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Supermodel Tyra Banks, who's also host of TV hit America's Next Top Model, has headed straight to number two on the New York Times bestseller list with her first book, Modelland.
According to The Telegraph, Tyra's newly-released young adult novel (which is the first in a series of books) is already rumoured to be adapted into a movie. In an interview, Tyra said that the books are: "a work of fiction that honours my love of books and fantasy, and also lets me poke fun at things I've seen in the real world... many of the characters will be inspired by some of the models I've known, both nice and 'ice'."
The quirky take on the modelling world will no doubt be a fun read for Tyra fans. Have you read it yet? If so, let us know! And if you haven't? Well, here's the blurb...
No one gets in without being asked. And with her untamable hair, large forehead, and gawky body, Tookie De La Crème isn't expecting an invitation. Modelland--the exclusive, mysterious place on top of the mountain--never dares to make an appearance in her dreams.
But someone has plans for Tookie. Before she can blink her mismatched eyes, Tookie finds herself in the very place every girl in the world obsesses about. And three unlikely girls have joined her.
Only seven extraordinary young women become Intoxibellas each year. Famous. Worshipped. Magical. What happens to those who don't make it? Well, no one really speaks of that. Some things are better left unsaid.
Thrown into a world where she doesn't seem to belong, Tookie glimpses a future that could be hers--if she survives the beastly Catwalk Corridor and terrifying Thigh-High Boot Camp. Along the way, she learns all about friendship, courage, laughter and what it feels like to start to believe in yourself.
