Tyra,
My name is Jessie and i am writing for your help i am 19 and i just had my first child on Aug 7, 2007 he ismy angel i went throgh 16.5 hours of labor and then had to have an emergency c-section to save my life and the life of my son. im grateful to have him but i have an issue with my post pregnancy body. before i got pregnant it was easy to feel good about the way i looked but now i dont feel sexy anbd i hate the way i look and it kills me that none of my preprenancy clothes fit anymore. i just dont feel like myself anymore and i want to more than anything. i watch your show everyday and i watched top model every week since season one! i love you tyra please help me love my look again please make me over!

Tyra,
hi my name is jessica and i watch your show everyday i also watch top model every season and i wish i could be on it every season but i am to short lol well im writeing you because i am 19 and i just had a beautiful baby boy on Aug. 7 2007. i went through 16.5 hours of labor and then i had to have an emergency c-section to save my life and the life of my baby. my son riley is my miracle baby but i am struggleing with my image now while i was pregnant it was ok to feel the way i did about my body because i was getting a little baby out of the whole experience but now i have my son and i still dont have my pre-pregnancy bodyi dant feel sexy anymore and it does not help that none of my clothes fit and we cant affore to go out and buy all new clothes.. can you please help me feel better about theway i look tyra i need your help please make me over!

hey my name is namibia and i am 14 years old...i think that my mom is the most buetiful women in the world..but i am not sure she thinks so...i love my mom and want her to be happy the way she look...i think and good makeover taliroed but you ..would be i good bost of self esteem for her.....this would make my mom so happy jus to feel preety again...my mom deserve it!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hey my name is namibia and i am 14 years old...i think that my mom is the most buetiful women in the world..but i am not sure she thinks so...i love my mom and want her to be happy the way she look...i think and good makeover taliroed but you ..would be i good bost of self esteem for her.....this would make my mom so happy jus to feel preety again...my mom deserve it!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi Tyra,

This your Eurika, 35 yrs. old mother of 5 wonderful kids, wife to nice sexy chocolate man,I'm currently enrolled in school as medical student, after so many years of trying to go back. Finally my year came around to do just that go back to school, I actually enjoy being able to have the opportunity to go back to school. Anyways, my kids tell me all the time I need a change, well I love to wear braids, and very little make-up.I have a little sense of style when it comes to fashion at least to my attire.Alot of people say I look like Queen Latifah, but I don't think so in my opinion.Well, I would love to have the make over since, I'm newly remarried and was in 5 year abusive relationship with my ex-boyfriend.Eventhough my husband tells me I'm beautiful I still feel little ensure about how I look since my ex belittle me alot.But my husband Danovan and the kids they think I'm the greatest.Oh yeah I did tell you girl, also I'mon the Director's list at school for having good grades. I actually enjoy all the new friends I've made at school since starting.I love the show and tell Ms. JAY, I love those legs which she stole from me, tell Ms. JAY I'll like to have my legs back.Take care hope to see you soon, always in my heart and prayers.
Forever, Eurika D. robinson

Tyra,
Hey i am 16 years old and i need your help. Fashion is very important for teens these days and i am not what you call a fashion bug. I dont have the money to spend on all these nice things i have a single parent who struggles hard enough. When i look in the mirrow and see an over weight 16 year old with little to look for in life. Sometimes i become very upset over the way i look. And looking at you makes me want the same thing fame, beauti, and conf.
Thank you,

Hi, Tyra I would just like to say that I'm a big fan of your talk show and America's Top Model show. Well, my name is Marissa, I'm a medical student. My style is okay, but not great. I've never colored my hair; my hair is virgin hair, the reason being that I'm so scared that I won't like it or worse...my hair getting damaged. My hair is between light and dark brown, past my shoulders in long layers, I have short bangs and is extremely straight. I've had this same style for a very long, long, time. I thought about getting extensions as my highlights instead of having my hair bleached but even then I'm still hesitant. I would really like a new hair style that would make me stand out.
Tyra, Please HELP!!

