Kimora Lee Simmons Just Threw Some College Admissions Shade Lori Loughlin's Way

Isabel Jones
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The model's 16-year-old daughter was just accepted to Harvard.

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Kimora Lee Simmons is one proud mama — and for good reason: her 16-year-old daughter, Aoki, just got into Harvard.

The Dynasty. Merry Merry! Happy Happy! Lots of Love from our clan to yours!😘⭐️✨💕💋

A post shared by Kimora Lee Simmons L. (@kimoraleesimmons) on Dec 25, 2018 at 3:13pm PST

Yeah, you read that right, she’s 16, and not only going to college, but going to the Beyoncé of higher education. And I know you’re all cynical about celebrity offspring getting into top-tier universities now, but all it takes is a quick perusal of Aoki’s Instagram to get a feel for her love of learning — in lieu of #sponsored #content, the teen posts her own poetry and book recommendations. Her bio even includes a quote from her “second favorite book of all time,” Andre Aciman’s

(which she read before Timothée Chalamet starred in the movie, mind you).

Anyway, Aoki got the exciting news yesterday, and both her model and designer mom and record producer dad Russell Simmons were quick to gush about her achievements on social media.

Yaaayyyyy @aokileesimmons!! She’s on her way to #Harvard!! We are sooo super proud of YOU!! Such hard work and only 16! You did it! It took years of super dedication and lots of tears! But HERE YOU ARE!!! GO GIRL!!! Enjoy the journey! We are excited to see the great things you will do! Sorry I’m one of those SUPERLOUD MAMAS! She also got into Dartmouth, Vassar, Barnard etc! Woooo! #BeautyAndBrains!😍🎉❤️🙏🏼💃🏻

A post shared by Kimora Lee Simmons L. (@kimoraleesimmons) on Mar 28, 2019 at 8:01pm PDT

So blessed @aokileesimmons made it into HARVARD and Kimora Myself or Tim didn’t have to pull any strings or pay anyone to get her in 😂 she made it on her own academic merit “Aoki lee you are source of pride and inspiration to me, your whole family and the whole world at large As you know ..and should always remember ....We love u unconditionally Whether u have “success or failure” in the world ... you will ALWAYS be very successful in the most important category.. because you are a compassionate loving spirit who will always have God your family and your extended families love... ❤️ ...Remember this as as you continue on your path .. God favors YOU ..and in this lifetime he will use you to do great work for the greater good of this world I’m so thankful to have u as my daughter I love you soooo much

A post shared by Russell Simmons (@unclerush) on Mar 28, 2019 at 6:55pm PDT

In addition to Kimora’s post, the mother of four shared her reaction on her Instagram stories, and she made a point to commend her daughter for earning her acceptance “on her own merit.”

“She really did it on her own merit and we’re really so proud because Aoki can’t row or anything like that, there was really no hope for us in that area. I’m just so proud that you did it on your own, Aoki,” she told her fans.

If you recall, weeks ago Lori Loughlin was indicted for her involvement in a nationwide college admissions scam after it came to light that she paid for her daughters (Isabella, 20, and Olivia Jade, 19) to be accepted to USC as crew team recruits. It seems Lee is referring to the scandal here, though, to be fair, Isabella and Olivia couldn’t row either … That was kind of the problem.

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We hope this act of subtle shade doesn’t backfire. Earlier this week, Dr. Dre revealed on Instagram that his daughter had been accepted to USC “all on her own,” joking, “No jail time!!!” But soon after he made the comment, outlets began to report that the rapper had made a $70 million donation to the school six years prior. He soon deleted the post.

Would ya look at that. #CommentsByCelebs

A post shared by Comments By Celebs (@commentsbycelebs) on Mar 23, 2019 at 7:43pm PDT

Anyway, congrats, Aoki!