We got the nice Kimora.
CEO/fashion designer/reality show subject/single mom and sometime-hellcat Kimora Lee Simmons swept into town this week with Art Basel to promote her clothing lines Baby Phat and KLS and to attend some benefits.
Sitting in her ocean-front suite at the Ritz-Carlton South Beach on Wednesday, picking at a chicken breast and getting her eyelashes curled, Simmons was badly jetlagged. She and her two children had just rolled in from China, where she had "a little work, a lot of pleasure."
But aside from a few tense moments, like when her makeup artist stepped on Simmons' frisky Pomeranian Simba, the self-proclaimed diva was -- we cannot believe we are saying this -- totally nice.
How much time do you spend in Miami?
Not enough. Lately, I go pretty much between New York and L.A.
Where do you stay?
At the Ritz or Setai. South Beach is a little bit busy for me. I like a little quiet, like in Boca.
What do you like about Miami?
There's great shopping and lots of eclectic people.
Where do you shop?
There is some good shopping in Aventura and Bal Harbour, but I don't usually go shopping. A lot of times designers or stores will send me their collection or a lot of people who know me pick out pieces and put them aside.
Do you go to spas here?
Yeah, here [at the Ritz] and at the Setai. I usually love to get massages, and I can only get them when I travel. I like to get a facial on the road -- a little cleansing, moisturizing treatment.
Where do you like to eat?
I like the Forge; [the owners] are very good friends of mine. Also, that Italian place on the strip. What's it called?
Quattro? Yes, Quattro! You're good!
Where do you go in Miami?
I don't like to go out in public. If I go to the pool, they take my picture, and it's so invasive.
Well, do you have a wild story about Miami? Even an old one?
I've been modeling since I was 12 years old and have never hit the clubs. I've always been very hard-working. . . . Sometimes I wonder, will it hit me someday when I'm 35, 40, that I never went out?
Source: The Miami Herald
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