Renée Toft Simonsen (born 12 May 1965) is a former model from Denmark, who currently works as a writer. Simonsen was one of the most successful models in the world during the 1980s.
In October 2003 she published her first children's book, entitled Karlas kabale. In 2006 her children's book Anthony Greenwood was nominated for the Danish book-prize "Orla" and she was awarded with "The Most Dynamic Women" award by cosmetic company Clarins for her social engagement at Plan Denmark.
Her book "Karlas kabale" was made into a movie in 2007. Her first novel "Tirsdag formiddag" (Tuesday Morning) was also released in 2007.
BOTAI er skrevet af Leonora van Deurs (f. 2004), da hun var mellem 15 og 18 år gammel. Bogen bygger på omfattende og grundig research om botaifolket og indeholder et efterskrift af den verdensberømte DNA-forsker, professor og eventyrer Eske Willerslev.