Hi, Tyra I would just like to say that I'm a big fan of your talk show and America's Top Model show. Well, my name is Marissa, I'm a medical student. My style is okay, but not great. I've never colored my hair; my hair is virgin hair, the reason being that I'm so scared that I won't like it or worse...my hair getting damaged. My hair is between light and dark brown, past my shoulders in long layers, I have short bangs and is extremely straight. I've had this same style for a very long, long, time. I thought about getting extensions as my highlights instead of having my hair bleached but even then I'm still hesitant. I would really like a new hair style that would make me stand out.
Tyra, Please HELP!!

Tyra,
Hey i am 16 years old and i need your help. Fashion is very important for teens these days and i am not what you call a fashion bug. I dont have the money to spend on all these nice things i have a single parent who struggles hard enough. When i look in the mirrow and see an over weight 16 year old with little to look for in life. Sometimes i become very upset over the way i look. And looking at you makes me want the same thing fame, beauti, and conf.
Thank you,

Dear Tyra,
I love your show, I am writing you because I need your help. I was hoping you would help me do somthing for my mom, she is in her 50's and she the greatest and I really wanna do something for her, I always see the makeovers and I want her to experience that..I need help!!!!!!! She been a postal worker before i was thought of and we been thru alot and i just wanna suprise her she needs one desperatly!!!! PLEASE TYRA HELP ME!!!!!

Hi Tyra,

I am writing you back today just to give you a lil update and a lil more info on me.

I am really 100% serious about wanting this makeover. I want to flaunt and get something fixed! I told you that I have been working on "making over" things that I can work on now, by power walking at least 5 times a week. This has not come easy for me as I was a smoker for 23 years. (LOVE saying WAS!!) On May 31st, 2007 I quit smoking and have now a freedom that I haven't felt in a very very long time.

I was/am also underweight from the teeth issues and in May of 07 finally had the courage to go to my doc and tell her I needed help with quitting smoking. I was also not eating very much at all and my weight had bottomed out to 108. I knew I had to do something. So the doctor presribed me antibiotics for my mouth as I didn't have the money to go to the dentist to get them and she also prescribed me wellbutrin to help me with the stopping smoking and the mild depression I was having from all of my health/teeth issues combined. Kill two birds so to speak? The doc also did some breathing tests on me and it came back that I have the beginning stages of emphysema, so I HAD to quit smoking.

So 1 1/2 weeks after starting my med I stopped smoking and haven't looked back since, I am totally free from it and while I do still crave one every now and again, I KNOW smoking is NOT an option for me any longer and will never go back to it. Once I stopped smoking I decided I was going to really start making changes. I already walked a lil since thats how I take my kids to school, so I had a lil head start. Now instead of walking directly home after saying goodbye, I take off and start walking and walk for approx 40-50 min 5 times a week. I LOVE my walks. I am really seeing a change in how tone I look. My weight has picked up (Thank god) and I am now almost up to 120 lbs since I have been eating again. For awhile there I almost gave up on eating and ate literally like a bird because almost anything I eat would set the pain in my mouth off. I wish I could send you pics, so you could see what I'm talking about.

I stopped taking the wellbutrin a few weeks ago. I didn't like the way it was starting to make me feel. Since stopping I now see all I really needed was my excersise to help beat my depression, but did need the med to help stop smoking so it was worth taking it. I LOVE the way walking makes me feel. I feel strong and secure and like I can do just about anything, except for smile

Anyways, I am FEELING SO GREAT about myself lately. I plan on going out to the community college and seeing what classes I can maybe take come the winter sessions. I've recieved copies of my transcript from OSU and my GED certificate so I will be prepared when I go. I am ready to get excited about my life. My body and my mind are getting toned and in shape and now if I could only smile. There is this lil old lady that I pass by every morning just about on my walk and I can't wait for the day that I don't have to give her a closed mouth smile, I HATE that I have to do that whenever someone smiles at me. Every day while walking I just keep telling myself over and over that if I work hard enough on myself and keep reaching for that doorknob, God WILL someday open that door for me to be able to get my mouth done. And not removed one by one like I have been having to do, but all at once and new ones put in while I sleep. I believe in things that I cannot see and I just feel this happening for me someday, someway.

