Kim Kardashian

**Kimberly Noel Kardashian** (born October 21, 1980) in Los Angeles, California) is an American socialite, TV personality, actress, glamour model, and businesswoman of Armenian descent. Kardashian is one of the three daughters of the late attorney Robert Kardashian. Kardashian is best known for starring in E! Entertainment Television’s *Keeping Up with the Kardashians* since 2007. Kardashian has been considered as a sex symbol during the early 21st century.

## Early life

Kim is of Armenian descent, from her father. She is also Native American, French, English, Italian, Dutch, German, and Scottish descent, from her mother. Kardashian was born to late attorney Robert Kardashian (defended O.J. Simpson in the infamous 1994 murder case) and Kris Jenner. Kardashian is a fourth generation Armenian American. Kardashian's family included two sisters, Kourtney and Khloe and a brother, Robert Jr. In 1990, Kardashian’s parents divorced after a 12-year marriage. Soon later in 1991, her mother, Kris married Olympian athlete Bruce Jenner.

As a teenager, Kardashian attended the all-girls Catholic, Marymount High School in Bel Air, Los Angeles. During high school, Kardashian worked at her father’s music marketing firm, Movie Tunes. Kardashian graduated from high school in 1998. Kardashian’s father, Robert died of esophageal cancer on September 30, 2003.

## Career

In 2004, Kardashian became a personal stylist to the stars of Hollywood. As a stylist, she worked for Lindsay Lohan and Brandy. Along with her sisters, she opened Dash, a boutique in Calabasas, California in 2006. In 2007, Kardashian and her family began starring in a reality TV series for E! Entertainment Television, *Keeping Up with the Kardashians*. The series showed the daily lives and problems of the Kardashian family. The show became an instant hit for women between the ages of 18 to 40, and was seen by millions of viewers throughout the show’s history. As a result of the show’s success, E! launched a spin-off, *Kourtney and Kim Take New York* in January 2011.

As a model, Kardashian has posed for numerous publications and advertisements. In December 2007, Kardashian posed for *Playboy* magazine. In 2010, Kardashian was featured on the Australian edition of *FHM* magazine. In February 2008, Bongo Jeans announced that Kardashian would be their face model. Kardashian is also a model for Travis Barker’s Famous Stars and Straps clothing line. She also models for Quick Trim weight loss supplements, Balenciaga shoes, Carl’s Jr. fast food, Sugar Factory lollipops, Perfect Skin skincare products, and various products

In 2008, Kardashian made her acting debut in the comedy flick *Disaster Movie*. For her performance in the film, Kardashian was nominated for the Worst Supporting Actress by the Razzie Awards. In the fall of 2008, Kardashian joined the 7th season cast of ABC’s *Dancing with the Stars*. Kardashian only lasted for three episodes on the show. In April 2009, Kardashian released a workout DVD series, *Fit In Your Jeans By Friday*. In December 2010, Kardashian filmed a music video titled “Turn It Up”, which featured a cameo by Kanye West.

## Personal life

From 1995 to 1999, Kardashian dated Michael Jackson’s nephew TJ Jackson. She admitted in an interview that she gave her virginity to him by becoming sexually active at the age of fourteen.

On January 22, 2000, Kardashian married music producer Damon Thomas when they eloped in Las Vegas after only dating for a short period of time. They started to date back in September 1999. Damon filed for divorce and separated in April 2003, and their marriage ended up in a messy divorce in February 2004. From 2003 to 2006, Kardashian dated R&B singer Ray J. After their relationship ended, a homemade sex tape from 2003, filmed by Kardashian and Ray J, leaked out in 2007. Kardashian sued Vivid Entertainment for ownership of the tape. She later dropped the suit and settled with Vivid Entertainment for $5 million.

In 2006, Kardashian was briefly linked to Nick Lachey, when they dated after Ray J ended their relationship. She than began a relationship with Nick Cannon in September that year, but Cannon ended their relationship a few months later in January 2007. In 2007, she was linked to Good Charlotte's guitarist Benji Madden, singer/actor Marques Houston, rapper/actor Shad Moss (aka Bow Wow), actor Evan Ross, and music producer Scott Storch.

In July 2007, Kardashian began dating NFL running back Reggie Bush, a star player of the New Orleans Saints. Their relationship was heavily publicized by the tabloids and media. They broke up for the first time on July 28, 2009, but got back together on 30 September 2009. It was rumored that Kardashian was seeing rapper 50 Cent after her first break up with Reggie Bush. Through their final years, their relationship became rocky, and finally ended their relationship for good in March 2010.

