Tyra Banks defended her latest Skims photoshoot as “empowering” throughout an interview with the As we speak present, earlier this week. The marketing campaign has been criticized by many customers on social media for allegedly photoshopping Banks’ physique.

“That is one thing I’ve been speaking about for many years,” Banks instructed host Hoda Kotb. “So, me curvier, me rattling close to nearly 50 years previous on this marketing campaign — I believe it’s fairly empowering.”

Tyra Banks, SKims
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The Dancing With The Stars host went on to recall how the shoot got here collectively: “[Kim] mentioned once I was on the quilt of Sports activities Illustrated, she hadn’t seen boobs that had been actual and massive. She mentioned that that gave her vanity for her physique. So we had, like, a critical dialog, and I lastly mentioned, ‘Let’s do that!’”

“We simply had an trustworthy heart-to-heart dialog, and she or he received to listen to what the model stands for, why I began the model — and I’m simply all about supporting girls,” Kardashian added.

The “Icons” marketing campaign, because it’s referred to as, additionally options Heidi Klum, Alessandra Ambrosio, and Candice Swanepoel. Neither Kardashian nor Skims has but to answer accusations of photoshop.

Try Banks’ dialogue with Kardashian on the As we speak present under.

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