Tyra Banks was rejected by 'six agencies' at the start of her modelling career

The 'FabLife' host, who turned to TV presenting after retiring from the catwalk in 2005, admits she has faced a lot of obstacles in the past.

Asked what doors were locked to her before she found fame, she said: "Oh, so many. There was a door that was locked because I was a young black model and the first six agencies I knocked at said no, I think four of the six said, 'We already have a black girl.'