Kimora Lee Simmons
Birth Name:
Kimora Lee Simmons
Birth Place:
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Profession
Actress, Producer
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․"