At 48, Kimora Lee Simmons has achieved a lot in her career as an American model, businesswoman, fashion designer, venture capitalist, entrepreneur, TV personality, philanthropist, and author. She was born on May 4, 1975, in St. Louis, Missouri, United States where she lived all the days of growing up.
Going off fashion and modeling, Kimora Lee Simmons was awarded a Tony award in 2003 for her work as a producer on Def poetry jam on Broadway.
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Kimora Lee Simmons struggled during her younger years and was often bullied because of her height and ethnic background. She was of mixed race, her father was African-American, whereas her mother was Japanese-Korean.
Kimora Lee Simmons was discovered at the early age of 13 and was signed with the house of CHANEL where she started modeling. She walked the runway for fashion houses such as Fendi and Valentino and appeared on the covers of Vogue and Elle.
The former model is currently the owner of the global lifestyle brand Baby Phat which she started in 1999. She lost Baby Phat in the long run and gained it back in 2009 and has since become very successful indeed.
Kimora Lee Simmons is a proud mother, though she has had difficulties in her relationships. She shares daughters Aoki and Ming with ex Russell Simmons, son Kenzo with ex Djimon Hounsou, and son Wolfe with Tim Leissner.
Kimora Lee Simmons, alongside her family, ventured into reality television and starred in Kimora: Life in the fab lane on E! Network which aired 4 seasons in 2007.
According to sources, Kimora Lee Simmons has a growing net worth which has been estimated to be $80 million as of 2023, which she earned from her career as a model, businesswoman, fashion designer, venture capitalist, entrepreneur, TV personality, and author.