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Kimora Lee has always lived fabulously. The model was signed exclusively to Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld at just 13 years old in 1989. Then, in the same year, she debuted as the youngest-ever Chanel “bride” to close their haute couture show. From then on, she reached supermodel status before turning into the designer of her own brand Baby Phat. And we can’t forget how she starred in her own iconic television show: Kimora: Life In The Fab Lane, which just got rebooted as PARIS, FRANCE – JULY: A model walks the runway during the Chanel Haute Couture show as part of Paris Fashion Week Fall/Winter 1989-1990 in July, 1989 in Paris, France. (Photo by Victor VIRGILE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)346727 10: Fashion model Kimora Lee Simmons walks the runway on February 17, 1999 during the Marc Bouwer 1999 Fall Fashion Show in New York City. Fashion designer Marc Bauwer has chosen an outer space theme for this show which is evident in many of the colors and cut outs in the dresses. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Liaison)Ford Models’ ‘Supermodel of the World’ search at the El Conquistador Hotel Resort in Puerto Rico. Picture: Kimora Lee Simmons with daughter Ming. 12/5/2000. Photo: Evan Agostini/ImageDirectMercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2002: Kimora Lee Simmons arrives at the Tommy Hilfiger fashion show at Bryant Park in New York City. 9/7/2001. Photo: Evan Agostini/ImageDirect.SADDLE RIVER, NJ – FEBRUARY 24:Model Kimora Lee Simmons poses for a portrait with her dog at home February 24, 2005 in Saddle River, New Jersey. (Photo by Animal Fair Media/Getty Images)Kimora Lee Simmons (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)Kimora Lee Simmons (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage)NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 12:Designer Kimora Lee Simmons poses backstage at the Baby Phat Spring 2009 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Roseland Ballroom on September 12, 2008 in New York City.(Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images)Kimora Lee and Tyra Banks (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA – AUGUST 24:Kimora Lee Simmons and baby Kenzo attend Aoki Lee Simmons’ Birthday Fashion show at Modani on August 24, 2010 in West Hollywood, California.(Photo by Matthew Simmons/WireImage)Kimora Lee Simmons and Ming Simmons during Olympus Fashion Week Fall 2005 – Baby Phat – Front Row and Backstage at Skylight Studios in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by J. Countess/WireImage)Kimora Lee Simmons and her daughters during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2004 – Baby Phat – Runway at Gertrude Tent, Bryant Park in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by Djamilla Rosa Cochran/WireImage)Kimora Lee Simmons during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2007 – Seen Around Bryant Park – Day 5 at Bryant Park in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by Jean Baptiste Lacroix/WireImage)Kimora Lee Simmons during ART FOR LIFE Benefit – July 24, 2004 at East Hampton Estate in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage)Kimora Lee Simmons with daughters Ming Lee(L) and Aoki Lee (Photo by Jim Spellman/WireImage)Kimora Lee Simmons during Baby Phat Sneaker Launch Party Hosted By Kimora Lee Simmons – June 24, 2004 at The Whiskey in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage)Kimora Lee Simmons during Kimora Lee Simmons Presents Her New Book “Fabulosity” at Hue-Man Bookstore at Hue-Man Bookstore in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by Carley Margolis/FilmMagic)KIMORA LEE SIMMONS during “CRADLE 2 THE GRAVE” PREMIERE at ZIEGFELD THEATRE in New York, New York, United States. (Photo by Sylvain Gaboury/FilmMagic)EAST HAMPTON, NY – JULY 30:Kimora Lee Simmons and Djimon Hounsou, with their children, attend the 12th annual Art for Life benefit at a Private Residence on July 30, 2011 in East Hampton, New York.(Photo by Rob Kim/FilmMagic)Ming Lee Simmons, Kimora Lee Simmons and Aoki Lee Simmons (Photo by Jean Baptiste Lacroix/WireImage)LOS ANGELES, CA – NOVEMBER 18:TV personality Kimora Lee Simmons arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on November 18, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.(Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage)Kimora Lee Simmons during Olympus Fashion Week Spring 2005 – Baby Phat – After Party at Show in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage)NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 05:Kimora Lee Simmons attends the Argyleculture By Russell Simmons show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2015 at Helen Mills Event Space on September 5, 2014 in New York City.(Photo by Shareif Ziyadat/FilmMagic)LOS ANGELES, CA – FEBRUARY 13: Kimora Lee Simmons seen at LAX airport on February 13, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.(Photo by GVK/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)PARIS, FRANCE – MARCH: Kimora Lee walks the runway during the Chanel Ready to Wear show as part of Paris Fashion Week Fall/Winter 1990-1991 in March, 1990 in Paris, France. (Photo by Victor VIRGILE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)Kimora Lee Simmons at event, New York, 1990s. (Photo by Steve Eichner/Getty Images)NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 14:Kimora Lee Simmons poses during herPresentation for September 2016 Spring 2017 during New York Fashion Week at The Gallery, Skylight at Clarkson Sq on September 14, 2016 in New York City.(Photo by Randy Brooke/WireImage)PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 20: Kimora Lee Simmons at “Karl for Ever” Tribute to Karl Lagerfeld at Grand Palais on June 20, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Anthony Ghnassia/Getty Images For Karl Lagerfeld)Designer Kimora Lee Simmons (C), wife of hip-hop magnate Russell Simmons, walks the runway with an unidentified young girl at the end of the Baby Phat Fall 2002 show in New York, 09 February 2002. AFP PHOTO/Doug KANTER (Photo by DOUG KANTER / AFP) (Photo by DOUG KANTER/AFP via Getty Images)NEW YORK, NY – DECEMBER 9: Kimora Lee Simmons attends Baby Phat By Kimora Lee Simmons Celebration With Macy’s And Make-A-Wish on December 9, 2021 at Cucina 8 1/2 in New York City. (Photo by Patrick McMullan/PMC via Getty Images)Designer Kimora Lee Simmons and her daughter walk down the runway at the Spring 2003 Baby Phat show in New York. (Photo by Giovanni Giannoni/WWD/Penske Media via Getty Images)Model Kimora Lee Simmons (Photo by George Chinsee/WWD/Penske Media via Getty Images)Model Kimora Lee Simmons (Photo by George Chinsee/WWD/Penske Media via Getty Images)Model Kimora Lee Simmons (Photo by Kyle Ericksen/WWD/Penske Media via Getty Images)Model Kimora Lee Simmons (Photo by Davide Maestri/WWD/Penske Media via Getty Images)Model Kimora Lee Simmons (Photo by Thomas Iannaccone/Penske Media via Getty Images)WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 03: Kimora Lee Simmons attends amfAR Gala Los Angeles 2022 at Pacific Design Center on November 03, 2022 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kennedy Pollard/amfAR/Getty Images for amfAR)Model Kimora Lee Simmons (Photo by Davide Maestri/Penske Media via Getty Images)Model Kimora Lee Simmons (Photo by Thomas Iannaccone/Penske Media via Getty Images)Model Kimora Lee Simmons (Photo by Fairchild Archive/Penske Media via Getty Images)Model Kimora Lee Simmons (Photo by Fairchild Archive/Penske Media via Getty Images)Model Kimora Lee Simmons (Photo by Fairchild Archive/Penske Media via Getty Images)LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 08: (L-R) Ming Lee Simmons and Kimora Lee Simmons attend the Fashion Trust U.S. Awards 2025 in Partnership with Google Shopping on April 08, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Fashion Trust U.S.)NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 03: Kimora Lee Simmons attends the 2025 CFDA Awards at American Museum of Natural History on November 03, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)Kimora Lee Simmons at the 2026 Fifteen Percent Pledge Fundraising Gala held at Paramount Studios on February 07, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)PARIS, FRANCE – MARCH 05: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY – For Non-Editorial use please seek approval from Fashion House) Kimora Lee Simons and Ming Lee Simons attend the Off-White Womenswear Fall/Winter 2026-2027 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on March 05, 2026 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pierre Suu/Getty Images) TOPICS: 

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