Hey Tyra, My name is Jessica Hendrix and I will be 19 on the 22nd of Dec. My step-sister Lisa will be 18 on the 16th of Jan. I've entered Do you want a makeover tailored by Tyra before for my step sister but now I'm entering it now because I too wish for a makeover. Lisa and I have problems with the breakouts on our faces, our teeth will not whiten for nothing, we've tried whitening strips, toothpaste that is made for or to help whiten teeth, and we have both tried baking soda and peroxide but still nothing works. We both also need help for finding clothes that look good on us. We know what we like but we don't like the way we look, so we mostly wear tee shirts, jeans, tennis shoes, hoodies, or comfy sweat pants. I'm also having trouble with losing weight. I'm not big, but i'm chunky and I have big breasts and the way that my body is built I know that i'm not meant to be skinny, and I don't want to be skinny, I just want to be toned and thick. I feel very uncomfortable with my chuckiness. I'm happy with who I am, I love to be a country girl who loves to eat but at times I wish that I could just neaten up and look like a young woman every once and a while. Lisa is the same way, only that she doesn't need to lose any weight, but Lisa would like to find clothes good for her too. She is always having trouble finding pants for her. Lisa also wants to go for ANTM and I want her to feel like a model. We are also going through a lot of stress, we are both seniors and we are both having troubles with getting along with our parents. They don't understand us and when we go to talk to them it's like they are not there because they will be like "Why are you telling me this?" or "What do you want me to do about it?" Sometimes they just don't listen or pay attention and sometimes while we are talking they will interupt us and start talking about themselves. Lisa and I just want to get away for awhile and feel like being teenagers for once and not a person who has to listen to everyone complain because it affects us because we will get angry and mad and start arguing and just being mad all the time and we don't like that, we love to have fun but we are not having fun. I also have a little brother who is spoiled all the time and my father doesn't think so. My brother doesn't know how spoiled he is. Everytime I talk to my mom and dad about it they say that i'm the spoiled one not my brother. Tyra, Lisa and I need your help. Please help us. Show us what it's like to be a teenager. Please.
Thankyou,
Jessica Joyce Hendrix

Dear Tyra,

My name is Denita and I am a single parent of three. I am 5'10" about 170 lbs. and I am beautiful. Well, I am writing to you to let you know that I really love your show. The topics that you talk about are really informative. I have to watch your show at night because I have to work during the day time and even then I am not successful because I get tired. I would like to participate in one of your glamorous make-overs. I have bags under my eyes that you can carry groceries in, and after having three children it took a toll on my midsection. I can't seem to get rid of my baby fat. If I am not able to have a make-over maybe you can give me some tips. Gotta Go...

Hey tyra,
your the best i watch your show everyday. im 20 and ive been through alot and in the past years when i was 14 i broke 4 vertebras in my back. i was in a wheelchair for months. my mom almost died on me when i was 5 and had several scares since then. i am writing for my mom. shes 45 and like me has been through alot well shes got 25 more years on me so she has been through alot more. well my mom has been through alot of abusive relationships plus she was diagnosed with chrons disease at the age of 29. she has many of diseases and has a bag full of medications dut to all of this wear and tear on her i think giving her a makeover would be a highlight in her life cause when she dresses up she still does not feel any prettier or better about herself. she lives in the country and due to the major amount of iron in the water it has turned her hair orange and no matter how many treatments it still stays orange. she just sits all depressed all of the time. so tyra will you please give my mom a makeover. after all shes been through i think this will be a major enlightening momment in her life. thank you she lives in middleburg florida.
love samantha sears

I'm turning 20 in March and want a positive change for my birthday. I want to lose some weight, fight my acne which have been present since I was 11,and learn to wear makeup effectively. Basically turning 20 is starting a new era to me because there is so much I want to do for my career infront of the camera. (Reporter) I don't feel confident infront of the camera with the way I look now.

tyra please help my girl,Krystle, she loves you. i want to ask her to marry me, but she wont because of her, crooked, painfull teeth. she says she doesnt want ugly wedding photos. she is a mom to our 1 yr old son and she is great, beautifull person, i want to marry her, i want the whole world to know how wonderfull and beautifull she is. i even bought her a ring(i'm still paying for) but she wont marry me because of her teeth. they leave her in so much pain, and discomfert. your my last hope, her parents never got her teeth fixed even though they could afford it, they just didnt care, and i care, but coming from a poor family and raising my younger brothers(with Krystle's help) i cant afford it, please tyra help her to feel as beautifull as i see her, so i can make her my bride. thank you, Joseph

