- One of the world's top fashion models.
- Published her fifth book in the Karla series. (February 2009)
- Her book, Karlas kabale comes to the stage in her home town, Aarhus in November 2014. Her husband, Thomas Helmig has written music to the play.
- Renée and Thomas Helmig were separated for three months during 2013 but have since reconciled.
- Besides their son, Hugo, (born 1998) both Renée and Thomas Helmig brought children into their marriage from previous relationships: Renée her daughter, Ulrikke Toft Simonsen (born 1993) and son, Jens-Kristian (born 1995) from a five years relationship to businessman Kristian Sandvad. And Thomas Helmig his daughter, Ida Marie (born 1992) with his second wife, Heidi Andersen, a model.
- Discovered at 15 in her native Denmark, Simonsen was the 1982 "Face of the '80s" modeling contest winner.
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