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May 25, 2006 - Tyra Banks, Janet Jackson, Jermaine Dupri, Mariah Carey, Reverend Run of Run-DMC, Alicia Keys, and Sean 'Diddy' Combs attended the screening of 'Oprah Winfrey's Legends Ball' at JP Morgan Library on Thursday (May 11) in New York City. Check out pictures here.

May 25, 2006 - Tyra Banks visited MTV's 'Total Request Live' on May 11th in New York City. Check out pictures from FilmMagic, GettyImages, and WireImage.

May 25, 2006 - Tyra Banks spent a day in jail having asked to be treated as an inmate and was horrified at the plight of incarcerated women. "I wanted to do this because I was shocked to learn that the majority of women in prison are there because of their husbands or their boyfriends," she said. "A lot of them were facing life sentences ... and they came from all walks of life. They could be your mother, your sister, or even your daughter. These women truly touched my heart, and what I learned definitely changed my life forever. It was one of the most shocking, eye-opening and terrifying experiences of my life. I felt violated. It felt too real to me."

May 25, 2006 - Tyra Banks spent a day at the California Institution for Women, a prison in Chino, California. Watch highlights from TMZ.

May 25, 2006 - Tyra Banks spoke with 'Entertainment Tonight' about the 'Top Model' winner Danielle. Yahoo.com has since removed the video.

May 25, 2006 - Tyra Banks attended the CW Network Upfront on May 19th at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Check out pictures from Abaca, FilmMagic, CelebrityPhoto, RexFeatures, GettyImages, Corbis, and WireImage.

May 9, 2006 - A friend of Tyra Banks wasn't shy in explaining to MediaTakeOut.com exactly how Tyra managed to snag writer/director Tyler Perry. "Tyra was relentless, she saw him - she went after him - and now she has him," the insider said. She went on to say that "Tyler has really fallen for her, he's already considering relocating to Los Angeles [from Atlanta]." Read more.

May 9, 2006 - Tyra Banks was on hand for the 33rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Hollywood, California on April 28th. Check out pictures from ShootingStar, FilmMagic (arrivals1 / arrivals2 / pressroom / backstage), DailyCeleb, GettyImages, and Corbis.

May 9, 2006 - Tyra Banks was on with Ryan Seacrest of KIIS FM to promote her talk show. Audio at kiisfm.com has since been removed.

May 9, 2006 - Us Weekly reports that for Tyra Banks' Lucky magazine cover shoot, the model turned talk show host had been up since 3 AM when she arrived because she had a 'Good Morning America' interview earlier. After the five hour photo session, Banks hit an art opening with pals.

May 9, 2006 - After a source overheard Tyra Banks telling a friend about new squeeze Tyler Perry saying, "If we had a child, we could name him or her Ty-Ty!" A friend of Tyra's says "the relationship is definitely not on that level just yet. Marriage is way further down the road."

May 1, 2006 - Tyra Banks was videotaped riding the bus while being filmed in Los Angeles, California. Tyra was first seen at trendy Urth Café in Beverly Hills. Next she goes to Pink's Hot Dog stand and then surprisingly rides an LA public bus for several stops, while surprising bus riders as they board. Footage at splash-video.com requires an account.

April 16, 2006 - Bow Wow and Tyra Banks were amongst the stars attending Warner Brothers' L.A. Premiere of 'ATL' held at The Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California on Thursday (March 30). Check out pictures here.

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