Kelly Killoren Bensimon

Kelly Jean Killoren Bensimon, born May 1, 1968, is an American real estate agent, television personality, and former model. She is widely known for her television appearances, particularly as a full-time cast member on the Bravo reality series The Real Housewives of New York City from seasons two through four.

Killoren Bensimon was raised in Rockford, Illinois, where she attended Keith Country Day School. She began modeling during her teenage years. She briefly attended Trinity College in Connecticut before transferring to Columbia University's School of General Studies, graduating in 1998 with a degree in literature and writing. Later in her career, she completed a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in international marketing at Northeastern University in 2015.

Her modeling career included appearances in prominent magazines such as Elle, Cosmopolitan, Harper's Bazaar, Shape, and Playboy, as well as serving as the face of Clarins. Outside of print media, she hosted events including IMG fashion week, IMG swim shows in Miami, and menswear events with GQ. She was a spokesperson for Wool in 2006 and an ambassador for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Spring 2007. In journalism, she worked as a style columnist for AM New York, served as the founding editor of Elle Accessories, and was the editor-at-large for both Hamptons Magazine and Gotham Magazine.

In 2009, Killoren Bensimon joined the cast of The Real Housewives of New York City. She later featured in other television programs, including WEtv's Million Dollar Matchmaker, Bravo's Odd Mom Out, and Million Dollar Listing New York. In December 2023, she co-starred in the fourth season of Peacock's spin-off series, The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip. She was also announced in February 2026 as a cast member for the E! reality series The Golden Life, set in Palm Beach, Florida.

Beyond broadcasting and modeling, Killoren Bensimon launched several commercial projects. She developed multiple jewelry collections sold through retailers such as Barneys New York, Bloomingdale's, Intermix, Wink, W Hotels, Dash, and HSN. She launched a fragrance titled In the Spirit of, a candle line called Baiser Rose, and an outerwear collection named Enville by Pologeorgis. In 2018, she licensed as a real estate agent, working with Dolly Lenz Realty before joining the Douglas Elliman real estate group in 2019.

Killoren Bensimon has authored several published books. Her non-fiction works for Assouline Publishing include In the Spirit of the Hamptons, American Style, and The Bikini Book, followed by I Can Make You Hot in 2012. She later published the novels A Dangerous Age in 2016 and its sequel, The Second Course, in 2017.

In her personal life, Killoren Bensimon was married to fashion photographer Gilles Bensimon, with whom she has two daughters, until their divorce in 2007. In 2017, she stated she would return to using her birth name, Kelly Killoren.