Tyra Banks says she knows what it feels like to be too thin and too big

The TV host/model stated that she has been on both side of the fence therefore she knows what it feels like to be called both. she stated that "The summer I turned 11 years old, I lost 30 lbs. and I had a growth spurt," Banks, 40, tells PEOPLE in this week's issue. "And it wasn't even supermodel thin. It was more than that. Some people thought I had an eating disorder."

She also said that she had been poked and prodded by doctors to figure out why she was so skinny, some doctors stated that she might have gigantism. She also stated that who would have taught a person who was called too skinny would now be called too fat. She said it is one of the reasons why she loves working wth girls to build up their self- esteem so that no matter what, they would be proud of themselves.

She said flaws are awesome dubbing it, FLAWSOME