Hello Tyra you are so beautiful you have the most perfect smile (wish i did) i am a 38yr old single mother of 3 ages 18,17 and 3and am a full time reacetionist at a paper company.i would love a complete makeover. perhaps i do need a new look i don't feel attractive i hate my body i weigh 88lbs i often wear shorts and fannie panties underneathe my clothes just so they would fill out i cry all the time i go through so much in my life with this guy i have been dating for 2 in a hlf yrs. with constant cheating and i beat myself up and i say to myself maybe if i were prettier or gain some weight it would be better tyra could you please help me and MAKE ME OVER!!! god bless.

hi tyra, i love ur shows. i was wondering if ANTM is coming to DVD? and i am in desperate need of a make over. i am 22(almost 23) and have three beautiful kids (5,4, & 1) i have been wairing my hubbies old worn out shirts since i don't have any clothes of my own to wear. i feel guilty to buy new things for myself, normal mom syndrom i guess. and i really with i had some cloths i could call my own. please help. thanx

Jenn

Dear tyra im writing you today because i wanted to talk with you. I am now 18. I wrote you 2 letters when i was 17 and i am not sure if you recieved them. I wanted a makeover because i have terrible acne and i have been teased and tormented everyday. i feel that if i had clear skin i would be beautiful. i want to be a cheerleader for the oakland raiders. for right now i am at Job corps completing a trade. the only reason my acne bothers me so much is because i have other permanent scars that will never go away. this can be taken away its just very expensive. i really dont have any money to pay for that kind of medical procdure. I just really need your help because you are my role model and when i'm on t.v i dont want to be feeling all ugly on the grammys. I just want to belong somewhere once in my life, i do not want to be isolated all my life. i want to see what it is like to have real friends. I really just want a chance to share my story with you. i use to cry every night and ask god why me? but obviesly everything happens for a reason i just dont know why so many things happen to me. will you help me be that beautiful girl?

Dear tyra im writing you today because i wanted to talk with you. I am now 18. I wrote you 2 letters when i was 17 and i am not sure if you recieved them. I wanted a makeover because i have terrible acne and i have been teased and tormented everyday. i feel that if i had clear skin i would be beautiful. i want to be a cheerleader for the oakland raiders. for right now i am at Job corps completing a trade. the only reason my acne bothers me so much is because i have other permanent scars that will never go away. this can be taken away its just very expensive. i really dont have any money to pay for that kind of medical procdure. I just really need your help because you are my role model and when i'm on t.v i dont want to be feeling all ugly on the grammys. I just want to belong somewhere once in my life, i do not want to be isolated all my life. i want to see what it is like to have real friends. I really just want a chance to share my story with you. i use to cry every night and ask god why me? but obviesly everything happens for a reason i just dont know why so many things happen to me. will you help me be that beautiful girl?

Dear tyra im writing you today because i wanted to talk with you. I am now 18. I wrote you 2 letters when i was 17 and i am not sure if you recieved them. I wanted a makeover because i have terrible acne and i have been teased and tormented everyday. i feel that if i had clear skin i would be beautiful. i want to be a cheerleader for the oakland raiders. for right now i am at Job corps completing a trade. the only reason my acne bothers me so much is because i have other permanent scars that will never go away. this can be taken away its just very expensive. i really dont have any money to pay for that kind of medical procdure. I just really need your help because you are my role model and when i'm on t.v i dont want to be feeling all ugly on the grammys. I just want to belong somewhere once in my life, i do not want to be isolated all my life. i want to see what it is like to have real friends. I really just want a chance to share my story with you. i use to cry every night and ask god why me? but obviesly everything happens for a reason i just dont know why so many things happen to me. will you help me be that beautiful girl?

Dear tyra im writing you today because i wanted to talk with you. I am now 18. I wrote you 2 letters when i was 17 and i am not sure if you recieved them. I wanted a makeover because i have terrible acne and i have been teased and tormented everyday. i feel that if i had clear skin i would be beautiful. i want to be a cheerleader for the oakland raiders. for right now i am at Job corps completing a trade. the only reason my acne bothers me so much is because i have other permanent scars that will never go away. this can be taken away its just very expensive. i really dont have any money to pay for that kind of medical procdure. I just really need your help because you are my role model and when i'm on t.v i dont want to be feeling all ugly on the grammys. I just want to belong somewhere once in my life, i do not want to be isolated all my life. i want to see what it is like to have real friends. I really just want a chance to share my story with you. i use to cry every night and ask god why? but obviesly everything happens for a reason i just dont know why so many things happen to me. will you help me be that beautiful girl?

