NEW CANDIDS: TYRA BANKS & HER BOYFRIEND SHOPPING IN SOHO; MODEL SAYS SHE FEELS GUILTY FOR THE AMOUNT OF MONEY SHE HAS.

Supermodel-turned-supermogul, Tyra Banks was seen shopping in Soho with her 50-year-old investment banker boyfriend, John Utendahl last Friday. Can you believe that this woman actually said she sometimes feel guilty for banking so much money? With two hit TV shows to her credit: America's Next Top Model (now in production on its 11th cycle in the US) and her daytime talk show The Tyra Banks Show- the supermodel-turned-TV mogul is raking in the dough. Although she earned millions as a model and has now retired (2005), she is reportedly as highly paid as she was at her peak, earning US$50,000 a day. Banks earned at least $18 million last year, far more than most supermodels and was ranked number 61 on the 2007 Forbes Celebrity 100 money list. She also owns 25 percent of America's Next Top Model (through her company Bankable Productions) which is syndicated to more than 100 countries around the globe. A "fierce" work attitude and a determination to escape poverty - she grew up with her mother and younger brother in a one-bedroom apartment in gritty Inglewood, Los Angeles - has reportedly made Banks frugal, and fearful of losing everything. Although she won't reveal her net worth, in an interview last year with Vanity Fair magazine, she did say of her success: "Sometimes I feel guilty for how much money I have."

Girl, you better stop playing!

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