Kimora Lee Simmons Wants Elizabeth Taylor's Jewelry

By Rob Shuter Posted Apr 5th 2011 06:00PM

When Elizabeth Taylor's entire collection of jewelry goes up for auction at Christie's in the next few months expect to see a sea of celebrities turning up to bid on a not-so-little piece of history; however, beware! Kimora Lee Simmons tells me she's going to be bidding to win!

"All my life I have said this, I'm so emotional about Liz Taylor. My whole life I have really patterned after Elizabeth. She's always been my icon. If you think about it, I can explain it forever," Kimora told me while promoting Bounty paper towels. "First she had 165 husbands, I love it. I have a good one now but I'm not against having 165 if I could. Think about my first fragrance. It's the shape of a diamond shell with the ring around it. All that came from Elizabeth Taylor because it's about giving you a fragrance that is lush and giving you a little something extra. With her you get a little dream or a gift on the side, I'm the same."

And although Kimora is the first to admit that she is not Elizabeth, she surely would love to have a lot of Elizabeth's jewels. "I built my entire jewelry collection with her in mind. I will definitely go and bid. The last time I went to an auction I came home with all Versace stuff. I got a lot of it. I was probably the biggest buyer. I got his bed, DNA are in those sheets!"

Proceeds from the auction will go to amfAR and the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation. The face value is around $200 million, but as one diamond expert tells me, "With Elizabeth's name attached to these items it could go for double."

So, Kimora, bring your checkbook and look out for Tori's mom, Candy, who also told me she would love to own some of Elizabeth's baubles.

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Tuesday 05 April

By Anna

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Let the bidding begin and may the proceeds bring a cure for HIV/AIDS.

Wednesday 06 April

By soraya

I want to see her try to outbid the emir's , sheiks and and other run of the mill trillionaires from the Gulf States.

There's also the number one historic jewelry collector in the US. She's a socialite and has more jewels than Liz ever had.

As someone mentioned, it's all for a great cause so bid on!

By Jade

Never gonna happen, sorry timora, your not in the same league at all. Wishful and publicity seeking wont buy you a cubic zarconia! thats what your value is.

By sieben13

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tell her,because you are worth more than she is

By Isabella

I think that kimora should go right ahead and start the bidding, like everybody says it'll be for a great cause. So go right ahead but watch for those other billons! :D

By L

I was hoping for a traveling exhibit with the jewels & that money could go to the appropriate foundations.

By SUZY

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THAT,S A GREAT IDEA..........

i think who ever buys this jewelary of liz taylors should give it to a feed the starving kids in the world not wear it.these celebraties are no good greedy selfish basatards,,kimona has enough of her own jewels and lets remember the kids in sierra leone that have their arms cut off over diamond dust alone,her husband should know all about it he made his step to stardom in that movie wiith leo di capprio..BLOOD DIAMONDS. SHAME ON ALL YOU GREEDY WITCHES......

By dc walker

...........there are over thirty five diamond mines all over the world. Not all are from slave labor.

By jr

Awe! Silly girls.

By lovetmd98

Oh barf

By nrwlbt

BETTER BRING ALOT OF MONEY.

By Lisa

I'm kinda surprised and a little disappointed that Elizabeth Taylor's jewelry will be auctioned off instead of going to her children but perhaps they feel they would have no use for it like she did. She gave life to those jewels and they just gave her sparkle and no one will be able to wear them without her name and spirit being forever attached to them.

By montana2298

Just goes to show that it all means NOTHING and reinforces the old saying " You can't take it with you" Unless you are able to live the lifestyle of Liz Taylor the jewels will do nothing for you

By Big Black Belly.

What a ghetto-hog.

By Zippertheslipper

Who the heck is Kimora (sounds kind of Japanese) Lee (sounds like Chinese or Korean) and what is the big whoop about Elizabeth Taylors jewelry, it is just a bunch of metal and rocks (aka diamonds). You can't take it with you when you kick the bucket, just sell it for monies to donate to charities for peoples in need and hurting. Fashion is a greedy way and that is all. peace

By johnny

Dame Elizabeth's collectionis by far made up of the finest gems and workmanship available, no mere clebrity will be able to afford these magnificent treasures . She was an icon, the face by which all faces are measured , kind , generous and bigger than life. The fact that she willed this collection to be auctioned and the proceeds go to AIDS adds to he legend. Bravo to her for this unselfish act . Who else would better benefit. The money generated will go a long way to find a cure and help those who are afflicted with this scorge. I hope she rests well , in the arms of God , she will be remembered long after all these so called Hollywood stars of today have been forgotten. Love live her legend.

She may be a socialite but not nearly in the same league. This collection's proceeds will blow away that of Wallis dutchess of Windsor who married a king ...Bet Elizabeth Taylors jewels far exceed that aution which also benefitted AIDS.

By kittylit

Me too.

By porthos5ny

She will do ANYTHING to get her name in the papers. Go away!

Ps, the Duchess of Windsor married and EX king, a Duke.

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