Gaborone, Botswana – Kim Kardashian and boyfriend Reggie Bush dragged a few other people with them to visit Africa as representatives of Russell Simmons’ Diamond Empowerment Fund. In tow as always was Khloe Kardashian, who more or less makes her living riding on the very ample coattails of her sister. Also along for the trip were former NFL player Ray Crockett and DEF Executive Director Ellen Haddigan.
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It is only fitting that Kardashian actually see how diamonds are mined, since the engagement ring she has pre-selected for herself costs somewhere in the neighborhood of $20 million. It’s okay, though. Reggie makes tons of money and Kim could always pose nude for someone again if necessary.
The trip, which has brought Kim and her entourage to South Africa and Botswana, was planned to bring more attention to the organization founded by Russell Simmons to help economically disadvantaged people in countries where diamonds are their primary natural resource. The DEF’s first beneficiary is the Community and Individual Development Association City Campus, a school of higher learning in Johannesburg, South Africa that gives scholarships to financially disadvantaged students. One would think that it would be difficult to find a financially advantaged student in Johannesburg. Since diamond miners are barely paid peanuts (at least peanuts would fill their stomachs), there are many, many young people for whom any education at all is nearly impossible.
So here comes Kimmy in her designer clothes and full face of makeup in case of any photo-ops. Since most of the children in the school she visited can barely afford to keep shelter, it seems unlikely that they would recognize the reality TV star and her professional athlete boyfriend. Maybe they were briefed ahead of time to look happy when the cameras rolled in.
Our Kim Twittered her experiences during her trip, saying, “…just saw baby monkey’s running around! We are going to feed them!!!!! They said they are friendly!”, and she noted, “how educating it has been coming 2 Africa”.
Perhaps Kim should have stayed a while longer in that school.