Tyra Banks at the GLAAD Media Awards in New York (3/28)
Tyra Banks makes 30 million a year. Dollars, not yen. 30 million dollars. Damn, I knew I should have gone into supermodeling, not blogging. From
Radar:
Forbes have released their prime time top earning women list and there's a few surprises in there! Heading up the list is Tyra Banks, with an estimated annual earnings of $30 million. Tyra earns the majority of her money from the hugely successful America's Next Top Model and her daytime talk show as well as various TV cameos.
Second on the list is Grey's Anatomy cutie Katherine Heigl earning $18 million for her turn as a TV doctor as well as her role as leading lady in films such as The Ugly Truth.
The rest of the list reads:
3. Marg Helgenberger - $9.5 million
4. Eva Longoria Parker - $9 million
5. Mariska Hargitay - $8.5 million
6. Julia Louis-Dreyfus - $8 million (tie)
6. Maura Tierney - $8 million (tie)
8. Tina Fey - $7 million
9. Marcia Cross - $6.2 million
10. Jennifer Love Hewitt - $6 million
If you want to keep Tyra happy, you don't need to give her money . . . you just need to give her a mirror. If Tyra keeps this up, she'll be well on her way to becoming the next Oprah -- which means more money, fame, and carbs. Sadly, watching Tyra become more and more successful does have one downside: her (fore)head will become even bigger than it already is.
Tyra Banks in New York (4/9)
Can Tyra Banks ever do anything without looking like a complete and utter jackass? That's Tyra with New York mayor Michael Bloomberg planting a tree in the city to honor her 600th episode. I'm convinced that if Tyra had been alive in 1945 and given the chance to talk to some concentration camp survivors, she would have made some kind of stupid face and flailing motion with her arms during the interview.
Tyra Banks stalker arrested, released
A man stalking Tyra Banks was arrested last week and then promptly released by a Manhattan Criminal Court Judge. Brady Green, 37, has been pestering the former supermodel with letters, phone calls, and flowers since early January. Last week the "burley ex-con drifter" took a bus from his native Dublin, Georgia to Tyra's New York studios in the hopes of meeting with her. The New York Post says:
Green was carrying a large duffel bag stuffed with magazine write-ups about Banks and notes to himself about his various attempts to reach her, they said. Cops were called to the scene, where Banks said she feared for her safety. Green was cleared from the premises. But at 7:22 p.m., Green was back - sitting across the street in a window seat at a McDonald's, drinking coffee and flipping through one of his magazines, said witness Jesus Nuñez. Nuñez described the 6-foot-2 Green as "huge, strong with a lot of muscles." Green told police he was homeless, although he appeared clean and dressed in neat, casual clothing, they said. Cops arrested him in the restaurant and charged him with stalking, harassment and criminal trespass.The next morning, Green appeared in Manhattan Criminal Court and pleaded not guilty to the charges. No bail was requested, despite Green not having provided a New York address. Judge Anthony Ferrara released him on his own recognizance - but issued an order of protection for Banks. (Source)
Can't these stalkers do anything right? For maximum effect, you're supposed to wait in your "targets" bushes until she comes home from work. Then, as she exits the car, you're supposed to jump up in your clown suit and shout "Surprise!" as you unbuckle your pants. While she's running away screaming, you chase her down and show her the dolls you've made of her using hair from her shower drain. And then you both live happily ever after. Trust me, it works EVERY time.
PICS: Tyra Banks at Fashion Week in New York (2/4)
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Tyra Banks at the BET Honors in Washington, D.C. (1/12)
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Really, who wouldn't want to attend a taping of the Tyra Banks show in your underwear?:
Tyra is looking for a SPECIAL audience for this one!! For an upcoming episode of the show, the producers are requesting only people comfortable sitting in just their UNDERWEAR sign up to be in this taping's audience.Big, small, short, tall, as long as you dont mind stripping down to your skivies Tyra wants you there. Acceptable dress is bra and panties, boxers and a tanktop, or slips; but NO PAJAMAS this is an UNDERWEAR show.
Plan on arriving fully dressed and stripping down on set DURING THE SHOW!!! If you're a show-off this is your chance to shine.
Strange there is no mention about their erection policy. Will they kick me out? Will they call the cops? Because that would be pretty unfair. Church is one thing--and I could totally see why Reverend Miller was offended--but we're talking about the Tyra Banks underwear show here.
You know what else would draw in viewers besides this underwear stunt? Actually producing a show that doesn't make me throw my margarita at the TV. And beat my dog. But don't tell anybody. It'll be our little secret (my boss would kill me if he knew I was drinking margaritas before work).
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Nicole Richie and Tyra Banks
Taking a break from her hectic schedule of not eating and.........not eating, Nicole Richie, along with Tyra Banks, hung with the common folk on Wednesday. Either that's a really bad camera angle of Banks' arm, or she's been sucked into the Nicole Richie Blackhole (where the only thing spit out is last night's dinner)
Tyra Banks hit the streets of Robertson Blvd with Nicole Richie to film a segment for her daily talk show. Richie and Banks hit up trendy Kitson's and then, to make you and I and all of Tyra's viewers think she is a down-to-earth woman, they ventured into a '99 Cent' store. Doesn't Tyra look a little overwhelmed by all the cameras? Girl, I know you haven't been photographed like this since 1998 but at the very least, fake it.
I've never heard of Kitson's but I can guaran-fucking-tee you it's not a restaurant/grocery store/hot dog stand/insert anything having to do with food. And what's up with how absolutely no one is smiling in that picture except one lady with a huge shit-eating grin on her face (behind Richie's head to the left). With the serious looks on everyones' faces, it's almost like the entire crowd is reacting to seeing a poor African village full of skinny starving children.......wait a minute...... now it's clear.
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