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Aoki Lee Simmons Is Having The Best Week Ever! See Her Cute Prom And Graduation Photos

The 16-year-old has so much to celebrate as she gears up for her first semester at Harvard.
Aoki Lee Simmons Is Having The Best Week Ever! See Her Cute Prom And Graduation Photos
@aokileesimmons
By Jasmine Grant · Updated October 23, 2020

Aoki Lee Simmons, the youngest daughter of Kimora Lee and Russell Simmons, is a baby no more. The soon-to-be-Harvard student just celebrated her last days in high school and let her half a million followers in on two huge milestones: high school graduation and prom.

The 16-year-old shared photos of herself and her prom date posing for their big day. Simmons looking stunning in a simple black dress with lace straps. True to her famous sense of humor, she joked about taking almost thirty minutes to pin the boutonniere on his jacket (don’t we all remember that struggle!)

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This took me like half an hour 😭 #prom2019

A post shared by Aoki Lee Simmons 🇫🇷🏹 (@aokileesimmons) on Jun 9, 2019 at 10:18am PDT

The beauty tagged her glam squad who helped put her look together. She also thanked her big sister Ming Lee for helping out with a wardrobe malfunction. “Not sure if y’all can see but story time of the night! My dress popped open and big sis @mingleesimmons nail glued it back together.”

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🖤✨✨

A post shared by Aoki Lee Simmons 🇫🇷🏹 (@aokileesimmons) on Jun 9, 2019 at 10:21am PDT

Then there were these stunning photo booth moments, where she acknowledges her date as “bae.”

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Bae and girls incorporated © #prom2019

A post shared by Aoki Lee Simmons 🇫🇷🏹 (@aokileesimmons) on Jun 9, 2019 at 10:34am PDT

Finally, Ms. Aoki made us melt with this family group shot at her high school graduation. The grad felt all the love surrounded by her parents, stepdad, siblings and The Combs twins. She also made a little joke at her parents’ expense.

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Graduation with my beautiful crazy family ❤️ next stop: Harvard #salutatorian (swipe for a visual representation of @kimoraleesimmons and @unclerush ‘s relationship)

A post shared by Aoki Lee Simmons 🇫🇷🏹 (@aokileesimmons) on Jun 11, 2019 at 1:20pm PDT

Russell Simmons let it be known that his baby girl made off with all the achievement awards. That’s one smart cookie!

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I’m very proud of all that you have accomplished But I’m most inspired /proud of how u have been steady growing a loving compassionate heart and you remain focused on the plight of the less fortunate this is the part of you that shines the brightest i love you! congratulations baby girl @aokileesimmons! ❤️ Don’t worry my dear “love all of the world” and yes… “ it is possible to get the most awards and not be valedictorian -Especially when you are an outspoken activist! Keep speaking out …God favors you! Remember “the world is in perfect order”❤️ #harvardbound

A post shared by Russell Simmons (@unclerush) on Jun 11, 2019 at 1:30pm PDT

Aoki, who is part of Harvard University’s class of 2023, has been outspoken about the bullying she’s had to face from racist classmates. During a live video, the teenager claims that a boy in her class called her the N-word. “I can’t fight every single person who uses racial slurs, but you can be damn sure you’re not going to call me the N-word in class during group work,” she says. “I can’t stand ppl sometimes you think that stuff doesn’t happen in a nice school or a nice neighborhood, but rest assured it does.”

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