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Kimora Lee Simmons Biography - Modeled As A Teenager, Met Russell Simmons, Entered The Fashion Design Business, Led An Extravagant Lifestyle

phat clothing career

1975—

Model, fashion business executive, entrepreneur

Simmons, Kimora Lee, photograph. Vince Bucci/Getty Images.

A towering 6-foot, 4-inches in heels, Kimora Lee Simmons began a successful career as a model when she was 14 years old, working under exclusive contract with Chanel. Then, in 1998, she married hip-hop media mogul Russell Simmons and entered the fashion design business. Expanding her husband's Phat Farm men's clothing line, Simmons became the creative genius behind Baby Phat, which offers urban, chic clothing and accessories for women and children. Outspoken and with a definite flair for high-end extravagance, Simmons has created a brand-worthy name for herself that has overflowed into jewelry, cosmetics, and shoes. She also has a fledgling career in film and television.

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Kimora Lee Simmons - Modeled As A Teenager

Simmons was born on May 3, 1975, in St. Louis, Missouri. Her Japanese-born mother, Joanne Perkins (who is also known as Joanne Kyoko Syng) came to the United States in the aftermath of the Korean War when her mother, who had fled Japan for Korea during World War II, married a U.S. serviceman. Kyoko Syng, who never married Simmons's father, worked as a district manager for the Social Securit…

Kimora Lee Simmons - Met Russell Simmons

When Simmons was 17, and still working on finishing up high school, she met 35-year-old hip-hop entrepreneur Russell Simmons. He had become smitten with the six-foot-tall Simmons after seeing her on the runway during New York City's Fashion Week and had sent the young model a bouquet of flowers so large that it took two men to carry. She was impressed, but Banks, who had also received flowe…

Kimora Lee Simmons - Entered The Fashion Design Business

Following the wedding Simmons set up house in New York City, but her modeling career had tapered off (by some accounts because Simmons was reported to be difficult to work with) and the new bride found herself bored. "Manicures, sleeping all day—it wasn't fulfilling," she told VIBE Magazine. "Being around someone as driven as Russell rubs off on you." When…

Kimora Lee Simmons - Led An Extravagant Lifestyle

The Simmons, who have two daughters, Ming Lee, born in 2000, and Aoki Lee, born in 2002, live in a 49,000 square-foot home with 20 bathrooms on four acres in Saddle River, New Jersey, serviced by five maids, four assistants, two live-in nannies, a full-time chef, and two drivers. Simmons, who sports a 25-carat diamond ring, owns a fleet of luxury cars including a platinum extended-base Bentley, an…

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about 1 year ago

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