Kimora Lee Simmons Biography

Fast Facts

• Attended Lutheran North High School in St․ Louis
• Is of Korean and African heritage
• Got her first big break in modeling after being discovered by Chanel's Karl Lagerfeld
• Quote: "It's not about how skinny you are or how much money or how many diamonds you have- that's the fluff that people sometimes look at as being the main thing․ It's about understanding that the things that make you fabulous are all inside of you․"
• Quote: "(On advice she would give aspiring models) "I would say there are definitely pitfalls and you have to be careful, and keep your head on your shoulders․ But the business is a lot of fun, that's for sure․""
• Co-founded the popular fashion brand Baby Phat in 1998
• Has starred in her own reality TV series, "Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane․"