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| Born | Kimberly Noel Kardashian October 21, 1980 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Kim Kardashian West |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
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| Children | 4, including North West |
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Kimberly Noel Kardashian (born October 21, 1980) is an American media personality, socialite, businesswoman, and actress. She first gained media attention as a friend and stylist of Paris Hilton, but received wider notice after the sex tape Kim Kardashian, Superstar, which she filmed in 2003 with her then-boyfriend Ray J, was released in 2007.[1] Later that year, she and her family began to appear on the E! reality television series Keeping Up with the Kardashians, which aired until 2021. Its success led to the formation of three spin-off shows; Kourtney and Kim Take New York (2011–2012), Kourtney and Kim Take Miami (2009–2013) and Hulu's The Kardashians (2022–present).
Kardashian has developed a significant presence online and across numerous social media platforms, including her hundreds of millions of followers on Twitter and Instagram.[2][3][4] With sisters Kourtney and Khloé, she launched the fashion boutique chain Dash, which operated from 2006 to 2018.[5] Kardashian founded KKW Beauty and KKW Fragrance—both which operated from 2017 till 2022. The former was valued at over US$1 billion as of 2021.[6][7] She founded the shaping underwear or foundation garment company Skims in 2019, which is valued at over US$4 billion, as of 2023.[8] Following the closure of her cosmetics and fragrance brands, Kardashian founded her skincare line, Sknn By Kim, in 2022.[9] She has released a variety of products tied to her name, including the 2014 mobile game Kim Kardashian: Hollywood and the 2015 photo book Selfish. Her acting credits include the films Disaster Movie (2008), Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013), as well as a voice role in two PAW Patrol films (2021); and the twelfth season of the anthology horror series American Horror Story (2023–2024).[10]
Time magazine included Kardashian on their list of 2015's 100 most influential people.[11] Both critics and admirers have described her as exemplifying the notion of being famous for being famous.[12] She became a billionaire in 2021,[13] and is estimated by Forbes to be worth US$1.7 billion as of 2024.[14] Kardashian has become more politically active by lobbying for prison reform and clemency,[15] and, as of 2019[update], is under a four-year law apprenticeship supervised by the legal nonprofit #cut50.[16][17] Her relationship with rapper Kanye West has also received significant media coverage; the two of them were married from 2014 to 2022 and have four children together.[18]
Early life and education[edit]
Kimberly Noel Kardashian was born on October 21, 1980, in Los Angeles, California, to Robert and Kris Kardashian (née Houghton).[19] She has an older sister, Kourtney, a younger sister, Khloé, and a younger brother, Rob.[20] Their mother is of Scottish and Dutch ancestry,[21][22] while their father is of Armenian descent.[23] In 1991, their parents divorced and their mother married Bruce Jenner,[a] the 1976 Summer Olympics decathlon winner.[25] As a result of her mother's remarriage, Kim Kardashian acquired stepbrothers Burt, Brandon, and Brody; stepsister Casey; and, later, two half-sisters, Kendall and Kylie Jenner.[26]
Kardashian attended Marymount High School, a Roman Catholic all-girls school in Los Angeles.[27] In 1994, her father represented football player O. J. Simpson during his murder trial. Simpson was Kardashian's godfather.[28] Kardashian's father died in 2003 of cancer.[29] In her teenage years, Kardashian was a close friend of Nicole Richie and Paris Hilton, through whom she first garnered media attention.[2][30] After totaling her car at age 16, her father agreed to buy her a new one on condition that she agree to be responsible for paying all expenses related to any future damages.[31] She subsequently began working at Body, a local clothing store in Encino, California, where she worked for four years, assisting in the opening of the Calabasas location. In 2000, after entering into her first marriage, she resigned.[32]
Career[edit]
Beginnings (2003–2006)[edit]
By 2003, Kardashian was working as a personal stylist to the R&B singer and actress, Brandy, the sister of Ray J.[33] Later, the siblings' mother (and manager) Sonja Norwood, alleged that in 2004 she had authorized Kardashian to make "one and only one" purchase on her American Express credit card and that nevertheless Kardashian and her sisters Khloé and Kourtney had incurred over $120,000 in unauthorized charges to that card. Norwood also alleged that the bulk of the charges were attributable to purchases made at Kardashian's family-owned boutique in 2006 and 2007, after Kardashian was no longer employed by Norwood's daughter. Norwood further alleged that, at the request of her children, she did not file criminal charges, instead presenting her allegations personally to Kardashian, and that Kardashian apologized and promised to repay the debt. In 2008, no payments having been forthcoming, Norwood filed a lawsuit. Kardashian has denied all these allegations. In 2009, the parties reportedly reached a confidential settlement, and the lawsuit was dismissed.[34][35]
