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Former supermodel Tyra Banks posted a makeup-free image
She said fans deserve to see the real her
CNN —On Wednesday, Tyra Banks got naked.
The supermodel-turned-media mogul posted an unretouched photo of herself completely makeup-free on her Instagram account.
Banks, whose show “America’s Next Top Model” specializes in makeovers, gave herself a serious makeunder. The photo shows her from the shoulders up, with hair pulled back and a clean face.
Makeup Power Nikkie Tutorials Orig_00010707.jpg YouTube/NikkieTutorials video“You know how people say #nofilter but you know there’s a freakin’ filter on their pic,” Banks wrote. “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.”
View this post on InstagramBanks, 41, is known for her beauty. The former Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue cover girl has a makeup line called TYRA Beauty.
Social media greeted her pic with both applause and mockery.
Kid looks at @tyrabanks untouched photo - and says - "Is that #Tyra - She's still pretty." Can't undo pretty. #rawandreal
— Rodney and Harriet (@Rodney_Harriet) June 18, 2015WHY TYRA BANKS LOOKIN LIKE BEANS FROM RANGO?! #TYRA #WHY? pic.twitter.com/3twMnhBYtR
— Jake (@TrvpLyf) June 18, 2015Thank you Tyra Banks, for giving me the courage to show the world the real me- no make-up, no airbrushing. #Tyra pic.twitter.com/YH0tbQVs27
— Pete Galub (@petegalub) June 18, 2015ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7pLrNZ5qopV9nfXKBjmltaGloZLKvwMSrq5qhnqKyr8COrbCrmV2Xrq%2B30makmqOVqr1ustGenGaelZbBcLXNnZyxZpipuq0%3D