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Kimora Lee Simmons at an event for The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (2010)

Biography

Kimora Lee Simmons

Overview

  • Born
    May 4, 1975 · St. Louis, Missouri, USA
  • Birth name
    Kimora Lee Perkins
  • Height
    6′ (1.83 m)

Mini bio

  • Kimora Lee Simmons was born on May 4, 1975 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. She is a producer and actress, known for Waist Deep (2006), Rebound (2005) and For Love or Money (1993). She has been married to Tim Leissner since December 2013. They have two children. She was previously married to Russell Simmons.

Family

  • Spouses
      Tim Leissner(December 2013 - present) (separated, 2 children)
      Russell Simmons(December 20, 1998 - January 28, 2009) (divorced, 2 children)
  • Children
      Aoki Lee Simmons
      Ming Lee Simmons

Trivia

  • Once Karl Lagerfeld had transformed her into one of the world's top fashion models, he resented her attitude and called her a "$5,000-tote-bag- wearing monster."
  • She bought much of the artwork and furniture from Gianni Versace's estate after his murder.
  • Kimora is half African-American, one quarter Korean and one quarter Japanese. Father Vernon Whitlock Jr is African-American and mother Joanne Kyoko Perkins is half Korean, half Japanese.
  • Russell Simmons, whom she later married, sent bouquets of flowers to her agency to woo her. The bouquets were so large and heavy that they required two men to move them.
  • Best friend (who also served as maid of honor at Kimora's wedding) is model/actress Tyra Banks.

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