I also have been thinking about how I can give back once this dose happen for me and I think I have come up with a small on my part but huge on the recipents part. I have very long hair, its all one length and almost down to the top of my rear. I would love to have my hair cut and donated to locks of love to help make a wig for a child cancer patient.

Once again, if there is ANY way you can help me find the smile I have so longed for, please contact me.

Stay blessed,

Trish W.

hi i am 27 about to turn 28in sept i have 3little boys and a little girl that i devote my life to i have been a tomboy my whole life and now i have a job that i have to dress up for and that all fine but i feel out place compaired to the other girls i work with i never learned how to do my make-up or hair so my hair is always in a ponytail and face broke out lookin like a hot mess i just came out of my 3 year battle of depression i had a really bad childhood and domestic violence thats not even the half of it the depression got really bad in the last 3 years i lost my mom and grqandma and it seems like a down rollacoster since then ok love ya and keep up the good work

~~~~~~Hey Tyra I love your show! I think you are an incredible woman, so powerful, beautiful, and funny. Originally, I wanted to write to you about me that I wanted your help for college, but then I decided is worth more than anything else. I love my mom to death and in my opinion she is the most beautiful on the inside and I wish her outside could match her inside. My mom to dress very pretty and sexy at times but slowly as time went on she stopped. She has had many things in her life bring her down. She is a recovering alcoholic and she has been sober for more than half a year now. Which is a blessing in every way since she has been heavily drinking since I was 12 years old? I was the only who really saw the dark side of her drinking, and would usually clean up after one of h binges after she passed out. Enough about that all you need to know is that we have had many ups and down with her problem but it is finally over. A major reason why she drank a lot was that she was working a lot and was always tired. She would tell me it was her only way to relax.
~~~~~~You see she is a cleaning lady and she cleans major business offices all over the place. I try to do what I can so she is not so tired, but Tyra my mama is a hard working woman and I do not even know how she pulls it off day by bay. Like I said she is not drinking anymore, but she is still working an awful lot. During those hard years, my mom let her self go. She gained weight; she wears nothing but shorts and T-shirts that are all cut up, and the same hairstyle repeatedly. Her hair is always up in a bun so it will not get in her way while she is working. Now she's trying to slowly get back into her old beauty habits, but she really get depressed when she see her old close don't fit her and that she has these acne scars around her chin, blemishes, and scabs of old pimples she keeps picking at because she feels coupled that she just has to.
~~~~~~She tries Tyra she really does. She even had the top half of her mouth re-done since it was such in bad shape, but bottom half is still in very poor condition. Tyra I want my mom to be able to smile without feeling embarrassed. She has such a beautiful laugh Tyra I want her to be able to show it off to the world. I want her to see that she deserves to be beautiful and sexy. That she can be comfortable but sexy look sexy, and most I love her to know that I love her so much and that I am very proud of her. Please help me Tyra in any way that you can. Many blessing to you forever and always.

Sincerely,
Carolina
~~~~~~Hey Tyra I love your show! I think you are an incredible woman, so powerful, beautiful, and funny. Originally, I wanted to write to you about me that I wanted your help for college, but then I decided is worth more than anything else. I love my mom to death and in my opinion she is the most beautiful on the inside and I wish her outside could match her inside. My mom to dress very pretty and sexy at times but slowly as time went on she stopped. She has had many things in her life bring her down. She is a recovering alcoholic and she has been sober for more than half a year now. Which is a blessing in every way since she has been heavily drinking since I was 12 years old? I was the only who really saw the dark side of her drinking, and would usually clean up after one of h binges after she passed out. Enough about that all you need to know is that we have had many ups and down with her problem but it is finally over. A major reason why she drank a lot was that she was working a lot and was always tired. She would tell me it was her only way to relax.
~~~~~~You see she is a cleaning lady and she cleans major business offices all over the place. I try to do what I can so she is not so tired, but Tyra my mama is a hard working woman and I do not even know how she pulls it off day by bay. Like I said she is not drinking anymore, but she is still working an awful lot. During those hard years, my mom let her self go. She gained weight; she wears nothing but shorts and T-shirts that are all cut up, and the same hairstyle repeatedly. Her hair is always up in a bun so it will not get in her way while she is working. Now she's trying to slowly get back into her old beauty habits, but she really get depressed when she see her old close don't fit her and that she has these acne scars around her chin, blemishes, and scabs of old pimples she keeps picking at because she feels coupled that she just has to.
~~~~~~She tries Tyra she really does. She even had the top half of her mouth re-done since it was such in bad shape, but bottom half is still in very poor condition. Tyra I want my mom to be able to smile without feeling embarrassed. She has such a beautiful laugh Tyra I want her to be able to show it off to the world. I want her to see that she deserves to be beautiful and sexy. That she can be comfortable but sexy look sexy, and most I love her to know that I love her so much and that I am very proud of her. Please help me Tyra in any way that you can. Many blessing to you forever and always.

