LOS ANGELES, June 17 (UPI) — People are used to seeing supermodels looking their best in glossy ads and lit up runways.
But Tyra Banks gave fans a peek of what models can really look like when stripped away from all the glitz and glam.
In an Instagram post, the 41-year-old America’s Next Top Model host stripped herself of all her makeup and dared to show fans the “real” her.
She points out the dark circles under her eyes and confessed that she wanted to cover them up “so badly,” but restrained herself.
“You deserve to see the REAL me. The REALLY real me,” Banks said.
You know how people say #nofilter but you know there’s a freakin’ filter on their pic? Or maybe there’s a smidge of retouching going on but they’re lying and saying it’s all raw & real? Well, this morn, I decided to give you a taste of the really real me. I wanted to smooth out my dark circles so badly!!! But I was like, “Naw, Ty. Show ‘em the REAL you.” So…here I am. Raw. And there YOU are…looking at me, studying this picture. Maybe you’re thinking, “Whoa, she looks ROUGH.” And if you are, great! You deserve to see the REAL me. The REALLY real me. #RawAndReal A photo posted by Tyra Banks (@tyrabanks) on Jun 17, 2015 at 7:28am PDT
A vast difference compared to some of her other selfies.
Last night #EyesInAStick #Blold (black + gold) #TYRAbeauty A photo posted by Tyra Banks (@tyrabanks) on May 5, 2015 at 7:43am PDT
According to E! Online, the businesswoman has been seen with little to no makeup before.
Though Banks is all about keeping it “raw,” she still promotes women looking their fiercest even if it requires some paint and color here and there.
On her site tyra.com, she sells her own makeup collection TYRA Beauty.
“You know how some women wake up looking all refreshed and don’t need any makeup? You know who I’m talking about: those ladies with naturally rosy cheeks and sky-high cheekbones. You’re probably thinking, ‘Yeah, Tyra, like you!’” the site says. “Well, guess what? I’m not one of them! I paint my pretty on!”
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