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Host of 2 TV shows produces a third to 'instill self-esteem in young girls'

(NEWSER) - The supermodel who hosts two TV shows and sits front-row center at fashion galas insists she is frugal and unhip, but ambitious. "I want power,” 34-year-old Tyra Banks says in a New York Times profile. “The power to make change.” Savvy and outrageous, the follower of Martha Stewart now has young girls listening—and watching. More»

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(NEWSER) - Miley Cyrus has met her Saturday Night Live impression while lampooning a fellow teen pop star herself. Cyrus hosted SNL last night, leading to an inevitable face-off between the 18-year-old singer and cast member Vanessa Bayer's parody. But Cyrus appeared on Bayer's The Miley Cyrus Show not as herself, but 17-year-old Justin Bieber, reports the AP . More»

Lisa de Moraes questions Winfrey's timing, motives

(NEWSER) - It’s her show’s final season, she’s just back from Australia, and suddenly she’s got a big surprise: Oprah has a long-lost half-sister! What a fortunate coincidence for the queen of talk, writes Lisa de Moraes in the Washington Post . This despite the fact that Oprah met her sister months ago, on Thanksgiving. And let’s not worry about the fact that Patricia had been trying to contact lost family members for years. More»

Family secret 'shook me to my core'

(NEWSER) - Oprah Winfrey knows a thing or two about staging reunions, but she's taking the one on Monday to a personal level: The talk-show diva says she'll unveil "the miracle of miracles," a family secret she'd discovered only recently. "I was given some news that literally shook me to my core. This time, I'm the one being reunited," she said. "I was keeping a family secret for months, and on Monday you're going to hear it straight from me." More»

A kinder, gentler Piers takes center stage

(NEWSER) - The obnoxious Piers Morgan familiar to reality show fans was nowhere to be seen as Piers Morgan Tonight made its debut in Larry King's old time slot on CNN, say critics. Morgan was fawning and deferential during his highly publicized interview with Oprah Winfrey. Some early reaction:

• "Morgan's nerves showed in his voice, his eyes and his desperation to have physical contact with his guest," writes Chris Matyszczyk at CBS, who predicts the real test for the host will come later this week, with guests including Ricky Gervais and Howard Stern.