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Birth Name:
Kimora Lee Perkins
Birth Place:
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Ethnicity:
Korean Japanese and African American
Fashion designer and wife of record producer, Russell Simmons was born to an African–American Father and a Korean Japanese Mother who adopted by an American service man during the Korean war.
There is some debate regarding her Mother’s ancestry. Some say she is half Korean while others say she is full Japanese. Kimora maintains that her mother is full blooded Japanese who was a war refugee that moved to Korea.
Source:
http://drinkthis.typepad.com/answer_this/kimora_lee_simmons_parents/
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good nose job :)
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That’s rude and what a racy comment to make… how do you even know whether she had a nose job or not …are you suddenly her surgeon??
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ok im leaving this message to the girl that just said she dont buy her products cauz shes fat. your reaaly a bitch she had like 2 or 3 babies and u call her fat and just b cauz shes fat doesnt mean u cant buy her products and ur probebly fat urself u just say that to make yourself feel better sooo yah ! shes a hard working mom and if she was to read this right now she probebly would be hurt
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I had no idea she was half black, I thought she was fully asian…rofl I bet this comment is going to get rated down by many african americans
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um, no people have been much aware that she was as they say”blasian” Black & asian
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Liam you need some black friends
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Woow, and my sister looks a lot like her except that she is 2 shaeds darker than her
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Trace japanese roots and you’ll find there’s no such such thing as pure or real japanese ppl..islanders are usually very mixed.
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Preach
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First off! My family has every race in in literally. Second, I love Kimora and what she does and how much love she has for her babies. And third sorry but my grandmother is from Japan Tokyo to be precise. And she grew up in the war and lost 2 uncles who died fighting and a husband who was a POW in China and escaped being transported to a labor camp/prison same shit! Now Kimora’s mom aka Joanne??????????????????????? Changed nane to Kyoko and her crazy, fibulosity story of where she came from is complete bullshit! My grandmother laughed when I told her the story! My grandmother infact stated she’s Korean pretending to be Japanese. NO Japanese has ever fled Japan to be in Korea she stated with a big ol laugh. Honestly, Joanne should come clean because it makes her sound and look so foolish of her not being proud of her roots. I understand her so called reasoning, but she isnt fooling anyone exspecially REAL JAPANESE! She’s a WAR BRIDE! My grandmother states she has a lot of shame due to tensions between Japanese and Koreans. I wonder often wondered if Koreans despise the Japanese so much than why do you live in South Korea?? Makes no sense to me??? Anyhow, for the people who are so interested in this topic I hope this answers your question. Joannes blood isnt Japanese. Maybe to her it sounds better to say shes Japanese, but unfortunately REAL JAPANESE people who know their history & culture know shes full of shit and lies. Be proud of who you are! Dont tell lies because it might bite you in your ass. To lie about some American GI adopting is sooooooooooo full of shit!!! We never orphaned oyr childten!!!! Koreans orphane their off spring!!!!! During that time no US GOV would allow a American soilder to adopt a enemy let alone marry! The US GOV highly opposed any marriages let alone American GI in Japan adopting??? Please come up with a better lie please! I dont think she thought the internet would have existed when she disclosed this bogus lie!!!!! Japan would have no purpose to live in Korea, but Koreans have a purpose to be in Japan $$$$$$$$$ Grandma broke it all down!!!
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Apparently grandma didn’t teach you how to spell – guess she’s not good for much especially listening to the drivel you spouted off. Japanese know their history? Their extreme distorted vision of it I guess – especially as they are re-writing their text books to say they didn’t get bent over during the way but hey – whatever makes you happy. Might wanna ask granny about the incest rates in Japan – pretty shocking. And no, Koreans don’t abondon their kids any more/less than japanese do. The only one of the big 3 asian countries that does that is China which is well known for casting off their girls to other countries.
Back to topic – sounds like Kimora and her mom have a real identity crisis if she is indeed Korean. Maybe she’s mad that her family gave her up for whatever reason and doesn’t want anything to do with Korea. Sad for her cause Korea has a great and long history in the world. Unbiased view mostly as I’m white but love history – I just find it funny when inferiority-complexed japanese spout off about how great Japan is while Korea sucks. Sorry – but you guys are the bastard sons/daughters of China/Korea – I know you hate it but thats the way it is so get over it already and stop trying to prove to yourselves only that you’re better than the other two, lol.
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Well her mom is really pretty and she is Japanese and her dad is black
She’s not adopted
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Everybody wanna be african american I am proud to be half black.
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why african AMERICAN?
Proud 2 be a Portuguese-Spanish-Black Curacaoan <3
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I’ve always wondered why when her & Russell got divorced she never dropped the Simmons from her last name. Even though she’s already with another man and they have an adorable son Kenzo(: I think she just uses the rich & powerfull last name of Russell as a platform, I know she’s successful on her own but I mean you’re not together anymore why still have your ex-husbands last name.
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Ok as a business woman myself I would of kept the name why because she helped Russell rebuild a brand and helped him make lots of income
Its just the brand not the man she worked hard for it and she deserves it
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THE ONLY REASON I BELIEVE THATS SHE’S HALF BLACK IS BECAUSE OF HER PERSONALITY………… SHE HAS IS NOT JUST FABULOUS SHE IS GHETTO-FABO.
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i agree
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i don’t buy her baby phat products cuz she is FAT i buy jlo’s instead
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lol
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