Alex McCord Biography

Alex McCord, (born October 1, 1973) is married to Simon van Kempen, who was the General Manager of Hotel Chandler in New York City throughout the first 3 seasons, but has since left to start his own social media business within the hotel sector. They have two boys together, Francois and Johan. McCord and her husband have written a book together entitled Little Kids, Big City, which was released in spring 2010. She was a graphic designer for over nine years. In March 2009, she was laid off from her job in visual merchandising for Limited Brands/Victoria’s Secret. McCord was born in Washington, D.C., raised in Kansas, Texas, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and has lived in New York City since 1996. She attended Northwestern University but never graduated. As of 2010, she and van Kempen reside in the Cobble Hill^\ neighborhood of Brooklyn. In 2010, McCord appeared on an episode of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, assisting a contestant. McCord also made several appearances on cast mate Bethenny Frankel’s spinoff “Bethenny Getting Married?”

Biography (from Bravo)

Alex McCord was born on October 1, 1973 and hails from Washington, D.C. She was educated at Northwestern University but never graduated. However, she managed to build a future for herself since.This career woman is an expert on balancing her time between her two children, her husband and her heavily-scheduled social calendar. At 5’8”, it’s no surprise she is a former actress and model, appearing on shows such as Cyberchase and the soap opera One Life To Live. Her films include The Architect, The Great New Wonderful, Queen of Beasts, The Tollbooth, The Warrior Class and Uptown Girls among many others. Moving on from that though, she has become busy in graphic designing for the visual merchandising world.Alex McCord has also been known for her appearance on Bravo’s The Real Housewives of New York City. She has also been seen on cast mate Bethenny Frankel’s spinoff “Bethenny Getting Married?, as well as on the game show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.