Kimora Lee Simmons really knows how to make a statement.The former Mrs. Russell Simmons and hip-hop fashion empress turned reality TV starlet is going au naturel for a new ad campaign.
This time, it wont be the sensational shots she starred in to promote the Baby Phat sneakers line but for a new eye-popping campaign for PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals).
In the ad, titled "Be an Angel for Dogs," the statuesque St. Louis native wears nothing but a stunning pair of angel wings and holding her dog, Zoe, to illustrate the her naked desire to get people to make dogs a part of their families-and not leave them tied up outside or cooped up at home alone all day."You cannot just chain up an animal," Simmons said. "The chains are heavy, it's cruel. Dogs need to run and play."
Karl Lagerfeld's former muse urges people to do whatever they can to help neglected backyard dogs. "Everybody should do the best they can, because a lot of little 'best-you-cans' add up to a lot of saved animals."
According to a PETA spokesperson, the campaign was launched to coincide with national Unchain a Dog Month, which is observed every January.
Simmons has reportedly donated more than $20,000 to PETA to help severely underprivileged dogs living in low-income, rural areas. "Thanks to her generosity, more than 100 dogs have received sturdy, weather-tight doghouses with a shade overhang for summer, straw bedding, toys, and new collars and harnesses," the rep said. "Simmons' funding of PETA's program provides not only truckloads of houses but also staff to deliver them, truck rental and gas, and the equipment to dig up fences and posts that commonly tangle dogs' tethers."The wings she's wearing in the ads were designed by renowned costume designer Martin Izquierdo, the genius behind Victoria's Secret's iconic angel wings.
They were made out of 100 percent cruelty-free synthetic materials.


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By: james on 1/19/2008 11:10AM
this is silly,who really cares what kimora thinks? she should earmark some of that baby phat money to help minorities and not animals another case of people caring more for animals than minorities, but that is peta, who will fight for animals but not blacks, to them we are less than amimals
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By: james on 1/19/2008 11:13AM
kev, i think you are the wrong sex for kimora
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By: Spicy Cocoa on 1/21/2008 11:22AM
I realize Ms Kimora is in the entertainment biz (yeah, reality tv is entertainment) and the best thing entertainment does is "entertain" us. It, at times, help us escape the normalities of the world. So, this ad "entertained" for moment, but when it comes down to it my choice on how to treat my animals come from the heart.
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By: hattie Irving on 1/19/2008 7:36PM
not her again, who cares I hope she is a better dog owner than she is a mother
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By: Warren D on 1/20/2008 7:04AM
If she wasn't so full of herself, she'd really be as beautiful as she thinks she is. Her attitude and vanity make her such an ugly person.
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By: Warren D on 1/20/2008 7:16AM
These washed-up or soon -to-be washed up celebs kill me - always trying to jump on a prominent bandwagon to keep themselves in the spotlight. This cow - of all people - can't preach to no one about animal cruelty when her closet(s!) look like a city zoo!! This *itch been wearing fur and animal hides since day one of her career, and now she feels sympathy for the "poor animals"?? Gimme a f**king break!! KLS your little 15 minutes are up - your ass is too old to model - your looks are eroding - so deal with it.But don't come with this fake "Care for the Animals" B.S!
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By: gloria jackson on 1/20/2008 1:59PM
I'm happy for the dogs,but i have 6 girls and i can use someone help.
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By: Aaron on 1/24/2008 1:43PM
For Russell and all the others taken by gold diggers,
Kimmora SUCKS!
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By: Simone on 1/21/2008 12:03AM
She waers and designs fur enough said
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