Kelly Killoren Bensimon is an author, model

Kelly Killoren Bensimon is an author model.

Kelly Killoren Bensimon is an author, model, jewelry designer, and former editor of Elle Accessories. She currently appears on Bravo The Real Housewives of New York City.

Kelly Jean Killoren was born on May 1, 1968[1] and raised in Rockford, Illinois. She began working as a model at the age of 15. Killoren was the third wife of French fashion photographer Gilles Bensimon, who is 24 years older.

He is an internationally renowned photographer and former International Creative Director of Elle magazine. The couple have two daughters: Sea Louise Bensimon (born in 1998) and Thaddeus Ann "Teddy" Bensimon (born in 2000).

The couple divorced in July 2007. The former Mrs. Bensimon now resides in New York City and East Hampton.