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Who is Bling Empire’s Kim Lee, ‘the Asian Kim Kardashian’? Before the hit Netflix reality TV series, the millionaire appeared in The Hangover Part II and hosted Yo! MTV Raps on MTV Asia

Kim Lee: model, DJ and now reality TV star. Photos: @kimlee/Instagram
Kim Lee: model, DJ and now reality TV star. Photos: @kimlee/Instagram

She’s worked with Kid Cudi, Kanye West and famous YouTuber Tan Jian Hao, and is buddies with Black Eyed Peas’ Apl.de.ap, but she made her start modelling for top fashion glossies in Singapore and beyond

Before Kim Lee graced us with her presence on Netflix’s latest binge-worthy reality series Bling Empire, the 32-year-old Orange County native had already been making waves as a model and international DJ, even earning the nickname “the Asian Kim Kardashian”.

But how did the up-and-coming reality star, reportedly with an estimated net worth of US$10 million, get her start?

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And, given her many talents, is Bling Empire going to be just another feather in her stylish cap, or will reality TV prove to be her true calling?

She got her professional start as a model

 

Lee was just a teenager when she tried her luck as a modelling intern at an LA-based agency. But instead of offering her an internship, the story goes that the agency ended up wanting the French-Vietnamese beauty in front of the camera.

By 2011, men’s magazine FHM in Singapore had named Lee the sexiest woman in the world.

It’s easy to tell that Kim Lee made her start as a model. Photo: @kimlee/Instagram
It’s easy to tell that Kim Lee made her start as a model. Photo: @kimlee/Instagram

Although Lee considers modelling now more of a hobby, her editorial work covers international publications like Maxim, GQ, Vanity Fair, Sports Illustrated and Elle.