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33-470: Wainstein is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Jules Wainstein (born 1981), Chinese-American television personality on The Real Housewives of New York City Kenneth L. Wainstein (born 1962), American lawyer Leo Wainstein (1883–1978), Ukrainian-born Italian jurist and businessman See also [ edit ] Weinstein [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
66-589: A free weekly with circulation of 40,000 to 50,000 and Gotham Magazine . Both publications are owned by Niche Media. She became the founding editor of Elle Accessories , but left after two issues. After obtaining her real estate agent's license, Killoren joined Dolly Lenz Realty in New York in 2018. She moved to the Douglas Elliman real estate group in 2019. She has also made numerous appearances on Million Dollar Listing New York . Killoren Bensimon
99-493: A full cast member. She stirred controversy while on a cast trip to the island of Saint John , U.S. Virgin Islands in the season 3 episode titled "Sun, Sand and Psychosis". Killoren Bensimon appeared on Bravo's Odd Mom Out in episodes 9 and 10 of season 2. She also appeared on WEtv 's reality series Million Dollar Matchmaker . Killoren Bensimon starred in the fourth season of The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip ,
132-573: A new game was available based on the story. In 2016, On Location Tours hosted an official The Real Housewives of New York -themed tour in New York City. The tour is centered around giving passengers an almost four-hour trip to visit numerous places where current and former housewives "have dined, shopped, dated or had a fight or two," and is described as the "ultimate, one-of-a-kind Real Housewives experience." Kelly Killoren Bensimon Kelly Jean Killoren Bensimon (born May 1, 1968)
165-758: A spin-off featuring various women from The Real Housewives franchise, which premiered in December 2023 on Peacock . Killoren Bensimon has also worked as a writer, producing three books for Assouline Publishing : In the Spirit of the Hamptons (2 volumes), American Style , and The Bikini Book . A portion of the author's proceeds were donated to the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art . Her fourth book, I Can Make You Hot ,
198-463: 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. 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
231-687: Is an American real estate agent, author, a former 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 4. Kelly Jean Killoren was born in Rockford, Illinois . She began working as a model while in her teens. 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
264-581: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Jules Wainstein The Real Housewives of New York City , abbreviated RHONY , is an American reality television series that premiered on Bravo on March 4, 2008. Developed as the second installment of The Real Housewives franchise, it has aired fifteen seasons and focuses on the personal and professional lives of several women residing in New York City . The cast of
297-415: The surname Wainstein . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wainstein&oldid=1162108857 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
330-579: The United States; most episodes are approximately forty-two minutes in length, and are broadcast in standard definition and high definition . Since its premiere, the series has alternated airing on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings and has been frequently shifted between the 8:00, 9:00, and 10:00 PM timeslots. In July 2012, Bravo released a social networking video game version of The Real Housewives of New York City titled as Real Housewives: The Game . Following weekly new episodes,
363-700: 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. She has worked as a host of various events including IMG fashion week, and of the IMG swim shows in Miami . She was a spokesperson in 2006 for Wool as part of their Test Marketing Productions (TMP). Bensimon hosted and modeled in menswear events with GQ magazine. She
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#1732780611831396-454: The current fifteenth season consists of Sai De Silva, Ubah Hassan , Erin Lichy, Jenna Lyons , Jessel Taank, Brynn Whitfield and Racquel Chevremont, with Rebecca Minkoff serving as a "friend of the housewives". The success of the show has resulted in three spin-offs: Bethenny Ever After , Bethenny & Fredrik and Luann & Sonja: Welcome to Crappie Lake . While in pre-production,
