Tyra Banks slims down

October 9th, 2008

TYRA Banks has shown off a new slender figure since dropping the pounds for her latest series of America’s Next Top Model.
The former supermodel was criticised for her weight early last year when she was photographed in an unflattering swimming costume.
But Tyra has shed the extra pounds and has revealed a toned and slimmer figure after embarking on a strict cardio regime and high protein diet.
She said: “Whole months went by when I didn’t work out. Months! But then I’d get on a kick and become really motivated and do three miles every day on the treadmill for weeks.
“I realised I needed to take better care of myself, and I knew this would be the best way to do that.”
And after a year of the workout plan, the star looks incredible with her new slim line curves.
Tyra hit back at critics who claimed she had gained 40lbs in two months and nicknamed her “Thigh-ra” and “Porkchops”.

She added: “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’.
“So when they say that my body is ‘ugly’ and ‘disgusting,’ what does that make those girls feel like?”
source: ok.co.uk