Sincerely,
Carolina
~~~~~~Hey Tyra I love your show! I think you are an incredible woman, so powerful, beautiful, and funny. Originally, I wanted to write to you about me that I wanted your help for college, but then I decided is worth more than anything else. I love my mom to death and in my opinion she is the most beautiful on the inside and I wish her outside could match her inside. My mom to dress very pretty and sexy at times but slowly as time went on she stopped. She has had many things in her life bring her down. She is a recovering alcoholic and she has been sober for more than half a year now. Which is a blessing in every way since she has been heavily drinking since I was 12 years old? I was the only who really saw the dark side of her drinking, and would usually clean up after one of h binges after she passed out. Enough about that all you need to know is that we have had many ups and down with her problem but it is finally over. A major reason why she drank a lot was that she was working a lot and was always tired. She would tell me it was her only way to relax.
~~~~~~You see she is a cleaning lady and she cleans major business offices all over the place. I try to do what I can so she is not so tired, but Tyra my mama is a hard working woman and I do not even know how she pulls it off day by bay. Like I said she is not drinking anymore, but she is still working an awful lot. During those hard years, my mom let her self go. She gained weight; she wears nothing but shorts and T-shirts that are all cut up, and the same hairstyle repeatedly. Her hair is always up in a bun so it will not get in her way while she is working. Now she's trying to slowly get back into her old beauty habits, but she really get depressed when she see her old close don't fit her and that she has these acne scars around her chin, blemishes, and scabs of old pimples she keeps picking at because she feels coupled that she just has to.
~~~~~~She tries Tyra she really does. She even had the top half of her mouth re-done since it was such in bad shape, but bottom half is still in very poor condition. Tyra I want my mom to be able to smile without feeling embarrassed. She has such a beautiful laugh Tyra I want her to be able to show it off to the world. I want her to see that she deserves to be beautiful and sexy. That she can be comfortable but sexy look sexy, and most I love her to know that I love her so much and that I am very proud of her. Please help me Tyra in any way that you can. Many blessing to you forever and always.

Sincerely,
Carolina
~~~~~~Hey Tyra I love your show! I think you are an incredible woman, so powerful, beautiful, and funny. Originally, I wanted to write to you about me that I wanted your help for college, but then I decided is worth more than anything else. I love my mom to death and in my opinion she is the most beautiful on the inside and I wish her outside could match her inside. My mom to dress very pretty and sexy at times but slowly as time went on she stopped. She has had many things in her life bring her down. She is a recovering alcoholic and she has been sober for more than half a year now. Which is a blessing in every way since she has been heavily drinking since I was 12 years old? I was the only who really saw the dark side of her drinking, and would usually clean up after one of h binges after she passed out. Enough about that all you need to know is that we have had many ups and down with her problem but it is finally over. A major reason why she drank a lot was that she was working a lot and was always tired. She would tell me it was her only way to relax.
~~~~~~You see she is a cleaning lady and she cleans major business offices all over the place. I try to do what I can so she is not so tired, but Tyra my mama is a hard working woman and I do not even know how she pulls it off day by bay. Like I said she is not drinking anymore, but she is still working an awful lot. During those hard years, my mom let her self go. She gained weight; she wears nothing but shorts and T-shirts that are all cut up, and the same hairstyle repeatedly. Her hair is always up in a bun so it will not get in her way while she is working. Now she's trying to slowly get back into her old beauty habits, but she really get depressed when she see her old close don't fit her and that she has these acne scars around her chin, blemishes, and scabs of old pimples she keeps picking at because she feels coupled that she just has to.
~~~~~~She tries Tyra she really does. She even had the top half of her mouth re-done since it was such in bad shape, but bottom half is still in very poor condition. Tyra I want my mom to be able to smile without feeling embarrassed. She has such a beautiful laugh Tyra I want her to be able to show it off to the world. I want her to see that she deserves to be beautiful and sexy. That she can be comfortable but sexy look sexy, and most I love her to know that I love her so much and that I am very proud of her. Please help me Tyra in any way that you can. Many blessing to you forever and always.

