'Top Model' star: 'Tyra like a Barbie doll'

America's Next Top Model contestant Rae Weisz has joked that Tyra Banks is so beautiful she resembles a Barbie doll.

The 21-year-old model, who became the eighth hopeful to leave the CW competition this week, told DS that she thought Banks was "awesome".

"Sometimes, when you meet a celebrity and you see them standing in front of you, they look completely different to when you see them on television," she explained.

"Tyra looks exactly the same! It was incredible, like a Barbie doll! It's like, 'What planet did you come from? You're too beautiful to come from this planet!'"

She added: "This is her show, her baby and she's just an amazing woman. Think how busy that woman is with all her endeavours. It's crazy!"

> Click here to read our full interview with Rae