Tyra Banks’history as one of the first Black supermodels is well documented.
And that’s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to her awe-inspiring career.
The year 1995 marked the start of a 10-year relationship between Banks and famed lingerie brand Victoria’s Secret.
She was their first Black contract model and the first Black model to cover their catalogue (viaInstagram).
It was a lewk (viaPage Six).
It turns out the look drew inspiration from her time with Victoria’s Secret.
Read on to learn more about what Banks had to say about her…
In an interview withE!
News, the supermodel explained that the dress has two parts.
“There’s a base of that dress.
It looks like a normal, beautiful dress from the ’90s,” she explained.
Obviously, we all know now that there was more to final image.
And everybody was like, ‘Oh!’
because they thought the first thing was the normal dress."
“I call it Victoria’s Secretwangs.
It’s not wings.
It’s got an ‘A,'” she teased.
That wasn’t the only thing her dress was compared to on the internet.
Many fans thought she looked like a dinosaur; even the Jurassic WorldTwitteraccount agreed.
And Banks owned that comparison, too.
“Different is what?”
she asked James Corden after embracing being compared to a lizard (viaYouTube).
In Banks’ opinion, the answer is clearly better.
“I don’t have time to be like pretty and in a normal dress,” she said.
“Because nobody is going to say anything about a pretty dress.
You’ve gotta go for it.”
Banks did promise to deliver eye-popping fashion on “Dancing With the Stars.”
Last year, she toldParadethat her hopes were to really bring it on theme nights.
“I’m thinking Met Ball times 10,” she mused.
Clearly, she’s delivered.
Potentially it’s her favorite experience ever getting dressed for television.
Clearly it pays off to break the mold.
“First is hard.
But first is necessary.