Sincerely,
Carolina

TYRAAA! I'm Ashley. I'm 14 and I really need a makeover. I have really bad/ugly eyebrows, and errrm a moustache, and hairy arms. Ewwwww. This is so embaressing. ='[ I'm pretty, but I look ugly because of all the extra unwanted hair. I would have so much more confidence and self-esteem. I mean, c'mon, girls shouldn't have all that extra facial hair... This means soo much to me...I've cried so much thinking that I'm such an embaressment, and this makes me cry a lot, which isn't good. And I deserve it. I'm very smart. =] Now I know it's really easy to get rid of unwanted hair but I'm not comfortable talking about this with my mom. So it's either, you that helps me, or I wait until I can amke my own decions. (8 years?) HELP.

hi tyra,
my name is marisela and i would LOVE it if you could give my mom a makeover. she has done SO MUCH for me and my brother angelo and i would like to return the favor. she's a single parent and has been through a lot. shes so strong and has always been there for me. she used to dress really nice (when she was younger) but now shes always in jeans, t-shirts, and gym shoes. please tyra, shes done SO much, shes my mom and my dad, and shes so strong, mentally, spiritually, and physically (shes a fire fighter) i would like it alot. much love and GOD bless!

marisela

hey tyra banks;* im from kuwait! i love you alot! I have A "problem" also my sister...she's 14 years old..she want to be fit ...her weight is 58 Tall;157 and she always sad becouse of her shape! about me; my weight is 59,tall;164 im 17 years old. Can you give as A plan.. how to be fit and skinny girl? bye the way We always do a diet and there's no result! Tyra?can you help us? and i will be A happier Girl in this world:)

Hey Tyra!!! I am 22 almost 23 years old and I am a wife, mother of 2, work full time, and school full person!! I have no time to spend on myself!! I get down in the dumps about because I know what I used to look like and I know that I will never get my "high school" figure back but I do want to be able to learn quick and easy tips on how I can improve the way that I look and dress!! I want to look professional at work and still have a young hip look about me!! All I wear is jeans and tshirts!! I need help!! Please!! I love you and your show and I am desperatley looking for someone to help me!! Thanks!!

hello ty ty lol,
im a 25 year old that is 3 months pregnant i having a difficult time feeling pretty and me and my ex boyfriend left me and now lives across the unite states. I just want to be able to do something to make me love me a little more and feel like a soon to be mother should. I love your show and you.

Tyra

i'm in needing a makeover see im 12 going on 13 and i'm like a ugly duck i get pushed around alot and i think i'm very ugly and you would be making my dreams come true if you could give me this makeover plez and thank you!!!

