More like Sandy Claus! Kimora Lee Simmons frolics with her daughters in a red string bikini on St. Barts getaway

She was only 17 when she married Russell Simmons on St. Barts.

And 14 years later, Kimora Lee Simmons returned to the picturesque Caribbean island with her three children in tow for a very sandy Christmas vacation.


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Who needs snow? Kimora Lee Simmons, looking red hot in a bikini, took her children to St. Barts for a very sandy Christmas vacation Saturday

The 37-year-old could not hide her delight, or her ample bosom, as she frolicked on the beach Saturday with her daughters Ming and Aoki from her marriage to the hip-hop magnate.


The former model looked red hot in her string bikini, which she accessorised with a small body chain across her toned torso.


Ming, who turns 13 next month, was all smiles in her black-striped one-piece, while her 10-year-old sister wore a blue patterned bathing suit with cut-outs on each side.

Ravishing in red: The former model looked red hot in her string bikini, which she accessorised with a small body chain across her toned torso



Busting out: The 37-year-old could not hide her delight, or her ample bosom, as she frolicked on the beach Saturday with her daughters Ming and Aoki from her marriage to Russell Simmons

Simmons sisters: Ming, who turns 13 next month, was all smiles in her black-striped one-piece, while her 10-year-old sister wore a blue patterned bathing suit with cut-outs on each side

As soon as the temperature dropped, Aoki donned a pair of jean shorts and an ultra-cute Hello Kitty tank top.


Not seen on the beach this week was Kimora's three-year-old son Kenzo from her relationship with actor Djimon Hounsou, whom she recently split with after five years together.


But the six-foot stunner happily shared several candid snaps from her family holiday getaway, including a shot of little Kenzo seated at a restaurant table.

Bathing beauties: Kimora played hand-in-hand with Aoki in the warm surf

 

 

Memories: Kimora was only 17 when she married Russell Simmons on St. Barts 14 years ago

Hello Aoki: As soon as the temperature dropped, Aoki donned a pair of jean shorts and an ultra-cute Hello Kitty tank top

 

The Simmons-Hounsou clan took a posh private jet earlier this week to the tropical island, despite decorating the family Christmas tree earlier in the month.


In the picture Kimora posted on her website, the 48-year-old Amistad actor is seen holding up his son as the tyke placed the star atop the Christmas tree.


'The truth is Djimon + I have been separated for some time. We have remained happy, loving, co-parenting friends + family. We all have much to be thankful for,' she tweeted to her 
1.3 million followers.

 

Say cheese! The six-foot stunner happily shared several candid snaps from her family holiday getaway, including a shot of her three-year-old son Kenzo at a restaurant table

 

 

Champagne wishes and caviar dreams: The Simmons-Hounsou clan took a posh private jet earlier this week to the tropical island

Tweeter: Kimora also shared pictures of her daughters in OK! Magazine and her ex-partner Djimon Hounsou holding up Kenzo as the tyke placed the star atop the Christmas tree

After her 2007 reality series, Kimora: The Life In The Fab Lane, Simmons is set to return to television on January 23 when her show House of Fab premieres on the Style Network.


She's not the only one in the spotlight either as Ming and Aoki both appear in OK! Magazine's Hollywood's Cutest Kids feature.


The Simmons sisters can be seen in the most recent issue of the mag posing before their closet loaded with designer duds.


'We have a sewing machine and we know how to drape and design our own clothes. We make our own stuff,' Ming said in the issue. 'I like to go to the Grove and see what people are wearing and how they style themselves.'

 

Rape protesters battle Indian police for 2nd day

NEW DELHI (AP) — Police in India's capital used tear gas and water cannons for a second day Sunday in a high-security zone to break up protests by thousands of people demonstrating against the gang rape and beating of a 23-year-old student on a bus.

Police chased angry protesters with batons as they fought pitched battles to try to get past steel barricades and a wall created by hundreds of policemen to reach the president's mansion to present their demands. "We want justice," they shouted.

Television footage showed that some protesters were injured in the clashes.

The demonstrations continued Sunday despite Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde promising to consider their main demand for death penalties for all six suspects who have been arrested by police following the Dec. 16 attack.

Shinde said Saturday night that the government was taking steps to better ensure the safety of women.

A group of protesters met Sonia Gandhi, the governing Congress party chief, and her son and lawmaker Rahul Gandhi, on Sunday and demanded a speedy trial of the suspects.

Popular yoga guru Babar Ramdev stood on the roof of a bus and pledged support to the protesters. "The government must set up fast-track courts to punish the offenders in rape attacks," he said.

The attack one week ago has sparked days of protests across the country. The victim is recovering from injuries in a New Delhi government hospital but is still in critical condition.

After battling the protesters throughout the day on Saturday, authorities early on Sunday banned their entry into the high-security zone, which also houses the offices of the prime minister and defense, home and external affairs ministries. Police evicted dozens of protesters who had spent the night there.

However, as groups of protesters marched through the streets of New Delhi and began converging on the high-security area on Sunday, authorities withdrew the ban on the assembly of more than five people there. But it set up barricades to keep them away from the president's residence.

Protesters tried to break the police cordon repeatedly by hurling stones and water bottles and pressing against the steel barricades. Policemen responded by firing tear gas and using water cannons against them. The battle continued throughout the day.

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