Tyra has been known to fake like she doesn't desperately want to be Oprah Winfrey, but since we all know that's not true, we also know that she has got to be dying over this Sunday's New York Times Magazine cover, even though something about that nude lip is giving me the creeps.

In the cover story we learn about Tyra's 275 smiles, including "angry but smiling," "flirting with boyfriend," and, I'm guessing, the infamous "smiling with your eyes." But that's not all — the author investigates the Tyra brand, which, ridiculous as it often seems, follows quite a winning formula.

"Like her hero, Martha Stewart, Banks wants, most of all, for her name to immediately suggest a distinct point of view. Her brand, like her trademark 'tough but still smiling' smile, is consistent in all her shows: serious about the frivolous; empathetic and empowering, and always, always aimed at young women, across all races. It's girly TV with a punch."

[WWD]