Kimora Lee and Russell Simmons’ daughter Aoki Lee Simmons has hit back at her critics over her decision to pursue a modelling career.
Russell Simmons’ Daughter Aoki Defends Decision To Dump Harvard For Modelling-‘I Love It’
This news was a shock to say the least, especially since the 19-year-old is a student at arguably the most prestigious university in the world, that being, Harvard.
Therefore, talk began to emerge over why would Aoki decide to exchange such an education with a career based entirely on the basis that somebody looks, as opposed to their intelligence.
That is why Aoki wanted to come out and address any misconceptions that people may have had about her decision to do this. In her comments, she said: “One, because I love it. I think we should normalize you liking something.
“You don’t have to do what you’re immediately good at. You don’t have to do what you’re immediately good at.” In Aoki’s defence, it could be argued that she made the right decision for the following reasons.
First of all, unlike education, modelling is something that is mostly for people in their youth. Therefore, the life expectancy of a model is a lot shorter than someone pursuing education. After all, if Aoki wanted, she could pursue something with Harvard later down the line.
Secondly, if modeling is her passion, then that is what she should pursue. She added: “Hard work will beat talent when talent doesn’t work hard. You don’t have to be immediately talented to go into a field, and you may end up the best one through hard work.”
The fans on social media resonated with Aoki’s comments. They were of the view that as long as she was happy, then that was the most important thing. One person wrote: “I don’t see the big deal, when her mother was- and she made them walk the runway with her.”
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Time will tell if Aoki made the right decision, or if this is something that will come back to haunt her. So there you have it folks. What did you think about this? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
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