Tyra,
hey girl! i would love to have a makeover. i just had a baby 3 months ago, and i have a 2 year old son. so as you can see i havent really had any time for myself. I am 21 years old and would love to go out and get a makeover myself but i cannot afford it. i have been on my own and paying bills since i was 16. my self esteem has gone down so much since i have had kids. i have gained some weight and i dont know haw to dress myself without being skinney! i am scared to show off my curves. I have also had the same hair cut since i was little i have no sence of style and i would love to learn what makes me look good. i have never really won anything in my life so i feel this would be an awsome experience for me! I have only been to like 3 different states out of michigan and have never been on a plane. please consider my application, it would be the best experience of my life i would be the happiest girl in the world!! thanks for doing what you do everyday, you really do effect people in being such a GREAT person!!!!
love
amanda {aka in desperate need of a makeover}

Tyra,
hey girl! i would love to have a makeover. i just had a baby 3 months ago, and i have a 2 year old son. so as you can see i havent really had any time for myself. I am 21 years old and would love to go out and get a makeover myself but i cannot afford it. i have been on my own and paying bills since i was 16. my self esteem has gone down so much since i have had kids. i have gained some weight and i dont know haw to dress myself without being skinney! i am scared to show off my curves. I have also had the same hair cut since i was little i have no sence of style and i would love to learn what makes me look good. i have never really won anything in my life so i feel this would be an awsome experience for me! I have only been to like 3 different states out of michigan and have never been on a plane. please consider my application, it would be the best experience of my life i would be the happiest girl in the world!! thanks for doing what you do everyday, you really do effect people in being such a GREAT person!!!!
love
amanda {aka in desperat need of a makeover}

Hey Tyra,
I am really in desperate need of a makeover. I am a 21 yr. old girl from North Dakota. I always wear sweats and t-shirts or jeans and t-shirts. I just don't have a good sense of fashion. Also I am horrible at doing my makeup. I think a makeover would really make me have more confidence. I don't have much confidence because I don't have the straightest teeth so I don't like to smile and my clothes don't help. Please HELP!!!

Dear Tyra,
I am twenty-six years old and I am a single mother, my daughter is seven years old and I've been raising her on my own for the past four years. I got pregnant when I was eighteen, married at nineteen, and he walked out on us when she was only three years old. That was the hardest time of my life, I was a first time mom, very young, and I loved him soooooo much! He hurt me so bad all I used to do is cry, I wanted to take my life. I could never hurt my daughter like that though or my mother. I got through it though, with God by my side every step of the way. I was going to college during the time I was maried and he constantly pressures me to drop out and work full-time. In other circumstances I would have to help my husband but I had a program paying for my schooling and had a time period to use it. So I pressed on and continued to go and even in the midst of my divorce I did not give up. I graduated without him by my side, and yes, I cried. But, I had my awesome mother that God has blessed me with, my beautiful dauhgter and my sisters there with me. I still have not met that special one yet and its been a few years, I have had relationships since the divorce and almost got married but found out he was cheating. Since then I did meet someone very special to me and it didn't work out. I still love him very much but I think the reason I continue to loose the men I have loved is because of my insecurity. I used to be alot worse and God has been doing a work in me but its something I've had to deal with since I was very young. As long as I can remember, I have been called buck-teeth. I have an overbite and I have been teased about it for a very long time. I am twenty-six years old and the things said to me from as young as five years old still hurt me to this day. I used to come home from school EVERDAY crying because the other kids would tease me all the time. I would pretend I was sick so I didn't have to go to school, just to avoid the torture. I am very insecure about my teeth, when I smile I feel like people are judging me, at night its hard to sleep because my jaw doesn't line up right. I wake up in pain because sometimes I clench my teeth in my sleep. I want to be confident when I am speaking and smiling, I want to be comfortable being close to a man without turning my head the other way when I talk. Tyra the next time I meet someone special I want them to be attracted to my confidence. And if for some reason it doesn't work out, I want to know it wasn't because of my teeth. Tyra I need your help, being a single mom is already very difficut especially whe the other parent isn't paying child support or around for the child. I cannot afford braces or I would have gotten them long ago, Tyra could you please help me??

Hello! My name is Trish and I am in desperate need of a makeover!! I am a 42 year old stay at home mom in desperate need of a smile makeover. I can send pics immediately upon request. A little history on me, I currently have 16 teeth remaining in my mouth (5 on top and 11 on bottom) and need to get all 16 removed and dentures put inplace, asap, as pictures will clearly show you the extent of the decay, a warning however, the pictures are graphic and not for the weak stomached. 9 years ago, while pregnant with my fifth child, I was told by Dr. Richard Pitts, in Sapulpa, OK, that there really was no hope for my teeth. He told me that it was obvious by my massive overbite, that I have never in my life chewed on the correct bite, and then having five pregnancies didn't help either. My teeth always got worse while pregnant, and smoking cigarettes didn't help either but I am proud to say that I have quit smoking two months ago, and counting!