In 2010, Kardashian was also linked to soccer player Christiano Ronaldo, her former bodygaurd Shengo Deane, NFL wide receiver Miles Austin of the Dallas Cowboys, actor Michael Copon, and model Gabriel Aubry.

In January 2011, Kardashian began dating NBA forward Kris Humphries of the New Jersey Nets. On the 18 May 2011, Kardashian and Humphries became engaged.  Weeks after the engagement, NFL defensive back Bret Lockett announced to tabloids that he had a long distance affair with Kardashian, while she dating Humphries. As a response, Kardashian announced that she would sue *In Touch* magazine for publishing Lockett’s accusations. Kim and Kris Humphries were married on 20 August 2011. The marriage last only 72 days when Kardashian filed for divorce on 31 October 2011. Kardashian and Humphries divorce finally became finalized about two years later on April 19, 2013.

In mid-2012, Kardashian began dating rapper Kanye West. She became pregnant towards the end of 2012, and the baby was predicated to be due in July 2013. Meanwhile, she went into labor a month earlier from her due date. Their daughter was born on June 15, 2013, they named her North West.

National Enquirer (dated April 22, 2013) reported that Kim’s weight during her pregnancy as having risen to 220 lb, while the Daily Mail reported her bra size as having increased to an F cup. The couple got engaged, ever since West proposed to Kardashian on 21 October 2013, her 33rd birthday.

Although Kim has consistently denied plastic surgery as a significant contributor to her form, her ex-husband reported to the media in 2010 that she had had breast implants and liposuction.

On May 24, 2014, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West were married in Italy. Kardashian and husband Kanye have four children: daughter North (born June 15, 2013), son Saint (born December 5, 2015), daughter Chicago (born January 15, 2018), and son Psalm (born May 9, 2019).

## Trivia

* In 2010, Kardashian won the Teen Choice Award for Female Reality/Variety Star along with her sisters, for *Keeping Up with the Kardashians*.
* In July 2010, the New York City branch of Madame Tussauds revealed a wax figure of Kardashian.
* In December 2009, Kardashian, along with Vanessa Minnillo made an apppearance on *CSI: New York*.

## Filmography

* *CSI: NY* (2009) as Debbie Fallon (1 episode)
* *Deep in the Valley* (2009) as Summa Eve
* *How I Met Your Mother* as herself (1 episode)
* *Disaster Movie* (2008) as Lisa
* *Keeping Up with the Kardashians* (2007—present) as herself

## References

1. ↑ http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2011/01/03/2011-01-03\_kim\_kardashian\_covers\_glamours\_guy\_issue\_i\_dont\_find\_myself\_as\_sexy\_as\_everyone\_.html
2. ↑ http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/item\_k4U38GcyWUjEW2TRrBK5zK;jsessionid=052C94E6574645A13FBD4AEEBB5C175E
3. ↑ Shira, Dahvi. "Five Things to Know About Kim Kardashian's New Beau Kris Humphries", People magazine (People.com), December 28, 2010. Retrieved on April 4, 2020.
4. ↑ http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b243888\_kim\_kardashian\_engaged.html
5. ↑ Watkins, Jade. "Kim Kardashian wears similar voluminous knit dress suffering disaster pink -- as it's revealed that her bra size has gone up to a size F", April 24, 2013.
6. ↑ Cosmetic Surgery Truth (.com) Blog post, pg. 5661
7. ↑ Johnson, Zach (June 26, 2013). Kris Jenner Defends Granddaughter North West's Name on The View. *Us Weekly*. Wenner Media LLC. Retrieved on June 26, 2013.
8. ↑ Ross, Ashley. "The Long History Behind Kim and Kanye's New Baby's Name", *Time*, December 7, 2015. Retrieved on December 8, 2015.
9. ↑ "Kim Kardashian & Kanye West Welcome Baby No. 3 via Surrogate", *E! Online*. (in en-US)
10. ↑ Swartz, Tracy. "Kanye West, Kim Kardashian name baby Chicago West".
11. ↑ Template:Cite magazine
12. ↑ Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Reveal Baby No. 4's Name (en-US) (May 17, 2019).

## External links

* Kim Kardashian article at *Wikipedia*
* Kim Kardashian links at FreeOnes