Dear tyra im writing you today because i wanted to talk with you. I am now 18. I wrote you 2 letters when i was 17 and i am not sure if you recieved them. I wanted a makeover because i have terrible acne and i have been teased and tormented everyday. i feel that if i had clear skin i would be beautiful. i want to be a cheerleader for the oakland raiders. for right now i am at Job corps completing a trade. the only reason my acne bothers me so much is because i have other permanent scars that will never go away. this can be taken away its just very expensive. i really dont have any money to pay for that kind of medical procdure. I just really need your help because you are my role model and when i'm on t.v i dont want to be feeling all ugly on the grammys. I just want to belong somewhere once in my life, i do not want to be isolated all my life. i want to see what it is like to have real friends. I really just want a chance to share my story with you. i use to cry every night and ask god why? but obviesly everything happens for a reason i just dont know why so many things happen to me. will you help me be that beautiful girl?

Dear Tyra,

My name is Leslie and I am a 27 year old single mother. My mother is 44 year old single mother of 2 that has done a tremendous job of raising my younger brother and myself. At the age of 4, we lost my father to a very horrible accident. A drunk driver crossed the road and hit him as he was standing on the street. Since then, all my mother has tried to do was give my brother and myself the best possible life. Moving around constantly to different towns, schools, etc. was very difficult. My mother couldn't hold down a job because she had no help with us kids and had to be there to take us to the doctor when we needed and she always got fired because of needing to take off. In the process of tending to our every need, my mother completely let herself go. We never had a lot of money and when my brother or I needed to go to the dentist or doctor, she would take us knowing that she needed to go herself. My mother has had 3 strokes in the past 4 years, has diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and also colon cancer that she has been fighting for a year now. Still to this day, she can not afford her medications or even doctors visits to get her medications so she does without knowing that she could have another stroke at any time. Her right hand doesnt work that well and sometimes her speech isnt the best due to the strokes. My mother is the most wonderful person ever. She is now trying to help me raise my daughter. She would give someone the shirt off of her back in the freezing cold if they needed it. She does so much for others that she needs to do for herself and doesnt. I am now trying to take care of my mother the best that I can, but with being a full time student, work and my 5 year old daughter, it is very, very hard. I want to be able to do something nice for her possibly getting her teeth fixed that are horrible. She doesnt smile anymore, she is always depressed because of her looks. I want her to feel beautiful! And know that she is beautiful when she smiles. Her teeth are half gone. Not meaning not there at all, but she has cavities all throughout her teeth and has a front tooth that is fake due to an accident she had 1 week after my father passed away. That is the only tooth that ISNT bad. Her breath, because of the horrible cavities, is very bad. This keeps her from getting a job, or even having a normal life. I dont want my daughter to tell my mom every time she kisses her that her breath is bad anymore. This makes her very depressed because she knows that a 5 year old isnt going to lie about something like that. She has migranes all of the time and I am sure this is because of the condition that her teeth are in. PLEASE Tyra, help me make my mom feel good and help her smile again! This would be an absolute dream come true. I would do ANYTHING to pay you back. ANYTHING! My mom deserves this so much! Please Tyra, help me help make my mom happy again!
Love always, your biggest fan,
Leslie

I just had a baby at age 16 and i have no income coming in my mom, brother, my baby and i are all living with my grandma right now. Well i have so much fat and i look horrible and im really tired of seeing myself look this way and i cry everyday because of the way i look. I absolutely hate myself and the way i look. Please Tyra can you help me look better!

Hey,
What is all this mess about being 56 years old young. Thats a bunch of crap. Im 56 and I know that I am not young but I am educated, talented and beautiful. My cousin is Prince and I dont compare myself to anyone. I dont understand women that do. We are all unique in our own way and they should try to get there inner-strength and lives together. I would love to show the world that over fifty is great, and you can be the best that you can be if you believe you can. Thanks Tyra for your positive insight and I hope you have great success in the years to come with your show. Peace

