Kelly Killoren Bensimon Biography
Kelly Killoren Bensimon is an American real estate agent, author, Elle Accessories editor, and former model. From seasons 2 to 4, she was a full-time cast member on the Bravo television show The Real Housewives of New York City.
How old is Kelly Killoren Bensimon? – Age
She is 54 years old as of 1 May 2022. She was born in 1968 in Rockford, Illinois, United States. Her real name is Kelly Jean Killoren Bensimon.
Kelly Killoren Bensimon Education
Kelly attended college after graduating from Keith Country Day School, a college prep academy in Rockford, Illinois. She attended Trinity College in Connecticut for a year before dropping out. She earned a degree in Literature and Writing from Columbia’s School of General Studies for non-traditional students in 1998. In 2015, she graduated from Northeastern University with an MBA in International Marketing.
Kelly Killoren Bensimon Husband – Children
Killoren Bensimon was married to Gilles Bensimon, a fashion photographer, until their divorce in 2007. Sea Louise, born in 1998, and Thaddeus Ann, born in 2000, are their two daughters. Killoren Bensimon explained in a video in August 2017, ten years after her divorce, that she would drop her ex-surname husband and resume using the name, Kelly Killoren.
Why did Kelly Bensimon leave Real Housewives of New York?
She revealed that she felt shunned by the cast and that she wanted to leave “scary island” because one of the cast members was suffering from a serious health issue, and she also received a distressing phone call from her children.
She didn’t say which cast member was ill, but she insisted she was triggered out of concern for the person. Bensimon addressed the escape in a YouTube video posted during season 3 in 2010. Bensimon also stated that she did not want to go on the trip but did so because producers urged her to. She claimed that the cast was hostile and would try to tear her down.
Kelly Killoren Bensimon Height
She stands at 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m).
How much is Kelly Killoren Bensimon from Real Housewives Net Worth?
She has an estimated net worth of $30 Million.
Kelly Killoren Bensimon Books
Killoren Bensimon has also written three books for Assouline Publishing, including In the Spirit of the Hamptons (2 volumes), American Style, and The Bikini Book. A portion of the author’s earnings were donated to the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. St. Martin’s Press released her fourth book, I Can Make You Hot, in April 2012. Generositywater.org received a portion of the author’s earnings. A Dangerous Age, Bensimon’s novel, was published by Simon & Schuster in June 2016. Killoren released the sequel The Second Course, an odyssey about the food world, in August 2017. Bensimon also had a Page Six Magazine column titled “The Socializer: Kelly Bensimon.” She writes a style column for the New York newspaper AM New York. She is the editor in chief of Hamptons Magazine, a free weekly with a circulation of 40,000 to 50,000, as well as Gotham Magazine. Niche Media owns both publications. She was the founding editor of Elle Accessories, but she left after two issues.
Kelly Killoren Bensimon Career
She has appeared in magazines such as Elle, Cosmopolitan, and Harper’s Bazaar as a model, and she was previously the face of Clarins. She was photographed by her ex-husband Gilles Bensimon for the cover and a six-page pictorial in the March 2010 issue of Playboy. Killoren Bensimon appeared on the cover of Shape in September 2011 and was featured in a photo shoot based on her workout routine.
She has hosted a number of events, including IMG Fashion Week and the IMG Swim Shows in Miami. In 2006, she worked as a spokesperson for Wool as part of their Test Marketing Productions (TMP). Bensimon has hosted and modeled at GQ magazine menswear events.She was also a “ambassador” for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York City in Spring 2007. Killoren Bensimon possessed a number of jewelry collections. Her first jewelry collection was sold exclusively at Barneys New York. In the fall of 2007, her second jewelry line was sold at Bloomingdale’s. Kelly by Kelly Killoren Bensimon, Killoren Bensimon’s fourth jewelry collection, debuted on June 24, 2010. The collection, which featured mixed metals, leather, feathers, and crystals, was sold at Intermix stores across the United States to benefit Feeding America. Bensimon’s spring 2011 jewelry collection was available at Wink, W Hotels, and Dash. She also had a jewelry collection that she sold on HSN. In 2013, she released a fragrance called In the Spirit of, as well as a candle line called Baiser Rose.
Enville by Pologeorgis, her outerwear line, debuted in 2019. Her most notable television appearances include Bravo’s The Real Housewives of New York City (seasons 2-4), which she joined as a full cast member in 2009. She had a controversial on-screen nervous breakdown while on a cast trip to Saint John, US Virgin Islands. Killoren Bensimon appeared in Season 2 episodes 9 and 10 of Bravo’s Odd Mom Out. She was also seen on WEtv’s reality show Million Dollar Matchmaker. Killoren joined Dolly Lenz Realty in New York in 2018 after obtaining her real estate license. She joined the Douglas Elliman real estate group in 2019. She has also appeared on Million Dollar Listing New York a number of times.