Tyra Banks Research Paper

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"Woman should understand that there is no such thing as standard beauty."
41 year old, Tyra Banks has lead the modeling industry internationally. Banks has significantly broken the barrier of size and ethnicity in the modeling world. Starting at a very young age she was able to portray her beauty while being her true self. She does/ has done many things in her career including; a talk show host, producer, actress, television personnel, and of course an American Model.

Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty arose from the mythical Aphros ("sea-foam") of the deep, swift ocean and has been an imprinting figure in mythology ever since. She was carried to the village of Cyprus, where she resided for her life. In her time, she met many gods and mortals that were stunned by her beauty and intriguing attraction. This Greek Goddess used her strong power of love to break the mold and expectation of an ideal woman.
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Her compelling beauty swept every fan off of their feet. Although Banks was purely gorgeous, she did not have the perfect body that models were normally expected to have. She took this flaw and used it to her full potential and people became intrigued in not only Tyra but the product she was modeling as well! Most people could easily relate to the product being portrayed, which was great for the marketing industry. To Tyra, size and ethnicity didn't affect the way people saw her, it was the beauty she obtained inside and out! Banks even quotes, "Today you are expected to be a size zero. When I started out, I didn't know such a size even

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