Kimora Lee Simmons has said she was a high school sophomore and a teenager when she met Russell Simmons.
Reported age
Multiple biographies and interviews state that Kimora was around 16–17 years old when she first met Russell Simmons while modeling during New York Fashion Week, and he was in his mid‑30s at the time. In a recent interview, she described herself simply as a “sophomore in high school” when they met, emphasizing that she now views that age as “way too young.”
Why sources differ
Some sources say she was 16, while others say 17, but all agree she was a teen and still in high school when they met. Because of these small discrepancies, the most accurate shorthand is that she was in her mid‑teens (about 16–17 years old) when she met him.