In 2006, Kardashian had begun working as a stylist for Paris Hilton, a childhood friend of hers. She appeared in several episodes of the reality series The Simple Life and was frequently photographed accompanying Hilton to events and parties.[36][37] Sheeraz Hasan, a PR strategist working with Hilton, had previously met Kardashian and her mother Kris Jenner in 2005, and stated in a 2020 20/20 television special that Kardashian was "ready to do whatever it takes" to create a successful brand. Rick Mendozza, a freelance photographer on assignment for the tabloid TMZ, remarked in the same interview that, when Kardashian accompanied Hilton to nightclub Hyde, which was a Hollywood hotspot at the time, he continued to get assignments from tabloids to get photographs of Kardashian for the next three years.[38] In 2021, Kardashian said that Hilton "literally gave me a career. And I totally acknowledge that."[39]
Breakthrough (2007–2010)[edit]
In February 2007, a sex tape made by Kardashian and singer Ray J in 2003 was leaked on the internet and gained national attention.[40][41] Kardashian filed a lawsuit against Vivid Entertainment for distributing the film as Kim Kardashian, Superstar.[42] She dropped the suit 3 months later and settled for a reported US$5 million, giving Vivid permission to market and sell copies of the tape.[1] Sales from the film reportedly generated nearly US$1.5 million in revenue in the first six weeks.[43] Several media outlets later criticized her and her family for using the sex tape's release as a publicity stunt to promote their forthcoming reality show.[44][45][46] In October 2007, a few months later, Kardashian and her mother, Kris Jenner, her step-parent Caitlyn Jenner (then Bruce Jenner), her siblings Kourtney, Khloé, and Rob Kardashian, and half-sisters Kendall and Kylie Jenner, began to appear in the reality television series Keeping Up with the Kardashians.[47] The series proved successful for E!, and led to the creation of a number of spin-offs, including Kourtney and Kim Take New York and Kourtney and Kim Take Miami.[48] The flagship series concluded in June 2021 after 294 episodes.[49]
Kardashian posed in a nude pictorial for the December 2007 issue of Playboy,[50][51] and appeared on the cover of the November 2010 issue of Romanian Playboy, promoting a pictorial titled "Poezia Unui Fund Bombat" (The Poetry of a Bulging Ass).[52] She made her feature film debut, opposite Carmen Electra, in the disaster film spoof Disaster Movie (2008), in which she appeared as a character named Lisa.[53][54] In 2008, she was a participant on season seven of Dancing with the Stars, where she was partnered with Mark Ballas.[55] She was the third contestant to be eliminated.[56] In September 2009, Fusion Beauty and Seven Bar Foundation launched "Kiss Away Poverty", with Kardashian as the face of the campaign. For each LipFusion lipgloss sold, US$1 went to the Foundation to fund women entrepreneurs in the United States.[57] In October, she launched her first fragrance, self-titled "Kim Kardashian".[58][59] That year, she also released a workout DVD series, became a guest host–judge of WrestleMania XXIV on America's Next Top Model,[60][61][62][63] and guest-starred in How I Met Your Mother, Beyond the Break,[64] and CBS's CSI: NY.[65][66]
By 2010, Kardashian had ventured into several new endorsement deals, including endorsing various food products for Carl's Jr.[67][68] On July 1, 2010, the New York City branch of Madame Tussauds revealed a wax figure of Kardashian.[69] Kim, Kourtney, and Khloé wrote an autobiography titled Kardashian Konfidential, which was released in stores on November 23, 2010, and appeared on New York Times's Best Seller List.[70] In December 2010, she filmed a music video for a song titled "Jam (Turn It Up)". The video was directed by Hype Williams; Kanye West makes a cameo in the video.[71] Kardashian premiered the song during a New Year's Eve party at TAO Las Vegas on December 31, 2010.[72] The song was produced by The-Dream and Tricky Stewart. When asked if an album was in the works, Kardashian replied, "There's no album in the works or anything—just one song we did for Kourtney and Kim Take New York, and a video Hype Williams directed, half of the proceeds we're giving away to a cancer foundation, because The-Dream's and one of my parents passed away from cancer. It's just all having fun—with a good cause".[73] Jim Farber, writing for the Daily News, called the song a "dead-brained piece of generic dance music, without a single distinguishing feature", and suggested that the single made Kardashian the "worst singer in the reality TV universe".[74]
In 2010, Kardashian also served as producer for The Spin Crowd, a reality television show about a New York City public relations firm run by Jonathan Cheban and Simon Huck, appeared on season ten of The Apprentice,[75][76] and guest starred with Khloé and Kourtney as themselves on the season three premiere episode of the series 90210.[77]
Continued exposure (2011–2016)[edit]
In 2011, Kardashian released her third fragrance, "Gold",[58] as well as a novel, Dollhouse, along with sisters Kourtney and Khloe.[78] In 2012, E! renewed Keeping Up with the Kardashians for two additional seasons, in a deal reported to be worth $50 million.[79][80] That year, Kardashian released her fourth fragrance, "True Reflection", which she worked with the company Dress for Success to promote,[81] and her fifth fragrance, "Glam", which was made available through Debenhams.[82] In Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013), a romantic drama produced, written, and directed by Tyler Perry, Kardashian obtained the role of the co-worker of an ambitious therapist. While the film was a moderate box office success, with a worldwide gross of US$53.1 million,[83] critical response was negative and Kardashian won the Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actress.[84]
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Kardashian released Kim Kardashian: Hollywood, a mobile game for iPhone and Android, in June 2014. The objective of the game is to become a Hollywood star or starlet.[85] The game supports a free to play model, meaning the game is free to download, but charges for in-game items.[86] It was a hit, earning US$1.6 million in its first five days of release.[86] In July, developer Glu Mobile announced that the game was the fifth highest earning game in Apple's App Store.[86] She voiced an alien in the September 21, 2014, episode of the adult animated series American Dad!.[87][88]
