43-year-old American model turned fashion designer Kimora Lee Simmons took to Instagram to share her excitement that her 16-year-old daughter Aoki – her child with ex-husband Russell Simmons has been accepted into the prestigious Massachusetts college, admitting she hasn’t stopped “beaming” because she is so “proud”.
Speaking on her Instagram Stories, Kimora said: “She got into Harvard. I’m still crying and beaming. You don’t understand this has been a ride for me. I’m two out of two kids in college. I have two boys left, I don’t know if I can do it … Quite honestly she really did it on her own merit and we’re so really proud.”
Kimora who also has daughter Ming, 19, with ex-husband Russell Simmons, and son Kenzo, nine, with former partner Djimon Hounsou and three-year-old son Wolfe with her husband Tim Leissner -shared the moment Aoki learned the exciting news by sharing a short clip of her son, Kenzo, reading the admissions letter out loud on social media.
The 43-year-old couldn’t contain her excitement even more as she admitted she was also accepted into “Dartmouth, Vassar, and Barnard” to name a few.
This comes days after reports that Dr. Dre had been forced to eat his words after his motives for a philanthropic act were questioned. The legendary lyricist born Andre Romelle Young had earlier taken to social media to celebrate his daughter’s acceptance into the prestigious University of South California “all on her own”.