CALIFORNIA STEPS AWAY FROM THE
FAMOUS SANTA MONICA PIER.
IT IS A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN LIVE
THE ULTIMATE MODELLING FANTASY.
IT'S FOR FAMILIES, IT'S FOR
KIDS, IT'S FOR TEENS, IT'S FOR
MOM AND DAD.
THIS IS A DAY WHERE YOU CAN COME
AND WORK PHOTO SHOOTS AND
RUNWAYS AND SHOPPING AND THERE
IS A THEATER EXPERIENCE WHERE
YOU ARE THE STAR.
YOU'RE NOT WAITING IN LINE TO
GET SOMEBODY'S AUTOGRAPH.
YOU ARE THE STAR.
SO THAT'S THE MAIN THING, WHEN
YOU GET PICTURES, AND THERE'S
WAYS I AM COACHING YOU TO TAKE
THE MOST AMAZING PICTURES.
YOU COME HOME WITH A LOOK BOOK,
AND EVERY TIME YOU COME BACK TO
MODEL, YOU GET A NEW LOOK BOOK
TO UPDATE IT.
>> IS THIS FOR ASPIRING MODELS?
>> NO, THIS IS FOR FAMILIES,
THIS IS FOR EVERYONE.
IF YOU'RE AN ASPIRING MODEL, YOU
CAN COME.
>> IS THIS LIKE FOR DISNEY?
>> I'M OBSESSED WITH DISNEY.
AS A LITTLE GIRL, I USED TO GO
ALL THE TIME, AND I'M COMBINING
DISNEY WITH FASHION, BEAUTY AND
SELF-
SELF-ESTEEM.
THIS IS A PLACE THAT WHEN YOU
COME TO MODEL LAND, YOU'RE
SAYING, I AM BEAUTIFUL.
I WAS TOLD SO MANY DIFFERENT
THINGS IN MODELLING, YOU'RE TOO
BIG, YOUR BOOBS ARE TOO BIG, AND
I CALL IT THE PASSION TO A PLAN,
AND THE PLAN IS MODEL LAND.
>> PEOPLE MIGHT NOT KNOW THAT
ABOUT YOUR STORY, THAT A
MODELLING AGENCY SAID, OH, NO.
>> THE FIRST ONE SAID NO, AND
EVEN WHEN I WAS SIGNED, I WAS
CONSTANTLY TOLD NO BECAUSE OF MY
SKIN COLOR AND LATER I STARTED
GAINING WEIGHT.
THAT MADE ME LOOK AT EVERYONE
AND I SAID, THERE'S SO MUCH
PRESSURE, AND IT'S TIME TO
RELIEVE THAT PRESSURE.
IT'S TIME TO CUT THOSE COOKIE
CUT DS
CUTTERS AND SAY, WE NEED A PLACE
WHERE EVERYONE IS ACCEPTED, AND
MODEL LAND IS THAT PLACE.
>> IN THE MODEL INDUSTRY, YOU
JUST STAND OUT AND SAY HUH-UH, I
DON'T LIKE THESE STANDARDS.
WAS THERE A LOT OF PUSHBACK
AGAINST YOU?
>> I'M SURE THERE WAS.
I'M SURE I LOST A LOT OF JOBS.
NOW THE ADVENT OF SOCIAL MEDIA
ALLOWS FOR A CERTAIN SPACE TO
SPEAK OUT ABOUT CERTAIN THINGS.
BACK IN THE DAY IF YOU SPOKE
OUT, YOU COULD GET BLACKBALLED.
I'M SURE A LOT OF THINGS DIDN'T
HAPPEN FOR ME BECAUSE I WAS VERY
VOCAL, BUT AT THE SAME TIME I
FEEL LIKE I'VE BROKEN DOWN THOSE
BARRIERS AND THOSE WALLS.
EVEN WITH "AMERICA'S NEXT TOP
MODEL," PEOPLE ARE LIKE, WHAT IS
THAT?
"AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL" IS IN
120 COUNTRIES.
AND MODEL LAND IS HOPEFULLY THE
FIRST OF MANY.
>> WHEN YOU WERE ON THE COVER OF
"SPORTS ILLUSTRATED" 23 YEARS
AGO, YOU COULD HAVE SAID, I'M
JUST GOING THIS ROUTE.
WHAT IS YOUR ADVICE TO PEOPLE
WHO WANT TO GO A LOT OF
DIFFERENT WAYS?
>> I TEACH AT STANFORD BUSINESS
SCHOOL.
I TEACH MY STUDENTS THAT
DIFFERENT IS BETTER.
YOU HAVE TO DEFINE THE WHITE
SPACE.
WHAT HASN'T BEEN DONE BEFORE?
MODEL LAND HASN'T BEEN DONE
BEFORE.
IT'S HARD TO INTRODUCE MYSELF
BECAUSE IT'S INSANE.
IT HASN'T BEEN DONE BEFORE.
