Wellington
(ANI):
Reality
television
host
Tyra
Banks
is
said
to
have
broken
down
in
tears
in
front
of
a
star-studded
crowd
during
the
launch
of
a
new
beauty
campaign
at
an
Auckland
waterfront
restaurant.
Banks,
36,
gave
a
speech
about
her
stay
in
New
Zealand
and
discussed
the
importance
of
embracing
all
kinds
of
beauty,
encouraging
young
women
to
love
themselves
inside
and
out.
Clad
in
a
bright
purple
wrap-around
dress,
Banks
spoke
of
her
passion
for
recognising
all
kinds
of
beauty
and
became
visibly
emotional.
"I
apologise
for
the
emotion
but
I
am
my
mother's
daughter
and
my
mama
cries
at
everything," Stuff.co.nz
quoted
her
as
saying.
The
luncheon,
billed
as
the
'first
ever
Global
Beauty
Inside
and
Out
summit,'
featured
numerous
media
and
Kiwi
celebrities
including
Lucy
Lawless,
Keish
Castle-Hughes,
Suzanne
Paul
and
Robyn
Malcom.
A
local
Kapa
Haka
group
performed
several
songs
at
the
luncheon
and
presented
a
greenstone
necklace
to
Banks.