Tyra Banks tells everyone that they can "kiss her fat a**!"
When Tyra Banks delivered this infamous monologue, it became one of the most famous moments in daytime talk show history. Banks addressed a photo that had surfaced of her on the beach which sparked headlines like "Thigh-ra Banks" and "America's Next Top Waddle". Tyra then delivered this emotional, powerful statement:
"I love my mama. She has helped me to be a strong woman so I can overcome these kinds of attacks, but if I had lower self-esteem, I would probably be starving myself right now. But, that's exactly what is happening to other women all over this country. So, I have something to say to all of you that have something nasty to say about me or other women who are built like me...women whose names you know, women whose names you don't, women who've been picked on, women whose husbands put them down, women at work or girls in school, I have one thing to say to you: kiss my fat ass."
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