Kimora Lee Simmons and her ex-husband Russell Simmons' daughters Ming Lee and Aoki Lee are growing up fast! MStars News has learned that the young ladies attended the 20th Anniversary of Russell Simmons' RUSH Philanthropic Art Foundation Celebration at the 16th Annual Art for Life gala hosted by their dad and Danny Simmons.
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The annual event was pesented by Bombay Sapphire Gin, and was held at the Fairview Farms in Watermill, New York, where Simmons raised $1.2M and counting. But money wasn't the main attraction of the the night — it was the beautiful daughters of Simmons that caught everyone's eye.
Proud mama bear Kimora also shared and image of her daughters and wrote, "My wonderful minis and their dad... We raised over 1.5 million for children and the Arts!!"
A photo posted by Kimora Lee Simmons (@officialkimora) on Jul 19, 2015 at 5:10pm PDT
More of Russell's family included his niece, Angela Simmons, and his nephews, Jojo Simmons and Russell Simmons Jr.
Other celebrity guests included, American Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Elle Varner, Gayle King, director Ava DuVernay (Selma), Bevy Smith (Fashion Queens), LuAnn de Lesseps (Real Housewives of New York City), and many more.
The proceeds of Russell's benefit foundation goes to the arts education and gallery programs, directly serving over 3,000 inner-city youth each year.
Soledad O'Brien spoke to the crowd during the events dinner, as the Honorary Chairs, Dave Chappelle, Michaela and Simon de Pury, Ava DuVernay and featured artist Wangechi Mutu were recognized for their career achievements and philanthropic work.
During the program, Russell Simmons spoke about the importance of supporting young artists and creativity within their education and revealed that he ex-wife, Kimora Lee Simmons donated $150K towards the cause.
Kimora and Russell's two daughters were the ones who accepted their mother's honor and welcomed the inaugural class of scholarship recipients.
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