Baby Phat founder Kimora Lee Simmons can be seen on the June/July 2008 edition of "Giant" magazine. (Photo credit: MARK SQUIRES for GIANT)

During the interview, Kimora discussed her boyfriend, Djimon Hounsou, her children (Aoki Lee Simmons and Ming Lee Simmons), and the tabloids.


On boyfriend Djimon: “I’m just happy and grateful to go home to my kids and a man that loves and accepts me for me—glamorous or not.”

On marriage: “When you get married, you’re forced to drink the milk long after it’s spoiled.”

On the tabloid-crazed rumors: “I hear the craziest things, like, ‘She has to have a champagne glass filled within a quarter inch of the lip. The reality, is I’m a dedicated mother [to daughters Ming Lee, 8, and Aoki Lee, 5] and a very kind, funny and hardworking person. My reality-TV show helps to shed a bit of light, but even that’s glamorized.”

On incorporating her children with her reality TV show, "Life in the Fab Lane": “The reality, is I’m a dedicated mother [to daughters Ming Lee, 8, and Aoki Lee, 5] and a very kind, funny and hardworking person. My reality-TV show helps to shed a bit of light, but even that’s glamorized.”

On lessons learned: “Sometimes people who don’t know me say really cruel things that are way off base. But you can’t care too much about what people think of you. You have to establish your own set of core values and live by them. Do your best, and live with the repercussions of your choices – good or bad.”

"Giant" magazine held a party in celebration of Kimora's cover gig last week which you can check out in this earlier post.

Labels: Kimora Lee Simmons, Newsstand Snapshots