Kim Kardashian

**Kimberly Noel Kardashian** (born October 21, 1980) is an American socialite, reality television star and actress. She is known for her reality television series named _Keeping up with the Kardashians._ She started her career as a model and is one of three daughters of Robert Kardashian.

Kardashian is also very popular on social media and is one of the most-followed people on Instagram. She owns several businesses and brands and makes many television appearances.

## Early life

Kimberly Noel Kardashian was born on October 21, 1980, in Los Angeles, to Robert and Kris Kardashian. She has an older sister, Kourtney, a younger sister, Khloé, and a younger brother, Rob. Their mother is of Scottish and Dutch ancestry, while their father was a third-generation Armenian-American.

## Career

Kim Kardashian first got media attention because of her close friendship with Paris Hilton and for being the daughter of Robert Kardashian. She became better known after appearing in a sex tape with her then-boyfriend Ray J.

Following a lot of fame from the sex tape, a reality TV show about her family was made called _Keeping Up with the Kardashians_. The show ran from 2007 to 2021 and has had multiple spin-off shows including _Kourtney and Kim Take New York, Kourtney and Kim Take Miami_ and also _The Kardashians._

Kardashian has created many businesses including Skims and KKW Beauty. She also has a video game named _Kim Kardashian Hollywood_. Kim Kardashian has also made several appearances on talk shows and also made cameo appearances as herself in movies and television series.

## Paris robbery

On October 2, 2016, while attending Paris Fashion Week, Kardashian was robbed at gunpoint in the apartment where she was staying. Five individuals, dressed as police officers, bound and gagged her, then stole $10 million worth of jewelry. Kardashian was physically unharmed and the thieves escaped.

## Public image

Kim Kardashian is one of the most-followed people on social media and has kept popularity ever since the 2000s. However, many people often say she is famous for being famous. Kardashian has also caused some controversies such as when she was accused of cultural appropriation and when she wore (and is said to have damaged) one of Marilyn Monroe's dresses to the Met Gala. She has also been criticized for her apparent use of plastic surgery, most notably on her buttocks.

### Family and marriages

In 1991, her parents divorced and their mother married Bruce Jenner. As a result of her mother's remarriage, Kim Kardashian acquired step-brothers Burton "Burt", Brandon, and Brody; a step-sister, Casey; and later two half-sisters, Kendall and Kylie Jenner.

Kim married Damon Thomas in 2000, They divorced in 2004. She then married Kris Humphries in August 2011. Humphries is an NBA player on the New Jersey Nets. After 72 days of marriage, she filed for a divorce on October 31, 2011, because of differences.She became engaged to Kanye West in 2013. The couple lived in Calabasas, California. They have four children: daughter North West (b. 2013), son Saint West (b. 2015), daughter Chicago West (b. 2018), and son Psalm West (b. 2019). In January 2021, CNN reported that the couple were discussing divorce and on February 19, 2021, the couple officially filed for divorce. The divorce became official in 2022.

### Political views

Kardashian is a Democrat. She attended the 2012 Democratic National Convention in support of President Obama's re-election. She also supports Armenian political issues such as the recognition of the Armenian Genocide of 1914. In 2020, Kardashian condemned the actions of Azerbaijan in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, and expressed her support for Armenia and the Republic of Artsakh.

### Law study

In 2018, Kardashian met with President Donald Trump and helped bring forth the release from prison of Alice Marie Johnson, who was given a life prison sentence for nonviolent drug charges. She is studying to become a lawyer and hopes to sit for the bar exam in the year 2022.

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Kim Kardashian
- **image**: Kim Kardashian 2017 (cropped).png
- **caption**: Kim Kardashian, 2017
- **birth name**: Kimberly Noel Kardashian
- **birth place**: Los Angeles, California, USA
- **years active**: 2007 - present
- **television**: _Keeping Up with the Kardashians_
- **children**: 4
- **relatives**: Kardashian family
- **signature**: Kim Kardashian signature.svg