Kimora Lee Simmons   Kimora Lee Perkins US (mix Jap./Black) Model & Author   Born in St-Louis (Miss., USA) in 1975 Kimora Lee Simmons is model, author, the head of design for Baby Phat, KLS, and also has a new line called Fabulosity, and is an occasional actress. Simmons is half African American, half Japanese (mother).