How Tyra Banks, 50, Fuels Herself For The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
Tyra Banks is making her grand return to the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
The America's Next Top Model host last hit the brand's iconic catwalk nearly two decades ago. But tonight, she'll join Adriana Lima, Ashley Graham, and tons of other iconic supermodels in Victoria's Secret's first full fashion show since 2018.
“It feels crazy being back on the Victoria’s Secret runway. I mean, like, ‘cray cray,’ as in ‘cray cray good,'” she on October 15, per WWD. “I never thought that I would be back on this runway, to be honest.”
But a lot has changed for the 50-year-old since she last participated in the show. She's started an ice cream brand, hosted ANTM, written books, and more. She's also been pretty open about her relationship with food has changed over the past few decades.
“I used to feel like my body was not mine,” Tyra told People in 2018. “I’ve been too thin or too big. And I used to feel like I was betraying people if I lost weight.”
The model doesn't "believe in diets" (even calling them "a bunch of bologna" in a 2009 statement) and doesn't count calories, instead focusing on feeling her best.
“Right now, I am 25 pounds heavier than I was on the cover of a very famous swimsuit magazine that came out last year,” she told Harper's BAZAAR in a 2020 video. (She's talking about the 2019 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.)
Here's exactly what Tyra eats in a day to be her healthiest and happiest.
Breakfast
Tyra starts her day with black coffee. But, she gets plenty of flavor in before she pours it in her mug, because she usually goes for vanilla- or caramel-flavored beans, she told Harper's BAZAAR in a video. She's also a matcha fan.
She has a whole bagel routine that's seriously impressive:
"I cut the bagel I half and then I scoop out aaaall that extra bagleisation and put that on the side," she told Harper's BAZAAR. "Then I take my whipped cream cheese and I dig deep into that pot if it. And I fill up the entire scooped out bagel rounds like a moat." She pops her cream cheese-filled creation in the microwave to make it warm and creamy as-can-be.
Lunch
Finding time for lunch is tough for the multi-business mogul slash supermodel slash TV host. Lunch isn't often a sit down affair, so Tyra's solution is snacks—and lots of them, she told Harper's BAZAAR.
When she does have a second to sit down, though, Tyra loves eating at a local diner. "Diners are a girl's best friend," she wrote in a 2018 Instagram.
Another quick-but-fun lunch solution: Tyra hits up multiple fast food restaurants, orders burgers, and compares them, she told Harper's BAZAAR. It may not be scientific, but sounds delish.
Snacks
Tyra doesn't skimp on healthy snacks, and has a dedicated "snack box" at her office. In it, you'll find everything from natural licorice, to bean chips, to corn chips, to cauliflower puffs, she told Harper's BAZAAR.
She's also "nuts for cashews," according to a recent Instagram post. "They are so rich and tasty to me," she wrote.
Though she's all about convenient grab-and-go eats, Tyra has perfected a go-to snack: candied bacon. She makes it by coating bacon in Sriracha and maple syrup and topping it with black pepper. Then it goes in the oven until starts to caramelize.
“It’s almost like candy,” she said in the Harper's BAZAAR video. “It is so good.”
Dinner
Tyra goes all-out at dinnertime, doing taste tests of different restaurants' versions of the same dishes with her son. "For dinner, I love doing something that's a little special and a little bit indulgent," she shared in her Harper's BAZAAR video. “We line it up and then we score the different restaurants with the same item. The next time you order, you know where to order from."
Often on the trial list: hamburgers and Mexican food.
Dessert
Considering Tyra has her own ice cream brand, SMiZE & DREAM, it's no surprise she loves herself a nice frozen treat.
"One of my favorite things in the world is ice cream," she wrote on Instagram when the brand launched. "As an avid entrepreneur, I’ve always wanted to create an ice cream company with amazing flavors for you to enjoy. But great ice cream just wasn’t enough. I wanted to surprise and delight you, too. SMiZE Cream is debuting early Fall!"
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