Did Aoki Lee Simmons Splits from Vittorio Assaf? Things You Need to Know About the Model and Her Ex-boyfriend
The upcoming model Aoki Simmons and the founder of Serfaina Group Vittorio Assaf were spotted at St. Barths while enjoying their romantic vacation a week ago. Now it has been reported that they ended their relationship.
Aoki Lee Simmons is the daughter of Kimora Lee Simmons, a supermodel, and Russel Simmons, a writer and executive. Aoki and Assaf met in St. Barths a day before the news that they were seeing each other and the news took the internet by storm.
PEOPLE confirmed that they were dating after their meet-up. A source from her close said to the magazine that they were enjoying each other’s company and spending time together.
The 21-year-old model and the 65-year-old restauranteur were spotted getting cozy on the beach. They shared a kiss on the sand, before going sea diving. During the vacation, Aoki went for an Instagram live and called Assaf her boyfriend, and showed the purse that he gifted her.
Aoki gave a tour of the vacation home and said that she was the happiest person right now. After it went viral about their relationship, one of the close ones said that they were not dating. Her friends also stated that she would not date him for expensive gifts, and she didn’t care about the jewelry or the expensive things.
About Aoki Lee Simmons
Aoki got a graduation in classics and government from Harvard University in June 2023. Her modeling career started while she was in college. She appeared in Teen Vogue and Flauts covers. She proved her interest in modeling and fashion by starring the New York’s Spring 2024 collection visuals of BCBG. She also collaborated with the brand Tommy Hilfiger.
The childhood of Aoki and her sister Ming Lee Simmons’ was documented on the reality TV series Life in the Fab Lane, which was aired from 2007 to 2011. At that time social media and smartphones were not much part of our life.
Kimora is hesitant about the return of her family in reality TV. She stated in a chit-chat that having life in the spotlight was probably a lot more.
Aoki didn’t deny the fact that her parent’s fame gave her opportunities. But in the fashion world, the connection will only take you away. She said in a conversation with Teen Vogue that be grateful and stay in your lane.
Who is Vittorio Assaf?
Assaf grew up in Milan and studied law at the University of Urbino. He worked at the Milan Stock Exchange for eight years. In 1985 he opened Café Candiotti in N.Y.C by featuring the original painting of Andy Warhol.
The idea regarding Serafina came into the mind of Assaf and his co-founder Fabio Granato when they were in a boat and talked about a perfect pizza and thought about opening a restaurant. In 1995, they started Serafina in the Upper East Side.
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