Tyra Banks is determined to teach her son to appreciate women of all shapes and sizes— the former supermodel and her Norwegian photographer boyfriend Erik Asla, 51, welcomed their first child, a son named York Banks-Asla, via surrogate in January this year.
And Tyra, who created hit show America’s Next Top Model, is determined to teach her nine-month-old son to celebrate and embrace beauty, especially when it comes to women.
“I want to teach him that he doesn’t need to go after chicks that are just cookie-cutter,” the 42-year-old explained to People.
I want him to understand that beauty has so many different shapes and sizes and colours and features. I hope that he can appreciate beauty like his mom does, like I do – that I see beauty in things that the world doesn’t necessarily tell us are beautiful.
That is why I created America’s Next Top Model – to really showcase all different types of beauty and to put them on a pedestal, things that aren’t necessarily cookie-cutter. So I hope he is able to see that and appreciate that.”