429-542: The fifth season, the cast includes Killoren Bensimon, de Lesseps, Medley, Morgan, Singer and Taekman. Sai De Silva, Ubah Hassan , Erin Lichy, Jenna Lyons , Lizzy Savetsky , Jessel Taank and Brynn Whitfield were announced as the cast of the rebooted fourteenth season on October 16, 2022. Savetsky exited the series midway into filming the season on November 16, alleging that she had received anti-Semitic hate across her social media accounts. The fourteenth season premiered on July 16, 2023. In March 2024, Bravo announced that
462-447: The first season consisted of Bethenny Frankel , Luann de Lesseps , Alex McCord, Ramona Singer, and Jill Zarin. Other housewives that starred in multiple of the first thirteen seasons include Kelly Killoren Bensimon , Sonja Morgan , Carole Radziwill , Heather Thomson, Dorinda Medley and Tinsley Mortimer . The series was rebooted in its fourteenth season, making it the first series in the franchise to be completely recast. The cast of
495-667: The franchise's specific focus on established spheres of older, upper-class New York socialites, labeling the choice to fill the new cast with " influencers " as a deviation from the show's original subject matter. The decision has been labeled as another move in Bravo's larger attempt to appeal the network to a younger and more social media-oriented audience. In 2022, the Jewish Journal named Frankel and Zarin as two of "The Top 10 Jewish Reality TV Stars of All Time." The Real Housewives of New York City airs regularly on Bravo in
528-485: The housewives. In September 2021, it was confirmed by Bravo that the thirteenth season reunion was officially cancelled. On March 23, 2022, it was announced that following the thirteenth season's negative reception, the showrunners had made the decision to "most likely" recast the show from scratch for the fourteenth season, and create a second version of the show following some of the show's original housewives, referred to as RHONY: Legacy or RHONY: Throwback . Although
561-519: The issue. The women also received backlash for highlighting the class divide in America through the ignorance and mistreatment of staff featured on the show. The announcements of both the reboot and new cast of the show's fourteenth season have been criticized by some long-time viewers of the series, who argued that these were rash and poor decisions on Bravo's part. The reboot's cast has been deemed unappealing by these viewers, many of whom appreciated
594-404: The season. Kelly Killoren Bensimon was added to the cast for the second season , which premiered on February 17, 2009. The third season premiered March 4, 2010 and saw the addition of Sonja Morgan as a main cast member, along with Jennifer Gilbert in a recurring capacity. In August 2010, Frankel left the show in order to expand her Skinnygirl product line. Cindy Barshop replaced Frankel for
627-520: The series "represent New York more." Writing for The New York Times in October 2019, author Tracie Egan Morrissey posed the question, "If less than half of the city is white, why is 100 percent of the cast of The Real Housewives of New York City white?" Former cast member Heather Thomson also stated that during her time on the series she had pitched several women of color to the show's producers to diversify its cast members due to her concerns about
660-442: The series has partially shifted its cast before, this marked the first time that the network had decided to completely replace the cast. As a result, the series’s fourteenth season was billed as a series reboot , with little to no connections to the original cast of the series. It was later announced that de Lesseps and Morgan would star in their own spin-off series titled Luann & Sonja: Welcome to Crappie Lake . Filming for
693-451: The series in June 2020 and August 2020 respectively. Mortimer coincided her announcement with her relocation to Chicago, to pursue her romantic relationship with Scott Kluth, while Medley later stated she was fired from the show. The thirteenth season premiered on May 4, 2021, with Eboni K. Williams joining the series, in addition to Heather Thomson and Bershan Shaw appearing as friends of
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#1732780611831726-463: The show in September 2016 for personal reasons. The ninth season premiered on April 5, 2017. Tinsley Mortimer joined the cast, while former housewives Thomson and Zarin appeared as guests. The tenth season premiered on April 4, 2018, with the cast of the ninth season returning. Drescher, Killoren Bensimon, Thomson and Zarin all appeared as guests. It served as Radziwill's final appearance on
