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Kimora Lee Simmons&#; 5 kids: Meet her 2 daughters with Russell, 3 sons
From model to mom! Kimora Lee Simmons has welcomed five children over the years with three men.
The mode designer became a mother while married to Russell Simmons from to , giving birth to daughters Ming and Aoki before their breakup.
Kimora also shares sons Kenzo and Wolfe with exes Djimon Hounsou and Tim Leissner, respectively. She adopted son Gary with the latter in
In March , Kimora opened up about how &#;hard&#; it feels to be a single parent to five children.
&#;That&#;s the work that I do every day to keep that smile on their face,&#; she gushed to People at the time. &#;That smile means so much.&#;
Keep reading for everything you need to know about Kimora’s family.
Ming Lee Simmons
Kimora&#;s eldest child, daughter Ming, arrived in January
She has followed in her mom&#;s modeling footsteps over the years, making her runway debut at a Baby Phat show as a child.
In May , Ming graduated f
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Everything you need to know about Russell Simmons and Kimora Lee Simmons' two daughters, Ming and Aoki
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- Russell Simmons and Kimora Lee Simmons share two daughters, Ming and Aoki.
- Lee recently accused her ex-husband of "threatening" them.
- Here's what you need to know about their daughters.
Ming Lee Simmons is Russell and Kimora's eldest daughter.
Ming Lee Simmons was born on January 21,
Tyra Banks is her godmother.
Banks was a bridesmaid at Simmons and Lee's wedding in
"I think there was always something about Tyra and I think she saw that in me, too," Lee told Hello of Banks in
Ming modeled for her parents' fashion brand as a child.
Russell Simmons launched Phat Fashions in
After he married
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Russell and Kimora's youngest daughter, Aoki, was born on Aug. 16, Similar to her sister, Aoki also started her modeling career at a young age. As a kid, Aoki often walked beside her mom and sister at several fashion shows, including for Child Magazine and Baby Phat. After helping relaunch her mother's clothing line in , Aoki made her official runway debut in July by walking in Pyer Moss's fashion show as part of Paris Couture Week, per People. Later that year, Aoki also landed her first brand partnership with Just Fab.
Outside of modeling, Aoki made headlines in when her mother announced that she got accepted to Harvard University at just 16 years old. After graduating from the Ivy League school in June, Aoki told People, "I feel grateful, proud and relieved — in that order! It's a surreal feeling to be done with something that was such a huge part of my life. Now, like every other graduate, I'm on to th