Hello, Tyra.
Okay.. I've never done something like this before so here's hoping I don't sound like an idiot.
My name's Arial, I live in a small decent community, and I'm 16 years old. Ever since I was little, I've always been on the heavier side. I never really had a lot of friends and it didn't help that we were constantly moving. People would always make fun of me and put me down, and when I was little I didn't know how to deal with it, so I turned to food. I didn't know the things back then that I do now about people and confidence and what I should have done, but that's besides the point. I've been trying to lose weight for a few years now but I'm getting absolutely no where. If anything, I'm gaining more. I'm about 5' 10" and I weigh about 285. People always say I never look it, but yeah. It's true. I hate it too. I feel like it affects the way people think about me. They see the tall, overweight girl and automatically assume "Oh, she's always eating. Don't mess with her, she'll beat you up. She can't be feminine at all." They make comments and say I'm a "beast" just because I'm strong and bigger than them. They don't take the time to get to see the real me and I know that it has to do something with how I look.
I have a basic, yet comfortable wardrobe which has always just been me until lately. It's always just been jeans and a worded t-shirt, but lately I've wanted something different. I don't want just the same thing, I want something that looks good. Something that will make people go "Wow, you look really good today." But I never like how I look in things. I'm always thinking "I need to lose weight before I get new clothes." It doesn't help that half the stores never have anything for the plus sized people that are nice looking for the skinnier people. Now I know I could never be really skinny, like size 7 or anything close to that because of my frame, but that's not what I'm aiming for. I just want to look nice, and not like a bloated cow. I'm a very picky person and I never think I look good in the things other people think I look good in because of my size.
Also, my best friend Tara and I have wanted to do something different with our hair. She just about knows what she wants, but I have no idea what would look good on me, so if I could send you a picture, could you give me some ideas? We were thinking of getting a new style and possibly coloring it. If it would make it easier for you to understand more of my style, I could give you my myspace link.
I'll admit, I've seen the Tyra show once, and I've seen quite a bit of ANTM, but that's because I normally don't watch TV.
I just want tips and advice, I don't necessarily need the makeover, especially if it means I have to go on the show. It's not that I wouldn't want to, but I don't think I could get there. I could try to work something out, but with my luck it wouldn't go right.
Well, thanks for your time, I really appreciate it.
I hope to hear from you.

Yours Truly,
Arial.

Hi Tyra,
I love watching your show everyday. It gives me something to look forward to. I really enjoyed your show when yoy and the audience had on those red body suits to show off your body shapes. It made me feel great. I have had a weight problem all of my life. My weight yo-yos up and down.I use to hate the way I looked but now I have learned to love myself and the way my body looks. I am a single mother who adopted my niece in August 2007. I made a promise to my sister that I would take great care of her.I raising her by myself and it is very hard especially because I am a teacher's assistant and barely making ends meet. I am making it because I want to be a great example for her and show her no matter how difficult the situation may get you can always overcome the obstacles. I am registered to begin college doing a guided study program from home because I cannot afford to pay a babysitter to watch her. My goal is to graduate from college to make more money to be able to have a good life for my little girl and I. Tyra if you ever do another make over show I would love to be on it. I don't have money to get my hair done or buy clothes. Since gaining weight I don't have that many pieces of clothes to put together to make and outfit.Whenever someone gives away clothes I am so happy because I try to incorporate it into what I call a wardrobe.Tyra I am tired of looking like an old woman. I am 32years old. I just met a wonderful guy. I want to look great when he ask me to go on our first date. Please !!! Please!!! Help me!!!!! thanks Rashida

dear tyra, first of all i love your show i am 37 years old i am a wife, a stay-at-home mom i love mu husband and kids so much but i don't feel beautiful i don't feel sexy my husband says i am beautiful all the time i just don't feel it i don't drive i stay at home all the time i never in my life wore makeup i have straight hair i just want to feel beautiful so i would love a makeover and tyra i love your show and you thanks for listening

dear tyra, i am 37 years old i am and housewife i would love a make-over by you because i am married and i want to feel sexy again my husband tells me that i am beautiful all the time but i just don't believe it i don't wear makeup never have in my life i stay at home i am 37 years old and i don't drive so i don't go anywhere i just feel so ugly at time i get depressed thinking about it thanks for listening i love your show and you

Hi, my name is Carmen and im 15 years old. Everyday I wounder to myself if im pretty enough for someone out there. I would just like to have a makeover and everything, I want to be able to be happy about myself and feel happy within' myself. Please help me.

Tyra,
I have never wrote for any makeover thing but i thought hey might as well try. I'm 29 and have 3 kids 9,6,22 months.We do cheerleading, academics, and boyscouts. My husband is the only one who works. I stay home with the kids. So we cant afford extra things for us, every dime he makes goes for the kids or working on our house. I have the same clothes i have had for years. Some of them I wore when pregagnt. LOL! So some are kind of streched out. My teeth are an embarrassment. I was in the hospital for 3 days with an abcessed tooth that caused me to have infection in my bloodstream.I used to smile all the time, now I have learned to make small grins and talk with my top lip dropped at the same time. You have no idea how much it sucks to not smile when people talk to you and tell a joke and everyone else is laughing. I wear glass. One eye is like 220. I'm 4'11" and pudgey. I only weigh around 117, but 2 c-section and I'm not a good dieter has led me to a big ol tummy. My hair is really thin and oily. So it usually stays in a ponytail. I gave up on it years ago. I'm not down on myself for the way I look but it sure would be nice just to go to the kids events and look more presentable instead of like a stay at home mom.
Thanks , rebecca - kentucky

