EXCLUSIVE Tyra Banks' changing face: Plastic surgery expert weighs in after model's unrecognizable red carpet moment

Daily Mail​

01-05-2025

Tyra Banks shocked her fans when she debuted a strikingly different visage on the red carpet last week.
The 51-year-old supermodel's face was nearly unrecognizable when she arrived at The Daily Front Row's 9th Annual Fashion Los Angeles Awards.
But amid concerns about the apparent changes to her look, the renowned plastic surgeon Dr. David Pincus has weighed in on what Tyra may done to her face in an exclusive conversation with DailyMail.com.
'As a plastic surgeon, I can say Tyra Banks appears to have maintained her natural features beautifully,' Dr. Pincus — who did not examine Banks personally — noted. 'She's always been known for bold, creative makeup looks that dramatically enhance or shift her appearance.'
Banks used particularly heavy makeup at the awards ceremony, raising questions about whether their had been a physical change to her face or if it was just an optical illusion.
But Pincus leaned towards her makeup being the primary reason for her unrecognizable appearance.
'In these recent photos, she still looks vibrant and unique,' he continued, adding, 'I don't see signs of significant surgical work.'
The cosmetic surgeon noted her ultra-smooth forehead and suggested the catwalk star 'may have had 30–60 units of Botox in the forehead to smooth lines and keep the brow area lifted.
Based on examining photos of Banks on the red carpet, Pincus suggested her appearance was heavily influenced by the work of her makeup artist and stylist, rather than a medical professional.
'Overall, this seems more like expert makeup and styling than any major cosmetic intervention,' he said.
Tyra's striking makeup created the impression of an almost bug-eyed visage, which some fans on social media compared to the humanoid extraterrestrial characters peppering the Star Trek universe.
She emphasized her stunning eyes with pale silver eyeshadow, and she sported extra-thick, dark eyebrows that appeared to be drawn with more of an upward curve than she usually favors, which gave her a chillier appearance.
However, she counteracted her edgy eye makeup with some warm blush highlighting her prominent cheekbones.
Tyra rounded out her makeup with light matte pink lipstick for a splash of color that contrasted her otherwise-monochrome ensemble.
'Overall, this seems more like expert makeup and styling than any major cosmetic intervention,' he said. Banks was spotted in February in Sydney, Australia, with a strikingly different no-makeup look
Just days before her appearance at the Fashion Los Angeles Awards, Tyra displayed a more traditional look when she appeared at an event for the new action film Shadow Force, which stars Kerry Washington.
She sported a tasteful smokey eye that was framed by '60s-chic bangs as part of a honey-blond wig, and she stayed on the '60s theme with a tan trench coat decorated with flower-shaped cut-outs
Tyra showed off a shockingly different look back in February, when she was spotted out in Sydney, Australia, in a rare makeup-free look.
The former Dancing With The Stars host squinted in the sun but showed off her natural complexion without a layer of makeup.
Months earlier, Tyra rocked similarly voluminous curls but a more characteristic made-up face when she attended the reopening of Burberry's 57th Street Store in New York City.
The television star has had a remarkably stable appearance over time — by Hollywood standards — fans have wondered about her seemingly changing appearance over the years on social media.
Last month, some commenters on Instagram thought she looked 'nothing like herself' when she posted photos of herself at Paris Fashion Week.
Tyra's nose was a subject of concern for several fans, with one person suggesting that 'Her nose is almost gone, while another wondered, ' Who's nose she got on?'
Tyra's nose was a subject of concern for several fans, with one person suggesting that 'Her nose is almost gone, while another wondered, 'Who's nose she got on?'; pictured in 2020
Although Tyra hasn't admitted to any recent cosmetic procedures, she admitted in her 2018 memoir Perfect Is Boring that she had had a 'nose job,' though she claimed it was early in her career; pictured in 2014 in Sydney, Australia
Although fans thought her nose looked thinner than ever in some of her recent appearances, that may have been due to her expert use of makeup for contouring, which can make one's nose appear dramatically slimmer; pictured in 2005 in NYC
Another user thought Banks 'looked angry' now because of alleged changes to her face.
'I can't recognize her as Tyra banks,' another person admitted.
Although Tyra hasn't admitted to any recent cosmetic procedures, she admitted in her 2018 memoir Perfect Is Boring that she had had a 'nose job, ' though she claimed it was early in her career.
'I had bones in my nose that were growing and itching,' the runway star wrote. 'I could breathe fine, but I added cosmetic surgery. I admit it! Fake hair, and I did my nose.
'I feel I have a responsibility to tell the truth,' she added.
Although fans thought her nose looked thinner than ever in some of her recent appearances, that may have been due to her expert use of makeup for contouring, which can make one's nose appear dramatically slimmer.
She also doesn't appear to have taken any extended periods of time away from the spotlight, which would have been necessary to allow any swelling accompanying a cosmetic procedure to pass.
Elsewhere in her memoir, she shared that she didn't care for no-makeup looks that are in vogue with some other models.
'We place a lot of emphasis on that,' she wrote. 'As a model, I needed makeup. I don't think there's anything wrong with that. It leveled my playing field.'
She included a playful jab at fellow supermodel Gisele Bündchen.
'Gisele, you don't need it? I do!' Tyra added. 'And we're both modeling for Victoria's Secret.'