09-16-2026FAST COMPANY INNOVATION FESTIVAL

Tyra Banks wiped her social media, launches a Substack: ‘The World of Too Much’

The supermodel, TV star, and entrepreneur published her first post live on stage at the Fast Company Innovation Festival on Wednesday.

Tyra Banks at the Fast Company Innovation Festival on September 16, 2026 [Photo: Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Fast Company]

How did “America’s Next Top Model” captivate a generation of millennials? Here’s one reason: Showrunner and mastermind Tyra Banks loves to be extra.

Over 24 seasons, Banks’ reality TV competition sent wannabe supermodels through the gauntlet of unhinged photoshoots:........

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