Dec. 9, 2025, 2:04 p.m. ET
Kimora Lee Simmons is making her grand return to reality TV. The fashionista and mogul mom is “Back in the Fab Lane” with her new E! show, chronicling her career highs and fabulous family life. Look back at the businesswoman and Baby Phat creator’s life, from the red carpet to the runway, including here as she attends the 2025 CFDA Fashion Awards at the American Museum of Natural History on Nov. 3, 2025, in New York City.
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Former power couple Russell Simmons and Kimora Lee attend The Fresh Air Fund Benefit, June 8, 2000, in New York City. The two wed in 1998, before divorcing in 2009.
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Dubbed the “first lady of hip-hop,” Kimora Lee Simmons became known for her Baby Phat fashion and lifestyle brand, which catapulted her to early aughts success. Here, she poses in the press room at the Soul Train Music Awards March 20, 2002, in Los Angeles.
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As creative director and designer, Kimora Lee Simmons often had her two daughters by her side on the runway at Baby Phat shows. Ming Lee and Aoki Lee, whom she shares with ex Russell Simmons, were seen with their mom at the spring 2005 Baby Phat fashion show during Olympus Fashion Week on Sept. 11, 2004, in New York City.
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Kimora Lee Simmons attends the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Benefit Gala celebrating Chanel on May 2, 2005, In New York City.
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Kimora Lee Simmons arrives at the 30th annual Gracie Allen Awards Gala on June 22, 2005, in New York City.
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Kimora Lee Simmons attends the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit Gala, celebrating “AngloMania: Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion,” on May 1, 2006, in New York City.
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Kimora Lee Simmons attends The Hetrick-Martin Institute 20th annual Emery Awards on Nov. 29, 2006, in New York City.
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Designer Kimora Lee Simmons and her daughters Ming Lee, left, and Aoki Lee close the runway at the Baby Phat fall 2008 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week on Feb. 1, 2008, in New York City.
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Kimora Lee Simmons arrives to the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Gala, celebrating “Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy,” on May 5, 2008, in New York City.
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Kimora Lee Simmons walks the runway with her children at the Baby Phat & KLS Collection spring 2010 fashion show on Sept. 15, 2009, in New York.
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Kimora Lee Simmons walks the runway at the Heart Truth fall 2010 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week on Feb. 11, 2010, in New York City.
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Kimora Lee Simmons arrives at the 18th annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Oscar Party held at Pacific Design Center on March 7, 2010. in West Hollywood, California.
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Kimora Lee Simmons attends the 3rd annual Change Begins Within benefit, presented by The David Lynch Foundation, held at LACMA on Dec. 3, 2011, in Los Angeles, California.
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Kimora Lee Simmons, center, and her daughters arrive at the premiere of “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” on Nov. 18, 2013, in Los Angeles.
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Kimora Lee Simmons attends the Argyleculture by Russell Simmons fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week on Sept. 5, 2014, in New York City.
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Kimora Lee Simmons attends the opening of her Beverly Hills boutique on Dec. 10, 2015, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Kimora Lee Simmons attends the tribute to Karl Lagerfeld at Grand Palais on June 20, 2019, in Paris.
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Kimora Lee Simmons attends the Dior men’s spring/summer 2023 fashion show on May 19, 2022, in Los Angeles.
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Kimora Lee Simmons attends the DesignCare 2022 Gala to benefit the HollyRod Foundation on June 18, 2022, in Los Angeles.
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Kimora Lee Simmons attends amfAR Gala Los Angeles 2022 at Pacific Design Center on Nov. 3, 2022, in West Hollywood, California.
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Kimora Lee Simmons attends Anastasia Beverly Hills Mother’s Day celebration on May 13, 2023, in Los Angeles.
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Kimora Lee Simmons poses backstage during the 2023 Essence Festival of Culture on July 1, 2023, in New Orleans.
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Kimora Lee Simmons attends the HollyRod 2023 DesignCare Gala on July 15, 2023, in Los Angeles.
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Kimora Lee Simmons, left, and Aoki Lee Simmons attend the 2023 Teen Vogue Summit in Los Angeles.
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Kimora Lee Simmons attends the Fashion Trust U.S. Awards 2025 on April 8, 2025, in Los Angeles.
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From left: Aoki Lee Simmons, Kimora Lee Simmons, and Ming Lee Simmons attend the Gold House 4th annual Gold Gala at the Music Center on May 10, 2025, in Los Angeles.
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