Aoki Lee Simmons Addresses Backlash For Pursuing a Modeling Career While Attending Harvard

Aoki Lee Simmons is defending her life choices.

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The 19-year-old Harvard student, who's the daughter of Kimora Lee Simmons and Russell Simmons, recently responded to a fan on TikTok

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Who asked why someone "so articulate and obviously educated" would choose to be a model.

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Simmons began her video by clarifying that "models aren't uneducated and inarticulate," before sharing why she entertains her dual interests.

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"Why am I going into a field that doesn't necessarily require a degree, or require a whole lot of book smarts, when I have a lot of education?"

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"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."

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As an example, Simmons pointed to how she was a "great volleyball player" because of her height, but didn't want to pursue the sport as a career.

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