Kimora Lee Simmons Biography

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NAME: Kimora Lee Simmons
OCCUPATION: Entrepreneur, Model, Reality Television Star
BIRTH DATE: May 04, 1975 (Age: 38)
PLACE OF BIRTH: St. Louis, Missouri
Originally: Kimora Lee Perkins
ZODIAC SIGN: Taurus

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Kimora Lee Simmons is a former model, ex-wife to Russell Simmons, creator of a fashion line called Baby Phat and star of her own reality TV show.

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Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane is a reality show that takes a look into the life of Kimora Lee Simmons that began in 2007 and is shown on the E! Channel and Style Network. She has also appeared in many movies, including The Big Tease in 1999, Beauty Shop in 2005 and Waist Deep in 2006. Kimora Lee also published her first book in 2006, entitled Fabulosity: What it is and how to get it.

Split from Simmons

In 2000, Kimora Lee and Russell had their first child, a daughter named Ming Lee Simmons. Two years later they had a second daughter, Aoki Lee Simmons. Both girls model for the Baby Phat Kids Collection. Kimora Lee and Russell divorced in 2008. The couple claims they had actually split some time before that, but continued to work together. The divorce was finalized in January 2009. Simmons then began dating model and actor Djimon Hounsou. The couple has one child, named Kenzou Lee Hounsou.