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kiyomizu37 in topmodel

Tyra Banks: From model to mogul

Mar 18, 2011 23:23

From CBS News/CBS Sunday Morning:

video: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7359975n&tag=mncol;lst;1

article: http://www.cbsnews.com/

tyra banks

Comments 12

lady_leia_solo March 20 2011, 20:45:25 UTC

This video makes me want to be a savvy media mogul like Tyra XD

_getyourownbox_ March 20 2011, 21:52:04 UTC

same here haha =]

codliveroil27 March 20 2011, 20:59:02 UTC

Ok cool..but it's a 9 week program over 3 years? Really??

sequent_c March 20 2011, 22:04:19 UTC

Wait, can she finish the 9 week program in 9 weeks or is she just stretching it over 3 years? =/

Plus the cost of that program is nothing for her LOL. I love how the interviewer was like $2000/day? I mean, if she's making $82,000/day, $2000 is nothing to her. I'll be happy if I even see that income every year.

codliveroil27 March 21 2011, 07:37:33 UTC

the video said that it is 3 weeks a year for 3 years...I was only commenting because up until that point it seemed that she was a regular student with a full course load.

_getyourownbox_ March 20 2011, 21:55:26 UTC

I'd be doing the same if I were her, regardless of what people think. She's doing it to better herself and her company so it's all for the best.

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ruxi March 21 2011, 00:26:09 UTC

Her education aside - the video actually took me aback for a moment, because I'd forgot how beautiful she is, and how pleasant her voice can be without the cartoon-y gimmicks she pulls on ANTM.

themenow March 21 2011, 15:23:51 UTC

Me too. It was nice to see Tyra and not ANTM-Tyra. I think the ANTM-Tyra is a character. Sure there is some real Tyra in there but not all of her.

Anyway, that was interesting.

carwhisp March 21 2011, 02:19:43 UTC

Meh, according to US News, Stanford is the number one business school... and according to popular opinion, Wharton is... this is a funny publicity stunt.. she isn't even getting a degree. I loved the shots of her walking around like a student.

__plastique_ March 22 2011, 19:52:01 UTC

Hey, would you even go to school if you were already a millionaire many times over? She could retire today if she wanted to, and still live in luxury the rest of her life.

I respect that she is giving a good role model for so many people, and that's she's even doing it at all- like the interview said, she could hire anyone to do it all for her, but she's not.

ptr28 March 22 2011, 19:54:36 UTC

carwhisp March 22 2011, 22:01:11 UTC

Yeah, I would probably go to school if I were a millionaire many times over... that's why I'm in grad school now, because learning is interesting and rewarding.

I think that Tyra's building a business and being a successful entrepreneur is much more impressive and inspirational than her taking some classes. I think that she might be taking these classes to gain some skills that will help her with her business. However, to broadcast the fact that she is doing so, and to highlight Harvard as a brand name, is pure publicity.