hi tyra,
I am a 22 year old, African American women. I am currently attending school to be an accountant. I am also a basketball player. I have a problem that I know is probably no different from the ones you have heard. I have always wanted to model..its my dream, but, my smile is so crooked and my teeth are so bad, that I have just given up on it. I am getting older now, so I have put that on the back burner. I am in constant pain and my mom has never been able to afford the insurance that we need for braces. I have a twin sister and her smile is beautiful. I wish that I was her because she smiles all the time and I can't. She enjoys life, and I can't. That's why I am called the mean twin, because I look mean from not smiling. I am scared to talk to people because of what they will say or think. I can't even speak in front of my classmates when I have to give a presentation in school. I am ashamed of my smile. More importantly, I will not be able to conduct my future career not talking to people because my teeth are crooked. I think that I am a very pretty girl with a bright personality, but I can't even "shine" because of my smile. I think that if you did have me on your show to help fix my smile, I would be 2 scared to talk to you. I know that having straight teeth will change my life completely. Please help me Tyra!!! PLEASE!!!

sincerely,
Charlene

If you need pictures, I will gladly send them to you, just please help me.

HI TYRA,I AM A 16 YEAR OLD 350 POUND JUNIOR AT CORTEZ HIGH SCHOOL IN PHOENIX ARIZONA.I WOULD LOVE SOME HELP FROM YOU, ESPECIALLY YOU. I'VE SEEN YOU HELP OTHER PEOPLE WITH NOT ONLY THEIR "LOOK" BUT ALSO THERE SELF ESTEEM. I THINK THAT YOU COULD REALLY HELP ME.AND I AM READY TO CHANGE, I WANT TO CHANGE,I NEED TO CHANGE.BY CHANGING MY WEIGHT AND CONFIDENCE IT WILL REDUCE MY HEALTH RISKS AND MY LIFE. RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF MY WEIGHT I HAVE, WHAT THE DOCTORS CALL PRE-DIABETES.AND THEY RE-ASSURE ME THAT IF I DON'T GET MY WEIGHT DOWN IT COULD EASILY BECOME FULL ON DIABETES. I DON'T WANT THAT I'M ONLY 16 I WANNA LIVE MY LIFE WITHOUT HAVING TO POKE AND PROD MYSELF WITH A NEEDLE EVERY MORNING.SO PLEASE TYRA I NEED SOME HELP ANYTHING COULD CHANGE EVERYTHING.

HI TYRA,I AM A 16 YEAR OLD 350 POUND JUNIOR AT CORTEZ HIGH SCHOOL IN PHOENIX ARIZONA.I WOULD LOVE SOME HELP FROM YOU, ESPECIALLY YOU. I'VE SEEN YOU HELP OTHER PEOPLE WITH NOT ONLY THEIR "LOOK" BUT ALSO THERE SELF ESTEEM. I THINK THAT YOU COULD REALLY HELP ME.AND I AM READY TO CHANGE, I WANT TO CHANGE,I NEED TO CHANGE.BY CHANGING MY WEIGHT AND CONFIDENCE IT WILL REDUCE MY HEALTH RISKS AND MY LIFE. RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF MY WEIGHT I HAVE, WHAT THE DOCTORS CALL PRE-DIABETES.AND THEY RE-ASSURE ME THAT IF I DON'T GET MY WEIGHT DOWN IT COULD EASILY BECOME FULL ON DIABETES. I DON'T WANT THAT I'M ONLY 16 I WANNA LIVE MY LIFE WITHOUT HAVING TO POKE AND PROD MYSELF WITH A NEEDLE EVERY MORNING.SO PLEASE TYRA I NEED SOME HELP ANYTHING COULD CHANGE EVERYTHING.

Hey Tyra,I love your show you are the most talented person on T.V. my name is Lonetta I am 33 years young from TN. and have two beutiful girls ages 8 to 15. I am a cosmetologist and all of my clothes are very outdated and embarrasing. What income that is left over from paying bills and so-on goes to my children and there needs. I would love a Tyra makeover and i'm sure my girls would like it too! (they say I embarres them sometimes) P.s. I can send some photos and you can judge. Keep up the good work!