Tyra Banks goes makeup-free to celebrate her 50th birthday.Photo:Tyra Banks/Instagram
Tyra Banks/Instagram
Tyra Banksis feeling “damn good” about turning 50!
On Monday the model, mom, businesswoman and television host rang in a milestone birthday with a series ofmakeup-free selfiesshared to Instagram.
To go with her fresh-faced photos, which show the star wearing a gray robe and voluminous curls, the formerAmerica’s Top Modelhost wrote a letter to her fans about what turning 50 means to her.
“I can’t believe I’ve been on this earth that many years. I remember like yesterday my mom‘s 50th birthday party and we celebrated her in the biggest way. It was a big one. And now it’s mine,” Banks began her caption.
The actress reflected on aging, empathizing with others who “fear getting older."
She continued her note of reflection with an empowering message for others. “If you’re younger than me, I HOPE you get to reach my age and BEYOND. Because it feels damn good,” she shared, then joking, “(What doesn’t feel so good is the damn sciatica I got from falling in a scene inLife-Size 2!!!)”
These days, the fashion icon is busy cooking up ice cream flavors for her new food endeavor, SMiZE & DREAM, which has already featured acollaboration with Lionel Richie. “Can’t stop. Won’t stop. You hear me?!” Banks wrote in her Instagram caption.
The entrepreneur worked with her food company to not only create the graphic art-themed cake featured in her selfies, but she also has a co-written graphic novel,The House of SMiZE, which is “all about age and dreams, and yep, lots of yummy ice cream,” in the works.
Tyra Banks.Jacopo Raule/Getty
Jacopo Raule/Getty
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Before her birthday, theLife-Sizeactress spoke to PEOPLE about how she felt about the milestone.
“I look in the mirror and I don’t feel 50,” said Banks, who recently starred inKaren Millen’s latest ICONS campaign. “I think 50 is the new 30s.”
She revealed that she hasn’t done any plastic surgery, although she’s “not against it.” But, she’s “not insecure” and isn’t worried about looking a certain way.
She also shared that the only time she will truly study herself in the mirror is when she’s perfecting her poses ahead of a red carpet event.
source: people.com
