Tyra Banks attends the 20th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York City © Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage. Courtesy of Afterelton.com

Chic Today was hot on the scene Saturday night at the 20th Annual GLAAD Media Awards, where none other than Tyra Banks held the honor of top model for the evening for her “fair, accurate and inclusive representation of the LGBT community and the issues that affect their lives.”

Arriving in true diva style, Banks strutted onto the red carpet half an hour late, but made up for her tardiness by posing for all the crazed photographers and answering every question that was thrown her way. Regarding her feelings towards the transgendered community, Banks revealed that she’s encountered quite a number of female impersonators who have come up to her in head-to-toe Tyra garb!

“I’ve actually considered doing a segment for my show with them,” she divulged, “where they’re all out on stage with me and contestants have to pick the real Tyra.” She continued, “But those girls look better than I do as myself sometimes!”

Presenting Banks with the Excellence in Media Award was Clay Aiken, who told Chic Today that despite his formerly closeted sexuality, he always felt accepted back in the days of American Idol. “I think everybody who’s ever worked on that show who I’ve worked with in the past knew before I made any announcement or anything,” he said. “And it’s always been a very embracing environment.”

Also on the red carpet was the delightful duo of Devyn Simone and Bata Voce from MTV’s Real World: Brooklyn. The charming girls said they attended the awards as “straight allies” and remarked,”We just want the community to know that we are support. We’re here, we’re glad to be accepted by this community, and that’s huge for us.”

But Phil Donahue–who received a Special Recognition Award, and also received a Special Honoree at the first ever GLAAD Media Awards–reminded us that we still have a long way to go before we conquer this stigma. “Nobody’s going to quit until we have a world without closets.”

Thanks to straight allies like Donahue and Banks, the world is conquering the fight against discrimination, one discarded closet at a time.