Vanessa and Angela Simmons

Vanessa Simmons (born 1983): The oldest daughter and oldest child. She is an aspiring actress and the co- creator of the Pastry Brand with her sister Angela Simmons. The first shoes are the Cake Collection inspired by their favorite pastries. She was voted on the Maxim’s “Hot 100″ people in 2006. In March 2007, she was featured in a national Verizon commercial. She graduated from St. John’s University in Dec. ‘07 with a degree in Communications. She was recently cast as Lola on the CBS soap opera Guiding Light.

Angela Simmons (born 1987): Second daughter and second oldest. She graduated from the High School of Fashion Industries. She also is attending the Fashion Institute of Technology. She is executive editor of Word Up! magazine’s subsidiary publication Angela’s Rundown. Angela’s Rundown is a monthly magazine targeting youths age 14-18 and cover teen issues, style, music, and fashion while offering fashion tips and in-depth celebrity interviews. On March 23, 2007, she launched Pastry Footwear with Vanessa Simmons under their family’s Run Athletics Footwear. The first shoes are the Cake Collection inspired by their favorite pastries. Her first single “Center of Attention” had its world premiere on Pastrykicks.com and YouTube.com.

Vanessa and Angela are representing as young role models with style and class. They are also giving back to the community and are proud to anounce their affiliation with the Children’s Miricle Network.

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Their father is Joseph Ward Simmons, one of the founding members of the hip hop group Run D.M.C. and the star of the family MTV show, Run’s House where the girls began to claim the hearts of viewers in 2005. Daddy’s Girls is a show that follows Vanessa and Angela as they depart the comforts of the family home in New Jersey to run their own business and live full-time in Los Angeles.

Angela and Vanessa are real sisters handling their business well. Keep it up girls!

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