In case you haven't heard, Tyra Banks has penned a fantasy novel about modeling called Modelland. In fact, it's going to be a trilogy! The release date for Modelland (Part I) is set for September 13, so she's started promoting it in New York City and it sounds just as nutty and awesome as we'd hoped. On Tuesday, Tyra took to the streets of New York dressed in a pink catsuit with words like "persimmon," "bravo" and "unica" inexplicably written all over it with black suede knee-high boots. She was dressed up as Modelland's protagonist, Tookie De La Crème. Modelland, which is loosely based on Tyra's life, basically sounds like a cross between Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter, where models replace wizards and smizes replace rings. Yes, in Modelland Tyra turned "smize" (a term she coined for her signature modeling trick: smiling with your eyes), into a real thing that you can wear on your face. It's a gold sparkly feather-shaped eye mask. Tyra wore one on Good Morning America yesterday and was thrilled when Robin Roberts asked her what the hell was going on with her face. Here was her explanation:

This just in from IMG - Leigh Lezark has just been signed as their newest model/cute girl/fashion favorite for "worldwide representation and endorseme

Another celebrity offspring has landed a modeling deal.

Tyra Banks paid a visit to Chicago-based YouTube Sensation Keenan Cahill and they shot this amazing video in his room, in which they dance and lip-sy