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HI Tyra, My Daughter savanah is 9 and wants to act she says its her dream. Im doing my best to find the way to find an agent but came across scams. if you can please help us get in the industry. Thank you!
 
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Hey Tyra, It's me again. I also wanted to tell you that I can sing. All my friends say i can too. Can u please help me and tell me if iI have a shot lol.
 
Hey Tyra girl, I am 12 going on 13 years old.I really really want to start Modeling at a young age please write back and help me try to find out the best place to go. But not anywhere far I live in Chicago. PLEASE HELP ME
 
Dear Tyra,im 11 yrs old and i have an amazing talent for singing and i wanna become a singer plz reply back 2 me.Thanks!!
 
My name is Nancy. Im 12 years old. And im here cause i was wondering if u have an act for me!!!! If you do or if you dont can you please follow me at www.twitter.com/NaNcY_RoCkZ.Thank you for listen to me . :)
 
Dear Tyra, My name is Emma and I really love your show and I jut love acting so much and thats one of the things I like to do. I'm 13 and I'm in 7th grade my freinds tell me that I should adition for any roll in Disney Channle.I like doing plays and right now I'm working in a Camp Rock play. Can you help me find something to make one of my dreams to come true please!!!!!!!!!=)
 
hello tyra, i have two twin daughters named brianna and brandie they are 14 years old and want to act and model really badly.brianna wanted to model ever since she was 7 years old. my other daughter brandie has beenwanting to act when she was 9 years old.so,tyra can ou please help us?
 
hey tyra, i have a 12 yr.old daughter who has always had a love for singing. she has been in choirs, contests and this summer, she is doing a program for singing. can you help her?
 
Hello Tyra, I have am 11 year old daughter and she has been wanting to Model since she was little. She pratice in the house and she is very attractive, I think. She is 5'2" already and she just turned 11 years old. She is tall and very fit for a model. I have pictures of her if you would like to see them. But the reason I am writing you this is because I took my daught to John Robert Powers in Rockville, MD because they were advertising for Talet Search and Models. Well, they talked so fast and when came down to after she got chosen, they asked for $1950.00 that day. I am now a single parent and I didn't have that type of money to just go to the bank and get right away. Can you please help with some leads as to how I can get my daughter started or how to send out a portfolio. I think you shouldn't have to pay if they really want you. And my 11 year old wants this so bad. I feel bad because I can't afford to send her anywhere so I am trying to find other ways to promote her for photo shoots for children.
 
Dear Tyra my daughter won a modeling contest at a local mall she currently have a agent but has yet to receive any work she is 16 yrs old is there anything I could do to help her with her career
 
hey tyra.Im young and i want to model...is there any tips u can give me so i can fufill my dreams like u did.n i just want 2 say i want u 2 make a modeling for younger girls.like a little girls ANTM.luv ya gurl..bii
 
Tyra I think that anyone who agrees with the parents who participated in this experiment is CRAZY!!!! I have 5 year old girl and 7 year old boy, and I have been told more times than I can count that I should get them into modeling, I have even had a local agent who cast kids in photo shoots for the local store adds. Approach me and ask me to have head shots done of mt kids so she could put them in a few of the adds, but I said no! I don't want some agent telling my kids what to do or how to look, yeah they might make a lot of money doing that but its my job to make the money not my kids! And the economy is no excuse for parents to consider the things that they were asked about by your producers. It would be easy for me to get head shots done and send them out to different agencies because my sister is a photographer l but I want my kids to have a normal life and finish school.after they accomplish that they can consider star dome, I have let my daughter model before but only for my sister! Those other parents are just sick and wrong!!!
 
These are the types of people that should never be able to have children, it is sick and twisted!!! These people need to get a reality check and protect their kids not DESTROY them!!! I am truly disgusted!!
 
tyra you are my idol. i hope to be like you one day.that is why i am reaching out to you for help.i really want to make it in show biz being a singer.-interrestingly enough mz.hally berry went to my school when she has my age-i have been told that i am an incredible singer.but you cant really trust what people say- because they dont want to hurt your feelings -so i recorded myself and listened to it back.and you now wat????I SOUNDED PRETTY GOOD !!!!!but on a real note, the main reason that i want to make it into the biz i because everyday my mother comes in from work,she is always in a bad mood because the bank hade over drawn her on her account.i dont want her to have to worry anymore.i dont want her to have to worry about the rent,the phone or cable bills.tyra please help me.we really need this money :-(



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