Tyra Banks still feels hot

America's Next Top Model presenter Tyra Banks has hit back at the tabloids who have cruelly taunted her about her burgeoning waistline since she quit modelling in 2005. The star who weighed 161 lbs when shooting cover pictures for Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue in 1997 has now gained about 30 lbs because she has stopped dieting and worrying about how she looks. Tyra, 33, told People magazine, "I still feel hot, but every day is different. It's when I put on the jeans that used to fit a year ago and don't fit now and give me the muffin top, that's when I say, damn!" Paparazzi photos of her in an unflattering swimsuit have been in many tabloids with the headline Tyra Porkchop but she says it doesn't bother her because she gets lots of fan mail from young girls who appreciate her for not conforming to the size zero mould. Tyra puts the weight gain down to not being the world's healthiest eater and no longer being required to diet for her job these days she is a businesswoman, not just a pretty face.