You don't have to be immersed in the fashion world to know that Kimora Lee Simmons is a huge name on the scene. Kimora's experience in fashion began when she started out as a runway model at the age of 13, handpicked by Karl Lagerfeld to model for the Chanel show in Paris.
After years of modeling, Kimora became a household name, judging on America's Next Top Model, hosting Sony Television's talk show Life & Style, and then appearing in movies such as Beauty Shop with Queen Latifah, As if those weren't enough accomplishments, Kimora started her Baby Phat clothing line, and wrote a book on her various experiences in life called Fabulosity: What It Is and How to Get It. Kimora works with various organizations that target disadvantaged youth as well, and offers the Kimora Lee Simmons Scholarship Fund, which offers tuition support for academically successful girls with financial needs. Boasting as the only multiethnic woman to have a skyrocketing fashion empire, Kimora is the epitome of success.
