Who Is Kim Kardashian?
Kim Kardashian is an American television personality, a businesswoman, a model, a producer, an actress, and a socialite. She gained massive media coverage when a scandalous video of her sex tape with her former boyfriend, rapper Ray J was leaked. However, she capitalized on this fame with her attractive style, a series of workout DVDs, and a hit reality show. She has a massive online and social media presence with millions of followers on Instagram and Twitter. Later on, the Kardashian family appeared in the entertainment industry on the popular reality show – ‘Keeping Up with The Kardashians,’ starring Kim herself. Due to the success of this show, other television programs like ‘Kourtney And Kim Take Miami’ (2009-2013) and ‘Kourtney And Kim Take New York’ (2011-2012) were derived from the previous show.
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Early Life And Education
Kim Kardashian was born on 21st October 1980, in the Beverly Hills of California. Kardashian seems to be destined to be famous. Being an inhabitant of Los Angeles, California, she is accustomed to the glare, privileges, and downsides of Hollywood. Kim attended an exclusive Roman Catholic all-girls school, Marymount High School in Los Angeles.
Despite being privileged and of high standards, Kim Kardashian’s early life was not filled with stardom. The way she and her siblings were brought up was no different from other children. She decided not to leave her family after she turned 18. With her schooling, she simultaneously worked for her father’s company. Being a dear friend of the socialite Paris Hilton, she also worked as her stylist.
Family
Kim’s father, the late Robert Kardashian, was the founder of a music and marketing company named Movie Tunes, Inc. and also an eminent lawyer. He has been a close friend and one of the defense lawyers of O.J. Simpson. In October 2003, Kim’s father died from esophagus cancer.
Her mother, Kris Houghton, is of Scottish, English, Irish, and Dutch ancestry. She divorced Robert in 1989. Now, she manages all the business deals of all her famous children. Kim Kardashian’s siblings are Kourtney, Kholé, and Rob, where she is the second child among the four children.
After the divorce, Kim’s mother married the 1976 Summer Olympics decathlon winner, Bruce Jenner. Through this marriage, Kim gained two half-sisters – Kendall and Kylie Jenner, and step-brothers – Brody, Brandon, and Burton. Presently, the rapper Kanye West is Kim Kardashian’s spouse.
Career And Business Ventures
Kim Kardashian was first seen on television by her dear friend Paris Hilton. She worked as her stylist and appeared as a guest in the show ‘The Simple Life’ (2003-2006). In 2006, with her two sisters Kourtney and Kholé, she opened a D-A-S-H boutique in Calabasas, California. In 2007, her sex tape with Ray J, which was made in 2002, was leaked. This is one of the most famous incidents in the Kim Kardashian biography. Kim filed legal action against Vivid Entertainment, a large adult film company, who was responsible for distributing the film as ‘Kim Kardashian, Superstar.’ After around three months of the video release, she agreed to a settlement of 5 million UDS.
Despite her business, this infamous sex video catapulted her to superstardom. Several media channels criticized this incident as a stunt to gain publicity to promote their forthcoming reality show. In 2007, the Kardashian-Jenner family began to appear in a reality television series – ‘Keeping Up with The Kardashians’ which came out to be a massive success. Later on, spin-off series were also made. Kim was also offered a nude photoshoot from the Playboy magazine, which she agreed to and posed in December of that year. That year, she also participated in the show, Dancing with The Stars and partnered with Mark Ballas. In 2009, she also appeared for a cameo in the episode ‘Benefits’ of the sitcom ‘How I Met Your Mother.’ Through her television production company Kimsaprincess Productions, LLC, Kim successfully released workout DVD series. She was also a part of the television series ‘Beyond The Break.’
She was the face of the campaign "Kiss Away Poverty." She was a guest host of WrestleMania XXIV, a guest judge on America’s Next Top Model, and made a guest star appearance on CBS’s CSI: NY with Vanessa Minnillo. In 2010, Kim carried out many endorsement deals. From 2010 to 2013, Kim built her career over early endorsements. With Kourtney and Kholé, she stepped into the retail and fashion industry also. They have launched several fragrance and clothing lines. She produced the reality television show ‘The Spin Crowd.’ She appeared on the tenth season of ‘The Apprentice.’ She, along with her two sisters, wrote an autobiography – Kardashian Konfidential, which appeared on New York Time’s Best Seller List. In December 2010, Kim filmed a music video for the song ‘Jam (Turn It Up).’
