Tyra Banks posts makeup-free selfie on Instagram

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Tyra Banks is proving she does have some things to hide.

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The "America's Next Top Model" host came completely clean with a bare-faced selfie that she posted on Instagram Wednesday morning before getting done up.

"You know how people say #nofilter but you know there's a freakin' filter on their pic?" Banks captioned her nearly unrecognizable au natural headshot showing puffy eyes and an uneven complexion. "Well, this morn, I decided to give you a taste of the really real me. I wanted to smooth out my dark circles so badly!!! But I was like, "Naw, Ty. Show 'em the REAL you."

You know how people say #nofilter but you know there's a freakin' filter on their pic? Or maybe there's a smidge of retouching going on but they're lying and saying it's all raw & real? Well, this morn, I decided to give you a taste of the really real me. I wanted to smooth out my dark circles so badly!!! But I was like, "Naw, Ty. Show 'em the REAL you." So...here I am. Raw. And there YOU are...looking at me, studying this picture. Maybe you're thinking, "Whoa, she looks ROUGH." And if you are, great! You deserve to see the REAL me. The REALLY real me. #RawAndReal

A photo posted by Tyra Banks (@tyrabanks) on Jun 17, 2015 at 7:28am PDT

Though she had admitted to BlackBook that "I love the confidence that makeup gives me," the supermodel has always been an advocate for self-acceptance.

"Self-love has very little to do with how you feel about your outer self. It's about accepting all of yourself," Banks said.

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