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Kimora Lee Simmons' daughterAoki Lee Simmonsis following in her mom’s modeling footsteps!
The collection celebrated Black culture with each look centered around a different Black-invented household item. According toVogue, each invention was pulled from a list from the Library of Congress. Aoki modeled an eye-catching brown-checkered pantsuit adorned with various colored chess pieces, designed as an homage to the game.
After the show, Aoki shared some photos of her look and praised the “Black magic we have been blessed to receive from the mind” of designer Jean-Raymond.
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“Thank you for so much for including me, trusting me to do your genius justice, and giving me my first haute couture runway experience that I will never forget. The people I worked with and met during this journey are all the definition of passion and professionalism. I’m forever grateful, still crying a little. ♟🖤✨🤍,” Aoki wrote onInstagram.
The teen’s mom, model andfashion designer Kimora, couldn’t contain her excitement and gushed about her daughter’s first major modeling gig on Instagram.
She continued: “AND YESS, of course mama’s crying!!😩 Cheers!💕💋❤️🎉🏆 (and when you get off the runway, it’s back to uni you gooo!)💕💃🏼#ItsTheDedicationForMe!#parisfashionweek.”
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In March 2019, Kimora announced that Aoki wasaccepted into Harvard Universityat the age of 16. “Yaaaayyyyy @aokileesimmons!! She’s on her way to #Harvard!! We are so proud of YOU!! Such hard work and only 16! You did it! It took years of super dedication and lots of tears! But HERE YOU ARE!!! GO GIRL!!!” Kimora captioned the clip, which shows Aoki flashing a wide smile as she takes in the news.
“Enjoy the journey! We are excited to see the great things you will do! Sorry I’m one of those SUPERLOUD MAMAS! She also got into Dartmouth, Vassar, Barnard etc! Woooo! 😍🎉❤️🙏🏼💃🏻,” Kimora added.
Kimora and ex Russell are also parents to daughterMing Lee, 21. Kimora is also mom to son Kenzo whom she shares with exDjimon Hounsouand sonWolf Leewhom she shares with and her husband, financierTim Leissner. In 2020 Kimora and Leissner adopted a 10-year-old son named Gary.
source: people.com
