E!<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cOr in my life, if you really look, all the evidence is there,\u201d she continued. \u201cI\u2019m the one supporting them. That\u2019s a misconception for sure. I support a lot of people in my family and around my family, and I am a working, living, breathing representation that women are strong and can achieve things on their own and can be powerful of their own merit.\u201d<\/p>\n
The fashion icon has a full house in Beverly Hills.<\/p>\n
Simmons is mom to daughters\u00a0Ming, 25,\u00a0and Aoki, 23, with her ex-husband Russell Simmons, whom she was married to from 1998 to 2009. <\/p>\nKimora Lee Simmons poses with her kids ahead of their new reality show. E!<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nKimora Lee Simmons stuns in a gold dress. Instagram\/@kimoraleesimmons<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe businesswoman also shares son, Kenzo, 16, with ex Djimon Hounsou and adopted son, Gary, 16, in 2020.<\/p>\n
Simmons tied the knot with Tim Leissner in 2014 and welcomed son Wolfe, 10, before splitting in 2022. <\/p>\n
She is also mom to \u201cbonus son\u201d\u00a0Jayden, 19. <\/p>\nKimora Lee Simmons and Ming Lee Simmons after her New York University graduation ceremony on May 16, 2023. GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSimmons also understands that being a successful woman \u201cdoesn\u2019t mean that someone didn\u2019t give you good advice or help you up in the business.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt means you didn\u2019t have to do nefarious acts to be accomplished and successful, and that\u2019s kind of a thing I get sick of hearing about women everywhere,\u201d she admitted. \u201cIt\u2019s always got to be, \u2018Well, how did you do that?\u2019 Everything is not a, \u2018How did you do that?\u2019 You did that with your own work and efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n
And while coming up as a young model, Simmons became close friends with another powerful woman in the industry: Naomi Campbell.<\/p>\nKimora Lee Simmons wearing Heatherette Fall 2007 during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2007. FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cWe are [close],\u201d detailed Simmons. \u201cI haven\u2019t talked to her in a while. Naomi is always going to be Naomi, but she definitely, in the past, has supported me and was very kind to me, coming up when I was little and showing me the ropes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Along with Campbell, Simmons has kept her Rolodex stocked with several other top-tier A-listers.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have a really good phonebook,\u201d she confessed. \u201cI have an original Baby Phat phonebook, that\u2019s the early 2000s, late \u201990s. I have the original Def Jam phonebook. My Rolodex is popping.\u201d<\/p>\nAoki Simmons, Kimora Lee Simmons and Ming Lee Simmons during the Baby Phat runway show in 2006. WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nIn this town, it\u2019s seven degrees of Kimora Lee Simmons. <\/p>\n
\u201cPatti LaBelle I love,\u201d the mom of six elaborated. \u201cShe\u2019s a big one. I just love her and working with her over the years. I made jewelry for her back in the day. I\u2019m a tremendous fan.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cGladys Knight, that\u2019s a good one,\u201d Simmons added. \u201cDid I have Elizabeth Taylor in my phonebook? I love her. Do I have Elton John in my phonebook \u2014 these are the real questions!\u201d<\/p>\nKimora Lee and Russell Simmons pose with their daughters for their 2003 holiday card. \u2014<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nDespite her contacts being stacked, the runway star isn\u2019t looking to dial anyone for love these days. <\/p>\n
\u201cNo one is in my DMs. I don\u2019t know quite how that works,\u201d Simmons mused. \u201cOK, wait \u2014 I won\u2019t say no one. I\u2019ve had a few people, but literally, it\u2019s a few people versus all my friends are saying they live in the DMs. I don\u2019t do that. I\u2019m not checking it so much.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve had a few so-and-so\u2019s, and I was quite shocked,\u201d she added. \u201cBut even then, I\u2019ve said \u2018Hi,\u2019 thinking, like, \u2018What do they want?\u2019 And then they don\u2019t answer back, or they answer kind of strangely. So it\u2019s weird. I don\u2019t really live in the DMs.\u201d<\/p>\nA shot from \u201cKimora: Life in the Fab Lane\u201d which aired from 2007 to 2011. E!<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nDescribing her life as \u201cthe \u2018Brady Bunch\u2019 but with no husband,\u201d Simmons is thrilled to bring viewers along for the ride once again. <\/p>\n
The TV vet\u2019s first reality show, \u201cKimora: Life in the Fab Lane,\u201d aired for four seasons from 2007 to 2011.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think life is just exciting and fun. I want them to get to know the kids a little better because they\u2019re older. I have a couple more kids than I had before. I\u2019m involved in so many businesses,\u201d gushed the boss. \u201cI don\u2019t think people really realize the magnitude. I think that\u2019s interesting. And some of them are quite fun and popular things, like Celsius. I own Celsius. I think some of these things they love, and they\u2019re like, \u2018Wait a minute, that\u2019s you?\u2019 So I think it\u2019s interesting to see the evolution.\u201d<\/p>\n
Along with being back on reality television, Simmons is keeping the name Baby Phat on everyone\u2019s lips. <\/p>\nKimora Lee Simmons with her daughters on their first reality show. E!<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cBaby Phat is back,\u201d she exclaimed. \u201cI think that\u2019s fun because it\u2019s kind of like an OG streetwear brand. So to see that and see where it came from a little bit, it\u2019s like doing it again but for all the current kids.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cKimora: Back in the Fab Lane\u201d debuts on Tuesday, Dec. 2 at 10 p.m. on E!. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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