Former supermodel Tyra Banks on the cover of The New York Times Magazine. What do you think ok her pose? I think she looks like Beyonce in Dreamgirls. And that dress is a little too Breakfast at Tiffany's no? She doesn't really seem to have an expression, neither happy nor sad. I always think models have this "blank" expression when they're posing. But if you look real careful and appreciate the art of taking such a shot, the model's eyes tell it all. Tyra could be considered an expert in this area, hence her title "supermodel". Oculesics are nonverbal meanings conveyed through your eyes. I think Tyra here is playing coy. But if you look at the first picture (a few photos of Tyra), you can see all the different emotions showed through different smiles.
The 1st is the "flirting with the boyfriend" smile. The 2nd is the suprise smile. The 3rd is the smile with eyes only. The 4th is the catalog smile. The 5th is the commercial smile. Lastly its the smiling without the eyes. Like i said, the eyes say it all. You can tell that the last smile isn't as sincere as the 3rd one. And even though Tyra isn't actually smiling in the photo, her eyes are smiling. Now that is art. As she always tell her girls in Top Model, you've got to smile with your eyes! Be FIERCE!
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