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The ultimate tribute to why different is beautiful!

Would you be brave enough to rock your ugly? Tyra is exploring the meaning of "ugly" with some social experiments that will shock you! Meet a group of women who say they're ugly if they can't wear makeup or rock a weave. Will things really get ugly once Tyra takes away these beauty crutches?


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IM A GIRL AND I HAVE A BIG&FAT FACE...I HAVE A MUSTACHE,AND PIMPLES...HOW DO I ROCK THAT?
Posted by POPPE 10/28/09 6:39 PM
 
I saw this show today and was very affected by Amanda's story of embracing her scar. I got a scar on my face also when i was a child, from a bicycling accident also. I was always made fun of for it as a kid but am learning now, after seeing Amanda beautifully embrace her scar, that i can embrace it as part of my beauty.
Posted by Micah Booth 10/24/09 10:34 AM
 
Tyra, "Flaws are the new fabulous!" Love it! However, I think you may be missing a huge opportunity to put your words into action. (I know you've done some things my dear...GREAT.) --Recently a few "plus sized" models did a well known photo shoot. Some were even reformed anorexics. They were talking about trying to change the term "plus sized" to "real sized" or "world sized" for women size 8-12. I think you have the opportunity to raise the awareness and popularity of this new term. What do you think? Keep doing good stuff. Have a good life.
Posted by Tina bobina 10/23/09 3:59 PM
 
Hey Tyra, I have just seen the "Rock your ugly" show, I know...a little late, but I love watching the Tyra show back to back. Anyways, Right now I'm watching Amanda's story about her terrible accident when she was ten, leaving her with a scar on her face. I would like to share my "ugly" with you. When I heard her telling her story, it brought me back to when I was about ten also. I was riding my bike (just like Amanda) with my friend, and we were going down a small hill (like Amanda). I wanted to show my friend that I could ride with no hands, so I lifted my hands off the handle bars and turned my head around to show her, and before I knew it, my face was planted in the back of a small pick up truck's rear bumper. I remember my hands being full of blood, and bits of my teeth. My teeth had gone through my top lip and left dents in the bumper. I had two front teeth half gone and one pretty much all the way gone. I had to have my lip stitched, surgery for the scar tissue, and crowns on my teeth. When I had to go back to school, I covered my lip with my sleeve as much as a could, even when I was in the car, I didnt want people driving by to see my fat lip. To this day, I have a scar on my lip and a bump from the scar tissue, that came back after surgery. Even though, my accident sounds like nothing compared to Amanda's, I still wonder if I could have been prettier if this didnt happen. I dont like to smile because I can feel the bump and
Posted by Samie 10/23/09 3:49 PM
 
Tyra, I don't know if you read these messages but I want you to know I was affected by your Rock Your Ugly show. The young girl who was embarrassed and shy about getting married because she thought she was ugly hit very close to home for me. Although I myself am a size four I share the very same insecurities that she does. I loved what you said about there always being some finer girl out there no matter where or who you are. I'm working on loving myself but it's a constant struggle to try and accept your body. I appreciate shows like this because they expose real issues that a lot of young women face constantly and never talk about. The more shows you do that promote a healthy body image the better. Thanks.
Posted by Molly 10/23/09 2:09 PM
 
Tyra, on your show you told us to ROCK OUR UGLY! so im tellin everyone here who's readin this...i dont have ANY eyelashes! I dont! everynight, for SEVEN years, i have plucked out all my eyelashes, and people make fun of me for it. Also, everyone makes fun of my big blue eyes, they all say i look like a fish. i really just need to know how to feel prettier, and ignor all the comments. the eyelash thing is a habit, and ive tried EVERYTHING. please just try to help.
Posted by Carlee 10/23/09 1:10 PM
 
That was like animal crulelty putting flowers on that girls face. It was just rude! Unbelieveable!
Posted by Catherine 10/23/09 12:59 PM
 
I'm watching the rerun of this show on Oct. 23rd, catching the very end. The girl with the boyfriend who wants to marry her but she's afraid of what she looks like is so cute!!! She has such a sweet face and he seems like a sweetheart as well. Believe his love for you, girl!! You ARE his princess :)
Posted by melinda 10/23/09 12:49 PM
 
I don't leave my house without make up. I think the only people that have seen me make up less is my family and my best friend. when i don't wear make up i feel extremely ugly.
Posted by bekahbooooo. 10/22/09 2:13 PM
 
Hi Tyra! Your show is awesome! I watched the Rock Your Ugly show and I thought about my introverted self. The word UGLY stuck in my mind. I could not help but think about my experiences and how those unpleasant experiences effect me everyday. I had severe cystic acne and the result of the cystic acne produced UGLY ice picked red acne scars all over my face. I can't help but think about my students (I'm a teacher) & their comments;"Mrs. C is UGLY" I read this from one of my students books. I also was a 2nd grade teacher and asked them to draw pictures and they drew pictures of me with red dots all over my face! People avoid sitting by me or want to talk to me. The 1st thing they look at is my face! UGLY. My husband avoids me at the mall, so I feel he is embarrassed of me because I'm UGLY. I avoid taking pictures because I'm reminded of my scars and I feel UGLY. When I go out and see people I see beautiful women and my husband stares at them. I feel UGLY. It seems I'm the only one with these deformed marks. Everybody else seems to have beautiful skin. I wear makeup to make my self feel better.Very depressing huh! But that's my life at the moment. Rocking the UGLY!
Posted by mandy 10/16/09 1:47 AM
 
Hey Tyra, i absolutly LOVE your show.. you are like my role model. i think so are such an inspiration to everyone that tunes in!! :D thanks for everything!!
Posted by Brooke 09/15/09 4:09 PM
 
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Posted by Anonymous 09/10/09 7:12 PM
 
Hello Tyra, I watch your shows every chance that I get and you are really amazing you do so much for so many people. Ummm I have a few diseases that make it very complicated for me to "Rock my Ugly" as you so put it. When I was 2 years old I was diagnosed with Klippletrenne Webber Syndrome as well as Bone Marrow Disease which make my physical apperance a little out of shape and even color. Mu left leg is entirely swollen 24/7 and it has a birth mark that runs from the left side of my lower back all the way down to my left ankel. I haven't worn a dress or skirt that showed my legs since I was about 6 years old. It kind of hurts when I finally try and wear tight jeans and my friends nothice my swollen leg and ask whats wrong I mean I feel even more like an ugly crow. Since I was a kid i've had my mom to lean on and she influenced my new life style when my clothes started to become darker. But with my darker fashion and my disease I haven't had much of a positive childhood. I'm not sure what others of my disease have gone through but since Istarted school I have been called almost every bad name that tears a little kid down. When we moved to Europe things kind of got worse. I started reading about my favorite monsters (witches and vampires) and people started thinking that I was one and that I was a bratty witch. One day I remember after school I had some kids fromschool chase me home and throwing rocks and pine cones at me. When winter came and I got older things only got worse, I
Posted by Savannah 08/11/09 11:19 PM
 
I enjoyed your show on rock my ugly. People do need to learn to feel good about themselves without make-up, weaves, and sun-screen... However, sometimes this is easier to say than to do. I would like get advice from your experts on how to feel good about yourself. I am a single, middle-aged, mom. I have gotten use to just putting on a blouse and an old pair of pants abd that's how i dress most of the time. I would like to dress more feminine and feel good about myself no matter what I wear and no matter what the social situation. Thanks for your help. Hope to hear from you soon. Thanks again.
Posted by Velma McDaniel 07/22/09 2:13 PM
 
TYRA, Will you rock your ugly?
Posted by Dominique Jones 07/17/09 9:09 AM



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