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48 years old (Born on May 04, 1975)

Model, actress, designer, CEO, author; She is famous from Fabulosity, Baby Phat.

Tyra Banks is the godmother of her daughter Ming Lee She and Karl Lagerfeld`s three other fashion models Bernadette Jurkowski, Shoshanna Fitzgerald and Olga Sobolewska were dubbed "the four Karlettes". Cites Red Lobster Restaurants the favorite eatery of her childhood. At thirteen, she had an exclusive contract modeling for Chanel. She has an annual income of u00a3 9,400,000.

Attended Lutheran High School North in St. Louis, Missouri.

She has two daughters, Ming Lee Simmons (born January 21, 2000) and Aoki Lee Simmons (born in 2002). Both are models for Baby Phat Clothing.

Growing up in St. Louis, Missouri, other children called her "Chinky giraffe" because of her height and Asian ethnic ancestry.

Her mother, Kyoko Perkins, is a former Social Security Administrator.

Her mother, Kyoko Perkins, is a former Social Security Administrator.

Janice Dickinson wrote of a rivalry between herself and Kimora when they both were on "America`s Next Top Model" (2003) in her book, "Everything about Me is Fake and I`m Perfect". Dickinson admits that she criticized Kimora`s fake hair and nails, but says that she would have been much nicer if Kimora had shown up on time for filming.

At fifteen, before she had her driver`s license, she bought herself a secondhand BMW drop-top. She got into a car accident and had to have 40 stitches in her face.

Dated actress Kisha Batista. (thehotmess.blogspot.com)

Although she is friends with model Devon Aoki and hired her for a Baby Phat ad campaign, she denies that her daughter Aoki is named after the model.

Best friend (who also served as maid of honor at Kimora`s wedding) is model/actress Tyra Banks.

She and Karl Lagerfeld's three other fashion models Bernadette Jurkowski, Shoshanna Fitzgerald and Olga Sobolewska were dubbed "the four Karlettes".

Once Karl Lagerfeld had transformed her into one of the world`s top fashion models, he resented her attitude and called her a "$5,000-tote-bag- wearing monster."

At thirteen, she had an exclusive contract modeling for Coco Chanel.

Kimora is half African-American, one quarter Korean and one quarter Japanese. Father Vernon Whitlock Jr is African-American and mother Joanne Kyoko Perkins is half Korean, half Japanese.

She bought much of the artwork and furniture from Gianni Versace`s estate after his murder.

Daughter-in-law of Daniel Simmons, sister-in-law of Joseph Simmons.

Is a client to nutritionist-to-the-stars, Oz Garcia.

She bought much of the artwork and furniture from Gianni Versace's estate after his murder.

At fifteen, before she had her driver's license, she bought herself a secondhand BMW drop-top. She got into a car accident and had to have 40 stitches in her face.

Cites Red Lobster Restaurants the favorite eatery of her childhood.

Russell Simmons, whom she later married, sent bouquets of flowers to her agency to woo her. The bouquets were so large and heavy that they required two men to move them.

She has two daughters, Ming Lee Simmons (born January 21, 2000) and Aoki Lee Simmons (born in 2002). Both are models for Baby Phat Clothing

Russell Simmons, whom she later married, sent bouquets of flowers to her agency to woo her. The bouquets were so large and heavy that they required two men to move them.

Best friend (who also served as maid of honor at Kimora's wedding) is model/actress Tyra Banks.

Daughter of Vernon Whitlock Jr., who is black, and his wife, Joanne Perkins, who is half Korean, half Japanese.

Attended Lutheran High School North in St. Louis, Missouri.

Daughter-in-law of Daniel Simmons, sister-in-law of Joseph Simmons.

Although she is friends with model Devon Aoki and hired her for a Baby Phat ad campaign, she denies that her daughter Aoki is named after the model.

Once Karl Lagerfeld had transformed her into one of the world's top fashion models, he resented her attitude and called her a "$5,000-tote-bag- wearing monster."

Tyra Banks is the godmother of her daughter Ming Lee

Kimora is half African-American, one quarter Korean and one quarter Japanese. Father Vernon Whitlock Jr is African-American and mother Joanne Kyoko Perkins is half Korean, half Japanese.

Janice Dickinson wrote of a rivalry between herself and Kimora when they both were on "America's Next Top Model" (2003) in her book, "Everything about Me is Fake and I'm Perfect". Dickinson admits that she criticized Kimora's fake hair and nails, but says that she would have been much nicer if Kimora had shown up on time for filming.

She has an annual income of u00a3 9,400,000.

Growing up in St. Louis, Missouri, other children called her "Chinky giraffe" because of her height and Asian ethnic ancestry.

Daughter of Vernon Whitlock Jr., who is black, and his wife, Joanne Perkins, who is half Korean, half Japanese.