Tyra Banks has said that she would like to start a family.
The America's Next Top Model host told Access Hollywood Live that she is open to having children naturally or through adoption.
"I will have children, whether they come out of me or come to me," Banks declared, adding: "I'm open to [adopting]. I'm definitely open."
She went on to say: "I've been wanting to do that since before it was cool."
Banks - who confirmed that she is single - further explained that her desire to be a mother dates back to her childhood.
"Since I was 9 years old, I'd be like, 'Mommy! I want a baby, but it don't have to be my baby and I can take it from over there and I can raise the baby'," she recalled.
"[My mom was] like, 'That's called adoption', and I'm like, 'Yeah, mommy, I want to do that'. So, since I was 9."
Banks has previously been romantically linked to Seal, Will Smith and NBA star Chris Webber.
The model is currently involved in a lawsuit against several wig companies over claims that they stole her "name, photograph, image, and identity" with their products.