In 2011, she released a novel – Dollhouse, with the other two sisters. In 2014, she launched a mobile game named ‘Kim Kardashian: Hollywood’ for both Android and iPhone users. The game was based on the idea of becoming a Hollywood star. Within the first week of its release, the game earned over 1.6 million USD and became a hit. In September 2014, Kim voiced the alien in the adult animated series ‘American Dad!’. In 2015, she released a portfolio book of 325 pages which contains self-takes of herself. She was also the cover model for Vogue Spain in August 2015. In 2016, it was estimated that Kim Kardashian charged 75,000 USD to 300,000 USD for endorsement posts on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. As she was able to make regular headlines, she made it evident for her to charge way more than others.
By 2018, she was known to charge 720,000 USD per Instagram post. In June 2017, Kim launched her beauty line, KKW Beauty, and in November of the same year, she launched her fragrance line, KKW Fragrance. For around 200 million USD, she sold 20 percent ownership of KKW Beauty to Coty, Inc. in June 2020. She also launched her shapewear line ‘Kimono,’ which was later renamed as ‘SKIMS’ due to immense backlash.
Marriage
In early 2012, when the court proceedings with Kris Humphries were dragging on, Kim was involved with the famous rapper, Kanye West. In December 2012, they revealed that they were expecting a baby, and they both welcomed their daughter North on 13th June 2013. She got engaged with Kanye West on her 33rd birthday and tied the knot the following day. Presently, Kim has four children, and it is heard that she has filed a divorce from West in February 2021.
Ending Note
From this Kim Kardashian biography, we came to know what an eminent personality she is. She teaches us to step outside the comfort zone, ways to diversify our income source, and the need to have thick skin. The most important life lesson we can take away from her is that we should never stop evolving in life.
FAQs on Kim Kardashian Biography
1. Is Kim Kardashian a victim of armed robbery?
Answer: According to an article in Vanity Fair, on 3rd October 2016, a group of robbers broke into the Hotel de Pourtales, which is a luxury apartment where Kim Kardashian was lodging during the Paris Fashion Week. The robbers forced the receptionist to open the door to Kim’s penthouse. Though she was not physically harmed, yet she was bound, and her mouth was taped shut, which traumatized her immensely. She reported that the robbery was of a jewelry box worth 5.6 million USD along with a 20-carat diamond ring. After the incident, it took some time for her to recover her mental state.
2. Who is the richest among all the Kardashian-Jenners?
Answer: According to Forbes, as of October 2020, Kim Kardashian’s net worth was 780 million USD. In 2021, she crossed the 1 billion USD mark after selling 20 percent of the KKW to cosmetics conglomerate City. Now, she is the richest of all Kardashian-Jenner. Behind her, we have Kylie Jenner with a net worth of 700 million USD. She was estimated to be a billionaire but was disputed and knocked her back off the billionaire list. Besides managing her daughters, Kris Jenner has partnered with them on their ventures and ranks third with a net worth of 170 million USD. Next up is Caitlyn Jenner, with a net worth of 100 million USD. Kholé Kardashian is estimated to have a wealth of around 50 million USD, Kendall Jenner and Kourtney Kardashian of around 45 million USD each, and finally, Rob Kardashian with a net worth of around 10 million USD.
3. Who is Kim Kardashian dating recently, and what are her famous relationships?
Answer: Being a celebrity, the love life of Kim Kardashian has always been a hot topic. At the age of 20, she married Damon Thomas, the music producer, in 2000. The marriage lasted only for four years. After that, Kim dated many high-profile men, including singer Nick Lachey and Reggie Bush. In 2010, she had a whirlwind courtship with Kris Humphries, the basketball player. Unfortunately, this couple divorced after 72 days of their marriage. In 2013, they both settled the divorce. Later, she married Kanye West and had four children. Recently, after her divorce from Kanye West, she was thought to be linked to Van Jones, the CNN anchor. But she has verbally not confirmed it yet and is believed to be single.