I HAVEN'T EVEN TOLD YOU THAT YOU
CAN ALSO GET YOUR HAIR, MAKEUP
AND STYLING DONE.
I HAVEN'T EVEN TALKED ABOUT --
>> CAN WE GO?
>> YES.
I HAVEN'T EVEN TALKED ABOUT THE
MODEL SEARCH WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
WHEN I SAY MODEL SEARCH, I'M
TALKING ABOUT FAMILY SEARCH.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR A MAMA, WE'RE
LOOKING FOR A DADDY, WE'RE
LOOKING FOR A 16-PLUS.
FOR THOSE FIRST PEOPLE WHO COME
AND BUY TICKETS FOR MODEL LAND
RIGHT NOW, WE'LL HAVE SCOUTS
COMING THROUGH LOOKING FOR
MAMAS, DADDIES AND TEENS AND NOT
PROFESSIONAL MODELS.
I WANT TO BRING MODELLING TO
EVERYONE.
>> HOW ABOUT THOSE BABIES?
>> MY LIFE IS SO GOOD.
>> WE WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW WE
DON'T REMEMBER LIFE BEFORE.
>> NO, I DON'T REMEMBER.
MAMA, I WANT YOU TO WAKE UP.
I SEE THAT YOU'RE AWAKE, MAMA.
>> DO YOU GET UP?
>> OF COURSE.
GET UP, PANTIES ON, ALL TIRED.
NOW HE'S GONE.
HE'S LIKE 15.
HE IS THE BOSS OF ME.
>>> WE ARE BACK WITH
ENTREPRENEUR, TV PERSONALITY,
PRODUCER AND SUPERMODEL AND
MOM --
>> WE WERE DISHING BEFORE THE
SHOW BECAUSE WE KNOW YOU'RE INTO
TI
TIKTOK.
WE WANTED TO DO IT WITH YOU.
WE WORKED ON THIS.
>> OH, I LIKE THE TURN.
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>> IT'S A REPLAY.
>> I USED THE WRONG HAND.
I DID THE WRONG HAND.
>> THAT'S GOING TO MAKE IT GO
VIRAL BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF OFF,
RIGHT?
>> I MET A VERY FAMOUS TIKTOKER
A FEW WEEKS AGO.
THERE IS A SPECIAL WALK.
JENNA, THAT MOVE THAT YOU DID,
JENNA REDID THE CHOREOGRAPHY.
>> THAT'S JUST BECAUSE I'M NOT A
GREAT DANCER.
WE FOUND -- WE DIDN'T FIND IT,
BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE SAW LAST
WEEK ON THE INTERNET THIS
INTERVIEW YOU DID WITH BEYONCE
WHEN YOU HAD YOUR AWESOME TALK
SHOW.
AND IT WENT VIRAL.
>> IT WENT VIRAL BECAUSE I WAS
ACTING A FOOL.
>> LET'S WATCH.
>> BUY-ONCE.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU
BOUGHT SOMETHING IN A STORE,
SAY-ON-SAY.
BREE-ON-SAY.
WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE KIND OF
CHEESE?
WHEN YOU GET OLDER, ARE YOU
GOING TO DYE YOUR HAIR?
>> DID YOU LOVE THAT?
>> SHE WAS LOOKING AT ME LIKE I
WAS CRAZY.
WHOEVER EDITED THAT ON THE
INTERNET, THEY TOOK ALL HER
ANSWERS OUT.
BUT SHE WAS LOOKING AT ME LIKE,
YOU ARE CRAZY BUT I'M HAVING
FUN.
SHE DIDN'T KNOW WHETHER TO RUN
OR DO A CARTWHEEL.
>> MY FAVORITE ONE, AND I CAN'T
REMEMBER WHAT YOU SAID, BUT
SOMETHING ABOUT DOING A RUSSIAN
ACCENT.
>> TOLSTOY.
SHE DID IT, AND SHE DID AN
AMAZING RUSSIAN ACCENT.
WHOEVER EDITED THAT, CAN YOU
PLEASE DO IT AGAIN AND INCLUDE
BEYONCE'S ANSWERS?
>> THAT'S A CHALLENGE.
>> CAN WE PLAY THIS GAME, TOO?
WE HAVE OUR OWN GAME.
THE FIRST ONE IS, WHAT WAS THE
LAST THING YOU BOUGHT IN THE
ST
STORE, BUY-RA?
>> THE LAST THING I BOUGHT IN
THE STORE WAS LIKE SOME GUMMIES.
>> WHAT WAS THE LAST CONCERT YOU
WENT TO?
>> SOMEONE BOUGHT SOME MODEL
LAND TICKETS, AND I CALLED THEM
AND I STARTED CRYING, BUT SHE
DIDN'T CRY WITH ME.
>> WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE KIND OF
PIE?
>> A CANNPECAN PIE.
I DON'T LIKE IT GOOEY.
>> WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE KIND OF
STINKY CHEESE?
>> MY FAVORITE KIND OF STINKY
CHEESE IS BLUE CHEESE.
>> WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE