Hi Tyra/I am 16 years old.All my life i have been the ugliest of my sister and i have had family pick on me too.So it has made me very depressed.I mean the people that are supposed to love me are the ones doing more damage.I want to prove to people that there is an outer beauty in me.Sometimes i wake up and think is it really necessary to try and look good,im just going to have someone put me down anyways so why try.But i would really appreciate it if i could get a makeover.I would like to be the beautiful girl for a change.This would mean the world to me.

Heyyy Tyra!
My name is Brittany. Im from North Carolina, and i would like you to work your magic on me. Im 16 years old and im very self consious about my body and apperance. My bottom half doesnt match my top half. I have big thighs and a big o booty. lol. but my top is tiny. i want confidence in myself. I hope you will take me into your consideration. It'll be greatly appreciated. I want to enjoy life like a normal 16 year old not worry about how everyone else looks at me. Thanks Tyra, btw your beautiful

Hi Tyra my name is Nancy I live in Connecticut i watch your show everyday and i love it you talk about things that others won't even mention you get into peoples hearts and feelings and you help me answer some personal questions about myself well i'm writing to you so that i can get a makeover i'm 22 years old and a mother of 2 kids 2yrs and 6 months and my body is full of stretch marks, belly fat, my face has acne i don't know how to use makeup i don't even own any and i'm very insecure about myself i never buy myself anything every time i get money i buy things for my children or house hold with this makeover it would make me feel good about myself just like all your other guests and just like a model from you show americas next top model which i love i've seen every single episode since season 1 you can quiz me i bet i would know everything well enough about that so Tyra please give me a makeover you would be doing me a huge gesture Thanks.

Dear Tyra,

Hello, my name is Stacie Reavley. I am only 19 yrs old. I'm young and and fresh. I'm about an average sized girl. If you seen me, you probably think im a cute pretty girl. But inside I'm hurting and hiding the true Stacie I can be. But I'm sure you are thinking, why am I needing your help. To begin, I feel deep in my heart i could use someone with your intelligance or with your hook-ups-meaning you can get professionals, to help me achieve the beauty I feel inside.

I want everyone and my boyfriend to relize I am the BEST. I know I am. And i want to look it! The thing is i have a serious issue with my hips, thighs, and just my low half of my body! In my eyes my lower half does not fit my upper body. I cant even wear a bikini because my butt and thighs are so hideous to me and gross. I would like a makeover, maybe even something else that can help me with my issues with my body. I want to be able to wear that bikini, those short shorts, a mini skirt, even a cute sun dress, and to just be able to walk around in a t-shirt and undies! I can't wear any of that with my nasty butt and legs! I want to prove to myself I can get that body i have dreamed of! I need that self confidence boost! Please help me with my issues.

I'm young, I should be enjoying these years instead of hiding and being unconfident.

Please help me in some way Tyra! I am looking forward to hearing back from you! Thanks.

Sincerely,
Stacie Reavley

Boy, do I have one for YOU! Tyra, my daughter, Amanda, is active with Women's Empowerment (WE)in Sacramento, CA; its statement is, "One woman at a time." WE takes homeless women and, in a 6-8 week program, gets them off the street and (most of them) employed. Well, a few days ago we saw one of WE's "graduates", a spunky, VERY inteligent woman named "Carla" who'd graduated two years ago. She was gainfuly employed, going to school and STILL with her "spouse" of several years. Tyra, here's the thing: Her smile revealed many MANY missing teeth. This woman could surely gain from your show, and I know WE would reap your generous benefits by showing (one woman at a time) that there are people "out there" ready to help if they just looked up and reached up their hand. Thank you for your time. Mimi

Tyra,
I am a 32 year old mother of 6. 3 boys and 3 girls, ages 7-19. Having that many children I really dont have alot of time todeal with the way I look.
I am married and my husband has only seen me slightly dressed up, but never va-va-voom. I just found out that I might be a grandmother. I mostly wear jeans or sweats with over sized shirts. I need help! Just once I would like my husband to see how beautiful I really can be, instead of the tomboy I am.
Please help me.

Hey T -

I think that you should do a mom make over show... Mom's are never entirely appreciated. I nominate my mom; she has struggled for many years. Was addicted to drugs, had my brother and I taken away and she has made an awesome recovery. Over ten years of recovering my brother and I would like to give her a gift of a life time.
So, I would appreciate your help in making her dream to not only meet you come true but to help her self esteem....

xoxo amy

HELLO MISS TYRA,I WATCH YOUR SHOW ALMOST EVERYDAY AND I HAVE TO ADMIT YOUR SHOW COMES FROM THE HEART ITS NOT FAKE! YOU SPEAK RIGHT AT ME AND ITS HARD FOR ME TO SPEAK BACK.ALTHOUGH I AM TALKING AT THE T.V. ALOT,BUT MISS TYRA WHY I'M HERE TALKING TO YOU ABOUT IS BECAUSE I JUST FINISED WATCHING A SHOW ABOUT TEETH MAKEOVERS,I HAVE CROOKED TEETH.I HAVE A STORY TO TELL BECAUSE OF MY INSECREITYS,OF NOT BEING ABLE TO LET MY TRUE BEAUTY SHINE THROUH...PLEASE MISS.TYRA I KNOW MY STORY WILL TOUCH MANY HEARTS TOO!
I'M 42 YEARS OLD AND CANT WAIT TO SMILE PLEASE CAN YOU GIVE ME A SMILE?

Hi Tyra!

My name is Cynthia Taylor and I would really love for my mother to have a makeover. She has sacrificed so much for me and I owe all my successess to her. I am a first generation graduate, and I would never have made it in life with out her undying support and love. We have not always seen eye to eye, and through the years our relationship has been rocky,but she has always been there for me when I needed her the most.

My mother is a simple woman. She only buys new clothes a few times a year, and I know she has low self-esteem. Most of her front teeth have fallen out, and she rarely smiles, especially on pictures. I would love to give her new teeth, but I can't afford it. I know there are lots of people who deserve a makeover, but it would mean the world to me if you could help me surprise my mother with a new smile. I feel I owe her this and so much more. I am her youngest child, and she has spoiled me in so many ways. I would love to spoil her for once: to see her smile again.

Thanks for taking the time to read this!

Hi Tyra,

My name is mercy and am 30years old. I am a mother of 3.I live i Nairobi,kenya.I hope you can help me even though am in Africa.I watch your shows every day and I hope that you can help me get a makeover for my teeth.i have never smiled in my whole life.My husband has never seen my teeth and sometimes i think he made a mistake to marry someone who can never smile and show their teeth.i have brown teeth and some are black. I am a jolly person and like socialising alot but because of the colour of my teeth i keep to myself all the time coz am scared of talking and letting people see my rotten teeth.i feel bad when i cant even laugh with my kids coz i fear they will see how bad my teeth really are.Tyra i didnt even smile at my wedding.i cannot afford to get them fixed here in Kenya since its is very expensive here and i dont have a job though am a university graduate,this is because when i go to an interview room i freeze and cant speak i fear if the panelists see my teeth they wont even offer me a chance and i think my rotten teeth are the reason i am jobless.my self esteem is very low.
please if there is a way you can help me,i would appreciate.thank you and God bless you as you continue to touch and transform lives of the needy and poor like me.

Mercy

Hey Tyra..
My name is Brandy. I’m 15 years old, and from North Dakota. People have always described me as nice but never pretty. I know a lot of people think all teenage girls think they are ugly but its not only me that thinks I’m ugly other people do too. I have herd people say she isn’t pretty and they were talking about me. I have always been overlooked because I’m not pretty and my look is really boring. I have really fair skin, freckles, faded dyed hair, and a few other things that make me feel bad about myself. Most people just think my personality is boring because of the way I look but my personality is completely the opposite, but only a few people know that. I don’t show very many people my personality because I know that they are just judging me by the way I look so there is no point of even trying to show them the “real me”. I always spend a lot of time trying to make myself look better even though I know it wont do any good because I have no idea what I’m doing. I would love a makeover from you because you know what you’re doing when it comes to makeup, hair, and other things in making people look and feel better about themselves. I know it will help me become not so shy around people and will help me let my personality show. So that is why I ask you please, please give me a makeover because it would mean the world to me.

Sincerely Brandy

Hey Tyra..
My name is Brandy. I’m 15 years old, and from North Dakota. People have always described me as nice but never pretty. I know a lot of people think all teenage girls think they are ugly but its not only me that thinks I’m ugly other people do too. I have herd people say she isn’t pretty and they were talking about me. I have always been overlooked because I’m not pretty and my look is really boring. I have really fair skin, freckles, faded dyed hair, and a few other things that make me feel bad about myself. Most people just think my personality is boring because of the way I look but my personality is completely the opposite, but only a few people know that. I don’t show very many people my personality because I know that they are just judging me by the way I look so there is no point of even trying to show them the “real me”. I always spend a lot of time trying to make myself look better even though I know it wont do any good because I have no idea what I’m doing. I would love a makeover from you because you know what you’re doing when it comes to makeup, hair, and other things in making people look and feel better about themselves. I know it will help me become not so shy around people and will help me let my personality show. So that is why I ask you please, please give me a makeover because it would mean the world to me.
Sincerely Brandy

hi tyra, you may not read my comment or just ignore it but at least i try, im a very shy girl but very funny sometimes, i never say what i fell, i always try to make everybody happy but not me, myself-esteem is very low. i always look at the mirrow and i just see a fat ugly girl and thats what other people make me fell too, i have try everything to be pretty and skinny, i have bulimia which no one knows about it im just telling you because i really want help, but if i ask my parents or friend and i tell them about it i know they will say that im crazy and they will just make me fell worse. i dream to be pretty, look at the mirrow and see a cute girl, i need your help tyra

omg!!!! tyra i dont know about you but me iam so tired of teen age girls saying there fat and ugly its like thats not all that matters well i say it sometimes about myslef but some of my frends say it all the time and gets really annoying how every thing on image these days jeeez oh and by the way love the show it ruxs but you should do a show about teens i'll wacth and so will my friends cuz they need to. hehe jk just kidding tyra haha lol see ya
luv ya
bri

hi Tyra. I enjoy your show so much and really love watching it.
My problem is i have a small waist and a big butt toped with a small bust and i am also very short. I feel like hiding when i am walking on the streets . Cannot help looking at other ladies and wishing i was their size. Some people say i have a great body but i do not see it . I do not feel good about myself , i feel like everything is wrong in my body. If you could help me i would really really appreciate it. Thanks

tyra
I hate my body and i feel everyone agryes with me.
tyra please help me i will be a sphmore soon and i want to start the school year off pretty!!!!!!!!!!!!

hi tyra im yvon and ilove your show the thing is that im pregnant and im having a low selfesteem i feel like im over weight and old im only 23 i went to feel sexy again and special pls help

Hi Tyra, My name is Ruth i am 28 years old mother of a 5 year old and a 2 year old boys, and married for 6 years this April 21, 2008....3 years ago i lost my my job..(i have a job now:)but i got a loan from my mother who i love and missed so much...to fix my teeth...it was almost 4 thousand....:(...i went twice to fix them but since i lost my job i never went back to fix them...now i have holes in my mouth..that hurts really bad i don't smile no more i fell unatractive, insicure.and ugly...I have this odor in my mouth that i haven't kiss my husband.He loves me very much to even say anything is wrong.....buy we are stuggleing to pay my mother oof...and see what i can do to fix my teeth...but there is just no hope....i f so hopeless....the other problem is my weight Tyra i try so hard to loose ther weight but it is justnot working on me please please please please help me!!!! Thank you for being so real.....and having the time to listen to our problems...i hope that u find in ur hert to help me..i want to smile and be confident when i communicate with others...and to be able to kiss my husband with the passion that i so miss.....May God keep blessing you and ur Family..bessos

Tyra-
First of all I just want to say thank you for being such an inspiration!! I am 22 years old and have struggled with awful toothaches all my life.I have had several teeth cut out. I only have one virgin tooth in my entire mouth. I do not like the way my teeth appear in pictures at all. I would love veneers. Any ideas on how to get them at an afordable cost? Thank you so much for your help!!LATER

Hello Tyra,
I writing because I have watched your show whereas you help people with their appearances and different things. I work with the public and my teeth are a mess. I tried to see if I could afford the porcelain veneers, but I could not. I am the only one working in my household and I am supporting 7 people. I have a daughter in college, two boys in high school and two girls in elementary school. My husband had tried to find work but no one is hiring, therefore, he does odd and end jobs which is not very many, because so many in this area is out of work.It is difficult for me to fit this into my budget. Could please advise me where I could go for it to be affordable for me? I hate to smile because I have som many spaces in my front teeth. I really enjoy you show the next top model. I wanted to be a model but I have always been too short. Thank you and your staff for reading this.

Dear Tyra, im writing for my grandaughter.She is 20 years old. She had gastric bypass surgery a year ago. She weighed about 450 pounds. Her health and life were in trouble if she didnt lose the weight. She has lost over 300 pounds. She now weighs about 160. And for the first time shes begining to feel good about herself. And being noticed. But as you can imagine. She has a lot of left over skin.Is there any way you can help or refer her to someone that could help her. Ive seen many shows about women that lost only a fraction of what she has and got help. Please help her too. Shes such a wonderful girl. And so young as to have to go through her new life with her new smaller body that looks like a 90 year old womans. Please help her. Judy

Hi Tyra,My name is Sandra Chavez,I live in Cmpton California.I'am a married 20 soon to be 21yr old girl on july23,struggling with my weight and wanting to have a child but I cant because of my weight(285pounds)When it comes to dressing I have lots of trouble,its hard for me to find pretty fashion clothes because of my size.I get invited to parties every other weekend but we dont go because I really dont have nothing to wear,I cant affort to buy clothes but when I can buy atleast an outfit to wear I cant find nothing,moving on to my hair I always have it up on a ponny tale I wear no makeup.I just dont know what to do,I really desperatly need you help Tyra I would love to give my husband a really good surprise and even to all those people that said that I looked like if I was a homeless and let them know that I maybe a plus size women but I still look good and I dont need to be skinny to feel and look good so please HELP ME TYRA! GOD BLESS YOU XOX HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON

Tyra,I must have entered all your contests & giveaways in 2006. Now I don't get to see your show but I do try to keep up with you through your web site that gets e-mailed to me every so often. I'm a 50 yr. old lady who can't seem to tear away from my teenage to early 20's style. Yeah, I know it's sad but I just need a little help. Yes, I have to wear dentures but when my mother passed a little over 3 yrs. ago she left me with a little money with the explicit instructions to go have some made. Well, I've got my dentures,I've lost over 100 lbs. & I'd truly enjoy having your makeover. I'm low-income & I can't seem to go any farther. It would be great to have my hair, make-up & clothes done to fit my age. Thank you so very much,Lynn
P.S. If your show still showed in my area, I'd still be watching.

HI TYRA IM WRITEING TO ASK IF U COULD HELP MY MOM SHES A SINGLE MOTHER OF TWO,MY BROTHER(23) AND ME(20).WE RECENTLY LOST OUR HOUSE AFTER MY MOM LOST HER JOB AT V.A.HOSPITAL AFTER 22 YEARS AND BEFORE THAT WE LOST OUR OTHER HOUSEAFTER LIVING THER FOR 13 YEARS ONLY 7 YEARS AGO.SHE CANT REALLY FIND A JOB THAT PAYS WELL SO SHE CAN GET ANOTHER HOUSE,SHES BEEN REALLY DEPRESSED SHE LET HER APPERANCE GO IN A DOWN FALL AND THATS NOT THE MOM I KNEW SHE ALWAYS TOOK VERY GOOD CARE OF HER SELF NOW SHES HAVING MOUTH PROBLEMS HER TEETH ARE VERY BAD AND ITS PAINFULL TO THE POINT SHE CANT TAKE IT AND SHE TAKES THEM OUT TO STOP THE PAIN. IT REALLY HURTS ME TO SEE MY MOTHER IN THIS CONDITION SHE WAS ALWAYS SO BEAUTIFUL AS SHE STILL IS TO ME NOW BUT SHES ONLY 43 YEARS OLD. AND SHES VERY GIVING SHE WOULD LET PEOPLE STAY WITH OUS WHEN THEY WERE DOWN AND FEED PEOPLES KIDS WHEN SHE REALLY DIDNT HAVE IT TO GIVE.IT HURTS ME WHEN PEOPLE TALK ABOUT MY MOM BEHIND HER BACK BUT IN FRONT OF ME AS IF I CAN NOT HEAR THEM AND THOSE PEOPLE ARE THE ONES WHO SHE HELPED IN THERE TIME OF NEED MOST OF THE TIME I GO INTO MY ROOM AND CRY TO MYSELF CAUSE I DONT WANT HER TO SEE ME CRYING SO SHE WONT FEEL BAD. AND BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE SHE CAN NOT REALLY GET A GOOD PAYING JOB LIKE SHE HAD BEFORE.AND AS OF NOW WE ARE LIVEING IN VERIOUS PLACES NOT TOGETHER ITS NOT REALLY STEADY AND BECAUSE OF THAT I CAN NOT GET INTO SCHOOL BECAUSE SHE CAN NOT SIGN ANYTHING CAUSE SHE DOES NOT HAVE A JOB.OUT OF ALL THE THINGS I PRAY FOR ITS THAT MY MOM FIND A JOB AND THAT MY FAMILY GETS PUT BACK TOGETHER.I WOULD GLADLY GIVE UP ANYTHING FOR MY MOM CAUSE SHE GAVE UP SO MUCH FOR MY BRTHER AND I SHE DID THE BEST SHE COULD WITH RAISEING OUS WITH OUT MUCH HELP AND I THANK HER FOR THAT HER JOB OF RAISEING OUS IS REALLY DONE BECAUSE WERE GROWN BUT SHE STILL DOES FOR OUS SHELL GIVE OUS HER LAST DIME EVEN IF SHE REALLY NEEDS IT SHE WOULDENT CARE THATS HOW MUCH SHE LOVES OUS.SO IF I COULD GIVE MY MOM ONE GIFT IT WOULD BE TO GIVE HER SELFESTEM BACK AND HER APPERANCE SO SHE COULD FEEL BETTER ABOUT HER SELF AND NO ONE WOULD SAY THINGS ABOUT HER APPERANCE AND I WOULDENT BE HURT EVER TIME I SEE HER OR THINK ABOUT IT AND I COULD SEE MY MOMS SMILE AGAIN CAUSE I MISS IT I MISS TAKEING PICTURES WITH HER AND I MISS HER BEING HAPPY AND NOT ALWAYS SAD OR IN DEEP THOUGHT.I KNOW YOU PROBLEY CANT HELP OUS WITH HOUSEING BUT IF YOU COULD HELP HER WITH HER APPERANCE IT WOULD HIGHLY APPRIACTED AND I WOULD BE VERY THANKFULLY TOWARDS YOU AS I AM MY MOM.

HI TYRA I HAVE A QUASTION,
WHEN UR A PLUS SIZED WOMAN AND HAD STREACH MARKS WOULD THAT MESS UP UR CHANCES OF BEING A MODEL PLEASE GET BACK AT ME WHEN U HAVE A CHANCE THANKS WHITNEY