Guide Note
Tyra Banks struck a defiant note in her acceptance speech at the 2008 Daytime Emmy Awards, assailing critics of her crossover from modeling to TV. Banks advised audience members to follow their dreams, and to respond to naysayers with a graphic variation of the expression, "Kiss my ass." She also paid tribute to her grandmother—who was in attendance—as well as her leading competitor, Oprah Winfrey.
Fast Facts
- Won the award for "Outstanding Informative Talk Show"
- Award for best talk show host went to Ellen DeGeneres
- Ceremony held Friday, June 20, 2008
- Broadcast live from Kodak Theater in Hollywood, CA
- Comments made at 35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
Quotes
- "They said that 'The Tyra Banks Show' would last two weeks and we are entering our fourth season this September. I just have a message for everybody out there: When you have a dream, there are going to be so many people out there who tell you you cannot do it, that you are not good enough. And I want you to tell them to kiss your dimply, flat, juicy, bootylicious, skinny, jiggly, saggy, fat ass!"
- "I want to thank Oprah Winfrey for her inspiration. She is the queen and will always be the queen."
