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Aoki Lee Simmons, girl to Kimora Lee Simmons, explained wherefore she is leaving the modeling industry.
By Olivia Evans Oct 14, 2024 1:15 PMTags
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Aoki Lee Simmons does not privation to unrecorded successful her mom’s shadow.
The 22-year-old—who is girl to Kimora Lee Simmons and Russell Simmons and sister to Ming Lee Simmons, 24—recently elaborate wherefore she is considering leaving the industry.
“I deliberation I’m astir apt wrapping up modeling soon,” she explained successful a caller Instagram Live video, per TMZ. “I’m moving connected getting a occupation successful my grade tract but you know, portion I’m inactive present I should bash my best.”
And portion Aoki emphasized to her followers that she did not privation to travel crossed arsenic “whiny,” she expressed vexation successful attempting to capable her mother’s shoes.
“It conscionable feels similar 1 big, abdominous examination each the time,” Aoki continued. “‘Okay you’re not arsenic good,’ I get that. My ma is ever going to beryllium a mode amended exemplary than me. But it’s conscionable annoying to person that examination sometimes.”
Aoki noted that her mother—who started modeling arsenic a teenager, appearing connected the cover of Vogue and Elle arsenic good arsenic walking successful shows for Valentino and Fendi—was capable to unafraid jobs that she inactive cannot.
“I’m gonna power backmost to moving successful government, which is what my grade is in,” Aoki added. “But portion I’m here, I’m gonna bash my best.”
The Harvard University alum explained she had fixed the contented a batch of thought—saying she was a “good” exemplary and was not successful request of coaching, but that the manufacture successful wide was conscionable tough.
“I’m taking the overseas work trial truthful I tin get backmost into planetary relations which is what my grade is in,” Aoki said, quoting immoderate of her mother’s advice. "'You should decorativeness retired strong, and with respect to the manufacture you chose to beryllium progressive in.’ So, I’m gonna spell decorativeness strong.”
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But portion Aoki is reflecting connected the ups and downs of her modeling career, her mother—who is besides ma to Kenzo, 15, with ex Djimon Hounsou, Gary, 14, and Wolfe, 9, with Tim Leissner—has antecedently lauded her occurrence connected societal media, proving that she’s ever reached large heights successful the industry.
“So arrogant of my beauty,” Kimora wrote successful a December 2023 Instagram post, celebrating Aoki’s Rollercoaster cover. “Making her dreams travel true!"
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