She showed clips of memorable shows -- Tyra as a fat woman, Tyra homeless, Tyra in jail -- and snippets of interviews with President Obama, Hillary Clinton and John Edwards. Larry King and others offered taped send-offs. Larry called her the 'fiercest host' in television.
She announced that her studio, Bankable Studios, will launch films and a new imprint from Random House, Bankable Books, will release empowering books in 2011, starting with a book called Modeland.
And in the end, she cried, clutched her two Emmys and said, "Sometimes you gotta leave when you're on top." Then she made a final Tyra walk and got down on her hands and knees and kissed the runway. Here's a little snippet from E!