{"id":61532,"date":"2022-07-29T21:29:57","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T21:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=61532"},"modified":"2022-07-29T21:31:09","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T21:31:09","slug":"kelly-killoren-bensimon-profile-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/kelly-killoren-bensimon-profile-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelly Killoren Bensimon Is &#8216;Just Getting Started&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_61535\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61535\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-61535 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/07\/Kelly-Killoren-Bensimon-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-61535\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kelly Killoren Bensimon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To say <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/kelly-killoren-bensimon-hamptons-real-estate\/\">Kelly Killoren Bensimon<\/a> has lived many lives would be an understatement. A former model, fashion editor, top-selling author, and reality television personality, the mother of two is now thriving as an award-winning real estate broker. And she\u2019s just getting started.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI started modeling when I was 15,\u201d Bensimon tells <em>GRAZIA Gazette: Hamptons<\/em>. &#8220;Back then, modeling contests were the way to find talent. I entered Elite Model Management\u2019s &#8216;Look of the Year&#8217; and I was runner up to Cindy Crawford.\u201d She became the face of Ann Taylor at the age of 16, and her career took off from there.<\/p>\n<p>Being chosen as the face of French cosmetics company Clarins, shooting for some of the most prestigious fashion magazines in the world, and working with legendary photographers like Patrick Demarchelier has been a whirlwind. Bensimon says, \u201cThere have been a few pivotal moments for me&#8230; Modeling exposed me to the most talented designers and the most beautiful interiors in the world.<\/p>\n<div data-url=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/emg2021\/docs\/grazia_gazette_hamptons_issue_3\" style=\"width: 500px; height: 386px;\" class=\"issuuembed\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/e.issuu.com\/embed.js\" async=\"true\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After moving from her native Illinois to study at Trinity College, Bensimon later transferred to Columbia University. Then, the multi-hyphenate powerhouse attended Northeastern University for her MBA and was accepted to the ultra-competitive NYU STERN for her Executive MBA in real estate and fashion.<\/p>\n<p>She wrote a recurring column for <em>Hamptons Magazine<\/em> and segued to her first coffee table book. \u201cWriting anthologies like In the <em>Spirit of the Hamptons<\/em> for Assouline was a natural progression for me. I\u2019ve always <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/manolo-blahnik-east-hampton-event\/\">loved the Hamptons<\/a> and I wanted to celebrate those who have made the area the most exclusive vacation destination in the world,\u201d she explains. Bensimon ended up writing American Style for the publisher in 2004, and <em>The Bikini Book<\/em> in 2006. In the <em>Spirit of the Hamptons<\/em> was such a success, Assouline launched a second edition in 2013 that remains one of the publisher\u2019s top sellers to this day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;ve been journaling all my life,\u201d Bensimon reveals. \u201cIt was a way for me to process what I was learning and a way to catalog my feelings and memories.\u201d She also stretched her writing muscle as a fashion and accessories editor for glossies such as Elle Accessories, released a nutrition book (I Can Make You Hot! The Supermodel Diet), and even dipped her pen into fiction. Novels such as <em>A Dangerous Age<\/em> from Simon and Schuster \u201cwere a sneak peek into the incredible world of the art world and publishing world,\u201d she says. For her next book, Bensimon plans on pulling back the curtain on the real estate market. \u201cIt\u2019s an incredible business with spirited characters,\u201d she hints.<\/p>\n<p>Through it all, Bensimon sees \u201clifestyle\u201d as the continuous thread throughout her career. \u201cI sell lifestyle,\u201d she says. \u201cI celebrate brands with partnerships like One Ocean Beauty, Veronique Gabai, Splits59, to name a few.\u201d She\u2019s designed her own outerwear line, Enville with Pologeorgis, for five seasons now, and has sold seven different jewelry lines at luxury department stores such as Bergdorf Goodman, Bloomingdales, the now-defunct Barneys New York, and HSN.<\/p>\n<p>Then, of course, there\u2019s <em>RHONY<\/em>. In 2009, Bensimon joined the cast of Bravo\u2019s <em>The Real Housewives of New York City<\/em>. A series favorite for three seasons, Bensimon still keeps in touch with some of her cast mates. \u201cI see a lot of Luann in the Hamptons, and Jill in Florida,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>Still, despite her history as a Renaissance woman, Bensimon\u2019s latest evolution was probably her most surprising yet. As her mother declined in health years ago, Bensimon says, \u201cshe asked me to help sell our family home. It was a bittersweet moment for me. My mother always knew what was best for all of us and pushed us to do what we are good at. She was ahead of her time and an incredible forecaster. My parents molded me and made me who I am today. I feel very lucky to be who I am.\u201d The rest is real estate history.<\/p>\n<p>Now building and leading the Kelly Killoren Bensimon Team at Douglas Elliman, Bensimon has landed some of the most exclusive listings in New York, the Hamptons, Palm Beach, Miami, Aspen, and Paris. \u201cI represent the most incredible building in New York and the most prominent properties,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m so proud of my team and how diversified they are.\u201d With trust as her most treasured virtue, she explains, \u201c[Clients] trust my taste level and recognize how important their transaction is to me. I always get the best deals done, and I\u2019m proud of that.\u201d Buying and selling some of the most beautiful properties in the world, while still writing about \u201cthe best of the best in fashion, beauty, and accessories,\u201d Bensimon says she\u2019s \u201ca synthesizer of information,\u201d always making sure to curate an accessible approach to a luxurious lifestyle. She promises, \u201cIt\u2019s been an incredible journey and I&#8217;m just getting started!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31863,"featured_media":61535,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[23,16],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.5 (Yoast SEO v20.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Kelly Killoren Bensimon Is &#039;Just Getting Started&#039;<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A model, writer, Real Housewife, and real estate guru, Kelly Killoren Bensimon is a woman in constant evolution\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/kelly-killoren-bensimon-profile-exclusive\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kelly 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