-What's up?
-Backin' it up and all that.
-How are you?
-I am good.
You guys look good.
This is the best set
in the world, by the way.
-What?!
-Yes, on TV --
-You think so?
-On TV, it looks so good.
My makeup artist is in bac
goin', like,
"What's up with that set?"
-Ohh!
-Yes, it's cute.
-Thank you!
We have no monies.
That's very sweet of you.
-Oh, it's good.
[ Laughter ]
-That is very sweet of you
-You know how to stretch
a dollar.
It looks really good.
Do you guys think it looks good?
I think it looks good.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-The Queen herself co-signed
I'm so excited you're here
-Thank you.
-We spoke a little bit
backstage.
But I want to bring it up here
because I think this is
so important.
Years and years and years ago,
before we've ever met,
before today,
we actually interacted.
Because when I first started
my social-good campaign
called GirlLove,
women supporting women...
[ Cheers and applause ]
...Tyra -- Tyra was one of
the first people to support it
online and tweet about GirlLove.
[ Laughter ]
And I thought that was
so incredible,
so thank you so much.
-You know, I feel like it is
women supporting women.
I also think it's black wome
supporting brown women.
-Yes!
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Right?
-Yes!
This sisterhood is strong,
y'all!
-Yes, the black is down
for the brown, boo.
Yes.
-I love that so much.
I mean, you're so iconic.
You're so influential.
You introduced the world
to the word "smize."
That is this legend right here
-Smize.
Yes, I created that word -
smize.
-But there is one thing that -
there is just an injustice
"Smize" is not yet
in the dictionary.
-It's not.
-To me, that is some tomfooler
that needs to be corrected
-Right?
-So, I have decided
to officially campaign
with #recognizesmize.
-Oh!
-Yes!
-Thank you!
-We are gonna get "smize"
in the dictionary.
So, Tyra, what I would lov
for you to do,
camera two
is your closest camera.
Tell Merriam-Webster why "smize"
belongs in the dictionary.
Let 'em know.
-Okay.
-Right there, right there.
Let 'em know.
-Okay.
Ms. Merriam-Webster...
-Mm!
-...boo...
You know I called you
a couple of weeks ago,
and I said that I feel lik
smize should be in
the dictionary.
[ Fingers clicking ]
You told me that you guys have
your eyes on smize and have been
evaluating it for some time now.
But you don't feel like it has
reached the peak consciousness
of our civilization.
But let me tell you --
I created that word.
And I said it for the first time
on "America's Next Top Model
that is in 180 countries, honey,
with 40 international
run-throughs.
"America's Next Top Model"
is so popular in India
that we have two versions.
We have a version shot in Hind
and a version shot in English.
Two casts.
Two hosts.
We are in Asia.
We are in Africa.
We are in Australia.
We are all over America.
We are in Canada.
[ Cheers and applause ]
And I said smize on that sho
for the first time,
and all the billions of eyes
around the world
continue to say it
and smize in the camera
to create the fiercest picture
in the world.
So, Ms. Merriam,
you betta reco-smize.
-Oh!
[ Cheers and applause ]
I am shook!
I am shook.
[ Applause ]
I-I was not expecting
a spoken-word piece, truly
-Yes.
-Yes!
Recognize smize, y'all.
We will make it happen!
[ Cheers and applause ]
We gon' make it happen.
-Do you know that I'm creating
smize ice cream?
-What?
-Yes.
-You do love ice cream.
We talked about this.
-I am so obsessed
with ice cream.
I'm creating some ice cream.
I have trademarked that,
Merriam.
[ Laughter ]
-We love it.
-Merriam.
-Now, I wanted to ask you
about this, because, you know,
there's such a conversatio
around Victoria Secret's
fashion show right now
being cancelled in 2019.
You are one of the first
and most successful models
What are your thoughts
and feelings towards this?
-I have a love for that brand,
to be honest.
I was with --
I was a Victoria Secret Ange
for 10 years.
[ Cheers and applause ]
I was -- 10 years.
Yeah, I was the first
black model on the cover
of the catalog,
first black model
to wear the diamond bra.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Yes!
-First black model to have
a contract with them.
And so it's, like,
kind of a little bit of
a part of a past home for me
-Mm-hmm.
-And the one thing
I loved about them is,
they never told me
to lose weight.
-Mm-hmm.
-So it's interesting.
Over the years,
and the brand has gotten int
this kind of place that is not
necessarily the happiest place
-Mm-hmm.
-But I'm wishing them well
and wishing that
they can come home
and then jump forward
to the present...
-Yeah.
-...and represent
all the beauties
that are here today.
The thick, the thin,
the short, the tall.
-Yes.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-And they're gonna do it.
I just hope that
it's not too late.
I want them to win.