Kardashian appeared on the cover and in a pictorial in Paper's winter 2014 issue, photographed by Jean-Paul Goude.[89] On the cover, her nude buttocks are featured above the caption: "Break the Internet", which generated considerable comment in both social and traditional media.[90][91] A Time magazine writer commented that, unlike previous celebrities' nudes that represented the women's rebellion against repressed society and "trying to tear down" barriers, Kardashian's exhibition was "just provocation and bluster, repeated images that seem to offer us some sort of truth or insight but are really just self serving. We want there to be something more, some reason or context, some great explanation that tells us what it is like to live in this very day and age, but there is not. Kim Kardashian's ass is nothing but an empty promise."[92] However, the stunt "set a new benchmark" in social media response,[93] and Paper's website received 15.9 million views in one day, compared with 25,000 views on an average day.[94][95]
Kardashian released a portfolio book called Selfish, a 325-page collection of self-taken photos of herself, in May 2015.[96] It received positive reviews from critics,[97] with Kat Brown of The Telegraph describing it as "unexpectedly revealing" and "oddly moving".[98] That year, she was also the cover model for the August issue of Vogue Spain,[99] and released an emoji pack for iOS devices called Kimoji.[100] The app was a best-seller, becoming one of the top 5 most bought apps in its first week of release.[100]
By November 2016, as per CBC Marketplace and interviews with celebrity endorsement experts, Kardashian was reportedly paid at least US$300,000 for each post that she made on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, endorsing beauty products like waist trainers, teeth whiteners as well as Coca-Cola and well-known charities.[101] Business Insider later estimated her fee to be around US$720,000 per Instagram post. Even though engagement data indicates that her posts are worth slightly less,[102] her regular features in the news allows her to demand a premium above any calculated Instagram sponsored post price.
Business ventures (2017–present)[edit]
With sisters Kourtney and Khloé, she launched the fashion boutique chain Dash with an initial store in Calabasas, California.[60] The chain operated between 2006 and 2018.[103] In 2017, Kardashian launched both her beauty and fragrance lines, KKW Beauty and KKW Fragrance.[104][105]
Kardashian and Laverne Cox co-executive produced the Lifetime reality competition series, Glam Masters, which premiered in February 2018.[106] The eight-episode series revolved around aspiring beauty bloggers who competed for the title of "Glam Master"; prizes for the winner included collaborating with Kardashian on a makeup line for KKW Beauty and the opportunity to join her "glam squad".[107][108] Kardashian and the series' winner, Argenis Pinal teamed up on an eyeshadow sticks line for KKW Beauty, named "Créme Color Sticks".[109] She made a cameo appearance in the heist film Ocean's 8, which was released on June 8, 2018.[110] Kardashian's next project was the hidden camera-prank reality series, You Kiddin' Me. Co-executive produced by Kardashian and Lionsgate Television, the web series premiered on Facebook Watch in September 2018.[111] She appeared alongside her sisters and mother Kris Jenner in the premiere episode of the series.[112] In November, Kardashian and Kris appeared in the NBC special, A Legendary Christmas with John and Chrissy.[113]
In May 2019, Kardashian appeared in the music video for DJ duo Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and Paris Hilton's single, "B.F.A. (Best Friend's Ass)".[114] After announcing a new range of shapewear called Kimono in June, Kardashian was heavily criticized over the name of the brand, which critics argued disrespected Japanese culture and ignored the significance behind the traditional outfit. Following the launch of the range, the hashtag #KimOhNo began trending on Twitter and the mayor of Kyoto wrote to Kardashian to ask her to reconsider the trademark on Kimono. In response to public pressure, she announced that she would change the name.[115] However, Japanese trade minister Hiroshige Seko stated that he would still be dispatching patent officials for a meeting at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and that Japan would keep an eye on the situation.[116] In August 2019, she rebranded the shapewear company to the name "Skims";[117][118] it initially launched the following month as DTC via its webstore[119] and shortly after, was widely made available via multiple retail websites.[120] The brand has been recognized for its inclusive sizing and apparel shades.[121] It has expanded to a variety of women's apparel, menswear, and unisex clothing since its launch.[121][122][123]
In February 2020, Skims entered its first retail partnership with luxury store chain Nordstrom.[124][125] Starting in 2021, the brand has opened various pop-up stores in the United States, Europe and Asia.[126] Under a deal, it provided Team USA-branded athleisure to the US Olympics team's female athletes at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.[127] This partnership continued with the 2022 Winter Olympics,[128] and a capsule collection released in collaboration with the US Winter Olympics delegation.[129] In November 2021, Skims and luxury fashion house Fendi released a collaborative range of shapewear, leather dresses, and bodysuits.[130] In 2023, it became the official underwear partner of the NBA, WNBA, and USA Basketball.[131]