- That was the dumbest advice
I ever had in my life!
Ain't nobody got time for no damn private planes.
What's up, Tyra Banks here and I'm going to chop
as many onions as I can in 10 minutes.
This is not just burning my eyes, it's burning my mind.
As I answer your most burning questions.
- [Interviewer] Can you tell us your chopping strategy?
(Tyra laughs)
(upbeat music)
- I have to wear these gloves.
When you cut onions, stank stank stays stays
for many days days, so.
I don't know what accent I can imitate,
no I've tried to do different accents
and not sure if I, you know, not great at it.
Do you understand what acting a damn fool is?
I want you to paint me, Robert.
- What?
- Like me sometimes like to do,
you know, all different types
and can get a little bit insulting so I apologize
to all the people.
People say onions hit the eyes,
but they're also hitting my throat.
ModelLand is a place...
ModelLand is a place where you can live
your ultimate modeling fantasy.
It is not a place for professional models,
it is a place where you can come with your entire family
and be the fantasy version of yourself.
You can...
There's photo shoots and there's runways
and there's shopping and you are a part of a live
show.
And get photographed to look like a couture
high fashion queen or king where they,
king, queen, high priestess.
This is making me say crazy stuff because I can't focus.
When I was a young model I got a job
at a department store near my house
and they would have us choose our own clothes
in the teen department and then stand on a pedestal
and just model for passers by
in that very famous department store.
You know, and certain items just looked shiny
and wonderful, I took a penchant to watches.
I really liked the watches.
I mean, these watches were $20, but to me
they were everything.
That was the last time I ever stole anything.
I have a lovely collection of watches.
I don't, no I don't.
This is not just burning my eyes,
it's burning my mind!
Have I ever wanted to be shorter?
I wanted to be shorter when I was 15 years old.
All my short friends would walk around and around
and around and around Westwood and all the boys wanted them.
They didn't want my tall, awkward, narrow,
no booty, back then, I got one now, ass
and so I wanted to be shorter.
Now all my short friends wanna be taller
'cause whenever we go someplace and there's
something to see kind of far away or above
people's heads, they're always asking me
to read it for them or what does that say Tyra,
or look above everybody's head for me
and I'm like, you weren't looking out for me
back in the day when homeboy didn't want me.
- [Interviewer] What's the worst job you've ever had.
- The worst job I ever had
was a modeling job for Ferragamo.
I had on those beautiful Ferragamo clothes
but they wanted me to stand outside the store
by the front door and greet people.
That was boring as hell, so what did I do?
(Tyra growling)
I did that for three days, that was the best check
I ever got 'cause I had fun, honey.
- [Interviewer] Were you really all rooting for her?
- I was rooting for you, we were all rooting for you!
How dare you!
I root for all my
models.
If I wasn't a model,
I would be a teacher or
a chef.
First person that I would call from jail
would be my mama.
And it would be beautiful and awful.
Like Mama, don't tell Daddy, don't tell Daddy.
Beautiful, she would come and get me immediately.
Awful, she would cuss my ass out all the way home.
So maybe I wouldn't call her.
The silliest thing I ever spent money on
was private plane flights.
Years ago I was making a lot of money,
a lot of money, and my accountant was like,
you need to spend, Tyra, you don't spend.
Maybe you should like rent private airplanes.
So I would rent those damn private airplanes
scared out my damn mind.
The turbulence makes it feel like you're going
upside down and crazy, and then on top of that,
I spent all that money with nothing to show for.
I should have bought art, I should have invested,
that was the dumbest advice I ever had in my life.
Ain't nobody got time for no damn private planes.
Invest in yourself, give back, charity.
I'm done.
(crew laughing)
This is Tyra Banks, what's the name of the show?
At ModelLand you walk in feeling maybe a little bit
of self-doubt and a little bit of am I right?
But after the tips and tricks from me
and all of the self-love boost that we give you,
you're gonna go out and maybe crying happy tears.
And I can't wait to see you.
(upbeat music)