Banks: 'I was snubbed because I'm black and curvy'

Tyra Banks faced a battle to become a runway success, because of her skin colour and size.

Tyra Banks faced a battle to become a runway success, because of her skin colour and size.

The supermodel-turned-talk show host claims more doors were closed for her than other wannabes, because she didn't fit in with the modelling industry's usual perception of beauty.

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