At that time I did not have the money for all of my teeth, top and bottom, to be removed as I still had most of them at that point, and forget the cost of dentures. So Dr. Pitts did extensive work on my mouth, which can be verified, in an attempt to get my teeth to last a little longer. He did tell me that the work would not last and that eventually they would all have to come out.

Slowly but surely, over the years since then and after having child number 6 (my last, lol), his prediction has come true. One by one each as tooth has become infected and broken, I would get them removed one by one. I am now down to only 16 teeth remaining, and as you can see from the pictures, they need to come out A.S.A.P. My chin is even numb from infection from my bottom teeth, you can even see the roots in my two lower middle teeth because the gums have receded so badly. I've just come to live with it and when the infection gets too bad and there is pain, I go to the dentist, get antibiotics, and get the tooth that was causing the pain removed.

My husband is a very hard worker as an Electrician but we pretty much live paycheck to paycheck, and then when we do get something saved, something always seems to break down, or the kids need something etc, etc, you I'm sure know how that goes. Its been hard but we have been happy with our decision for me to stay at home. We both agreed when we started having kids that I would be a SAHM. I would love to go out and get a job to help pay for my extractions now that my kids are older and its feasible, but I will be honest with you 100% here, I am too embarrased!! I do not want to have to talk to anyone in public looking the way I do, I have major self esteem issues because of my mouth.

Its been a great financial hardship to have so many already removed and now they are to a point where they all need to come out at the same time, I am 42 years old, a grandma now also and really want to get on with my life and make something positive out of myself!! I want to go back to school SO BADLY for a degree in gen studies. I have dedicated the last 25 years to my children and my family and now need to do something for ME! But there is no way we can afford to do that while stilll having three of our six kids, ages 14, 8 and 6, at home. Even with health insurance. co pays are ridiculous (75.00 min per tooth and thats if they didn't need to be removed surgically which most of mine do is what I was quoted by Dr. Patel in Scottsdale AZ.) and even if I got them all extracted, getting the money up for the dentures would be nearly impossible for us to come up with.

I have been working on “making over” the rest of my body, since I’ve quit smoking 2 ½ months ago, I have been walking, power walking, on a daily basis after I take my kids to school then coming home and doing yoga for an hour a day. I feel my body really starting to tone up and look good, now if I could just open my mouth and smile things would be FANTASTIC for me. I just can’t help but believe that if I continue to work on myself with what I can work with, SOMEHOW the door will open for me to get my mouth done. Its been something I have wanted and needed done for years and I’m not about to give up on it now.

Please consider me for a makeover, I would be willing to let you do just about anything to me as long as in the end I am smiling again. Here are a few personal reasons why I want this so badly:

I would love to kiss my husband again, I haven't done that in about five years, other than little pecks on the cheek!
I would love to go through a checkout lane at the store and smile at the cashier when I say thank you.
I would love to belly laugh with my children and grandchildren again. I don't do that anymore because I dont want to show my teeth.
I want to smile at my grandbabies and not have them think Grandma looks like a monster with her mouth.
I would love to be able to talk to my kids teachers without holding my head down or covering my mouth while I talk with my hand.
I honestly and truly from childhood to present, have never known what its like to smile with a true smile that you don't have to be ashamed of.
I would love to walk down the street and smile at a stranger and say Good Morning!!

Thank you for your consideration and I look forward to hearing from you!

Hello Ms. Tyra, I would love to have a makeover. I'm 40 years old. I have been working out and I feel great about myself. My hair I would love to change and maybe a new ideas on dress wear. My weight is not an issue I keep up with my BMI and not how many pounds I'm losing. I would like to have some fresh ideas to enhance my new look. My hair is straight shoulder length and I'm thinking about a cut. Even if I am not selected what about giving me some tips?

Thanks
sharon