Kimora Lee Leissner is an American fashion model and fashion designer who took over Baby Phat after Russell Simmons and was CEO/creative director through 2010.
Early Life And Education Of Kimora Lee Simmons
Kimora Lee Simmons was born on May 4, 1975, in St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America. She was born to a Korean mother named Joanne Perkins who was adopted by a former American army. Her father Vernon Whitlock Jr. was a federal Marshall is an Afro American.
Sadly for Kim, her father was sent for 24 years in jail when she was still a child, as he was charged for narcotics. This made her family split and her parents divorced, and she started to live with her mother.
Growing up, she studied at St. Louis High School around Florissant. She started to train for modeling from 11 years of age and also practiced acting at her school. Born in the USA, she is an American by nationality and belongs to white ethnicity. She was born into a religious family and still follows Christianity.
Kimora Lee Simmons' Career
Simmons started her career in modeling and after her 14th birthday, she was awarded an exclusive modeling contract with Chanel, where she worked under the tutelage of Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld.
She has appeared in small roles in TV and movies including Beauty Shop, Brown Sugar, and Waist Deep. She has also appeared in music videos for Ginuwine, Usher, and Rich Gang in the 2013 song Tapout.
Kimora Lee Simmons' Net Worth And Salary
Kimora Lee Simmons' net worth of $50 million USD at present. She has earned a huge amount of salary from her career. Her then-husband Russell Simmons sold his clothing line Phat Farm to Kellwood Company for $140 million in 2004.
Kimora Lee Simmons' Personal Life
Kim is a very good looking and attractive woman. She has got a likable face and a hot figure along with good character and confidence. She has got small Asian eyes and long black hair along with a pair of hot lips.
She is considered to be nice and her measurements are 34-30-38 inches (Breast- Waist- Hip), and her boobs are 34 C which makes them pretty big. She also has a great height, as she 6 feet tall and has a weight of about 63 kg after she worked out for a weight loss.
Although she was bullied in her school days because of her little height, she grew up to be just fine. She has got very long legs which are equally hot as well. You can also see some of her erotic pictures of the internet, where she has revealed more of her body by posing in short dresses and bikinis. You can also see her latest photos and videos on her Instagram account.
A beautiful and talented actress, she has been in relationships before and although her dating list isn’t very long, she has had some famous partners. Her relationships are not all true as much are rumors. But still, we have some information regarding her relationships.
Her first recorded boyfriend was a model named Kisha Batista, with whom she lived for a year or so, starting to date from 2002. Then, she got married to an Entrepreneur named Russell Simmons and the two had an amazing relationship.
But as many couples, they couldn’t work it out in rough times and thus got divorced in 2009. It seemed like both of them were dating somebody else and the faith in the relationship was lost. She was also romantically linked with actor Djimon Hounsou from 2007.
After her divorce, she was engaged to Djimon but they also couldn’t stay together for long. Currently, she is with her husband Tim Leissner whom she married in 2013. She had got 3 children with different partners named: Ming Lee Simmons, Aoki Lee Simmons, and Kenzo Lee Hounsou.
by sanjeet, 28 Jan, 2015