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Kim Kardashian
Kardashian in 2014
Born
Kimberly Noel Kardashian
(1980-10-21) October 21, 1980 (age 43)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other names
Kim Kardashian West
Occupations
Media personality
socialite
businesswoman
actress
Years active
2003–present
Television
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Kourtney and Kim Take Miami
Kourtney and Kim Take New York
The Kardashians
Spouses
Damon Thomas
(m. 2000; div. 2004)
Kris Humphries
(m. 2011; div. 2013)
Kanye West
(m. 2014; div. 2022)
Children
4
Parents
Robert Kardashian (father)
Kris Jenner (mother)
Family
Kardashian family
Signature
Kimberly Noel Kardashian (born October 21, 1980) is an American media personality, socialite, actress, and businesswoman. 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).[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 is estimated to be worth US$1.7 billion, as of 2024.[13] Kardashian has become more politically active by lobbying for prison reform and clemency,[14] and, as of 2019[update], is under a four-year law apprenticeship supervised by the legal nonprofit #cut50.[15][16] 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.[17]
^"Kardashian to profit from sex tape". United Press International. May 1, 2007. Archived from the original on August 12, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
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^Seemayer, Zach (March 2015). "Kim Kardashian on the Success of Her Mobile App and Her Social Media Empire". ET Online. Archived from the original on June 17, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
^"Top 100 Instagram Business Accounts / Creator Accounts". Social Blade. Archived from the original on December 24, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
^Paquette, Danielle (July 16, 2012). "Kim Kardashian, Kanye West canoodle at Melrose Dash grand opening". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on June 4, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
^Tinubu, Aramide (October 21, 2019). "Kim Kardashian's Business Glow-Up Has Been Hella Remarkable". StyleCaster. Archived from the original on October 29, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
^Berg, Madeline (April 6, 2021). "With KKW Beauty and popular shapewear firm Skims, Kardashian West's net worth increases to $1 billion, earning her a spot on Forbes' World's Billionaires List". Forbes. Archived from the original on September 25, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
^Marinelli, Gina (September 10, 2019). "Everything We Know About Skims, Kim Kardashian's Solutionwear Line". Glamour. Archived from the original on January 7, 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
^Johnson, Kirbie (June 1, 2022). "Kim Kardashian Is Relaunching Her Beauty Empire". Allure. Archived from the original on December 23, 2023. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
^O'Connell, Mikey (April 10, 2023). "All the Details on Kim Kardashian Starring in 'American Horror Story' Season 12 (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on April 11, 2023. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
^"These Are The 100 Most Influential People In The World". TIME.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
^Multiple sources:
"The Paris Hilton Rule: Famous For Being Famous". Scoreboard Media Group. Archived from the original on May 28, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
"Sure, She's Beautiful, but Why Is Kim Kardashian Famous?". Wet Paint. November 9, 2013. Archived from the original on September 23, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
"Does Kim Kardashian deserve to be famous?". Debate. Archived from the original on September 25, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
^Trepany, Charles. "Rihanna makes Forbes' billionaires list debut; Kim Kardashian, Ye, Jay-Z, more make 2022 cut". USA Today. Archived from the original on October 27, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
^Helena Andrews-Dyer. "Kim Kardashian is still fighting for criminal justice reform". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on December 29, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
^Multiple sources:
Bliss, Sara. "Kim Kardashian Is Becoming A Lawyer: What Her Move Can Teach You About Making A Career Leap". Forbes. Archived from the original on December 21, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
Meter, Jonathan Van (April 10, 2019). "The Awakening of Kim Kardashian West". Vogue. Archived from the original on February 24, 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
^Canon, Gabrielle (November 29, 2019). "Jessica Jackson, a single mom from California, took on the prison system — and changed her life". USA Today. Archived from the original on February 3, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
^Caramanica, Jon. "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Kanye West" Archived November 11, 2022, at the Wayback Machine. The New York Times. April 10, 2015.
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