Kelly Killoren Bensimon

Kelly Jean Killoren Bensimon (born May 1, 1968) is an American real estate agent, author, the Editor of Elle Accessories, and a former model. She appeared as a full-time cast member on the Bravo television series The Real Housewives of New York City from seasons 2 to season 4. Early life Kelly Jean Killoren was born in Rockford, Illinois. She began working as a model while in her teens. Education Kelly graduated from Keith Country Day School, a college prep academy in Rockford, Illinois before attending college. She attended Trinity College, Connecticut, but left after a year. She graduated in 1998 from Columbia's School of General Studies for non-traditional students, with a degree in Literature and Writing. She completed an MBA with a focus on International Marketing at Northeastern University in 2015. Career As a model, she appeared in magazines such as Elle, Cosmopolitan, and Harper's Bazaar, and she was once the face of Clarins. She appeared on the cover and in a six-page pictorial in the March 2010 edition of Playboy, which was photographed by her ex-husband Gilles Bensimon. In September 2011, Killoren Bensimon was on the cover of Shape and was featured in a pictorial based on her exercise routine.