759-407: The show was initially titled Manhattan Moms . It was later rebranded to become the second installment of the then-new Real Housewives franchise. The first season premiered on March 4, 2008, and starred Bethenny Frankel , Luann de Lesseps , Alex McCord, Ramona Singer and Jill Zarin . Cast members were paid for their appearances on the series. Bethenny Frankel, for example, was paid $ 7,250 for
792-484: The show was renewed for a fifteenth season, with all six housewives from the fourteenth season returning. In April 2024, it was announced that Rebecca Minkoff would be joining the series in a friend of capacity. In June 2024, it was announced that Racquel Chevremont would also be joining the fifteenth season of the series as a full-time housewife. The fifteenth season premiered on October 1, 2024. Then-current cast member Frankel stated in 2017 that she would like to see
825-412: The show's fourth season , which premiered on April 7, 2011. After the fourth season, McCord, Zarin, Killoren Bensimon and Barshop were effectively let go from the show. In April 2012, Bravo announced a revamp to the cast for its fifth season , integrating Aviva Drescher , Carole Radziwill , and Heather Thomson into the main cast. The season premiered on June 4, 2012. Production for the sixth season
858-426: The show. The eleventh season premiered on March 6, 2019. Barbara Kavovit joined as a friend of the housewives, and Zarin appeared as a guest. Frankel departed the series after the season for a second time. The twelfth season featured Leah McSweeney joining the cast, which premiered on April 2, 2020. Zarin and Thomson appeared as guests in the twelfth season. Mortimer and Medley announced their departure from
891-516: The spin-off began in July 2022 in the small town of Benton, Illinois . The series premiered on July 9, 2023. The fifth season of The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip , a spin-off featuring various women from The Real Housewives franchise, being billed as 'RHONY Legacy' premiered in December 2023 on Peacock . Taking place in Saint Barthélemy in the same villa that was featured in
924-483: Was also an "ambassador" for Spring 2007 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York City. Killoren Bensimon has had several jewelry collections. Her first line of jewelry was sold exclusively at Barneys New York . Her second line of jewelry was sold at Bloomingdale's in fall 2007. On June 24, 2010, Killoren Bensimon announced the launch of her fourth jewelry collection, Kelly by Kelly Killoren Bensimon. The collection included mixed metals, leather, feathers and crystals and
957-453: Was dismissed after the sixth season. The seventh season premiered on April 7, 2015, featuring the return of Frankel and addition of Dorinda Medley , while de Lesseps returned in a full-time role. Taekman and Thomson exited the series after the season ended. For the eighth season , which premiered on April 6, 2016, Jules Wainstein was added to the cast, while Thomson returned in a guest appearance, Taekman did not return. Wainstein left
990-399: Was married to fashion photographer Gilles Bensimon until the couple divorced in 2007. They have two daughters, Sea Louise, born in 1998, and Thaddeus Ann, born in 2000. In August 2017, ten years after her divorce, Killoren Bensimon explained in a video that she would be dropping her ex-husband's last name, and would again be using the name Kelly Killoren. On March 5, 2009, Killoren Bensimon
1023-477: Was published by St. Martin's Press in April 2012. A portion of the author's proceeds were donated to Generositywater.org. In June 2016, Simon & Schuster published Bensimon's novel, A Dangerous Age. In August 2017, Killoren launched the sequel The Second Course , an odyssey about the food world. She is a style columnist for the newspaper AM New York . She is the editor at large for Hamptons Magazine ,
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1056-449: Was set to begin on May 8, 2013, but the cast instead chose to go into salary negotiations with Bravo, effectively delaying shooting. Drescher, Morgan, Radziwill, Singer, and Thomson renewed their contract in May 2013, while de Lesseps was demoted to a recurring role. The sixth season premiered on March 11, 2014, a year later than planned with Kristen Taekman as the latest housewife. Drescher
1089-506: Was sold at Intermix stores across the U.S. to support Feeding America. For spring 2011, Bensimon's jewelry collection was sold at Wink, W Hotels , and Dash. She also sold a jewelry collection on HSN. In 2013, she launched a fragrance, In the Spirit of, and a candle line called Baiser Rose. In 2019, she launched an outerwear line called Enville by Pologeorgis. Her television career most notably includes Bravo's The Real Housewives of New York City (seasons 2-4), which she joined in 2009 as
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