Erica Kennedy (March 24, 1970[1] – c. June 13, 2012) was an American author, blogger, news correspondent, fashion journalist, and singer.
[1] Kennedy was the best friend of model and television personality Kimora Lee Simmons, serving as the maid of honor at her wedding to Russell Simmons and godmother to their daughters, Ming and Aoki.
[3] Following her college graduation, Kennedy started her career working as a publicist with various top fashion designers including Tommy Hilfiger and Sean Combs.
Kennedy received her job at InStyle because Prince (then known as The Artist) requested that he be interviewed by an African-American woman.
Her first novel, Bling, was published by Miramax Books in 2004 and reached 35th on the New York Times Best Seller list;[7] the Weinstein Company optioned the book for film adaptation.