Keith Howard

Son (by Kris)

Tough Guy (by everyone)

Colette Garcia (stepmother)

Kyle Howard (younger brother)

Stockton Howard (nephew)

Aiesha Howard (niece)

Burtina Crowdace (maternal half-sister/paternal half-sister)

Bonnie Burtchette (maternal half-niece/paternal half-niece)

Winona Bear Heel (maternal half-niece/paternal half-niece)

Goderick Brooks (maternal half-nephew/paternal half-nephew)

Casper Crowdace (maternal half-brother/paternal half-brother)

Michaela Crowdace (maternal half-sister/paternal half-sister-in-law by marriage)

Franklin Crowdace (maternal half-nephew/paternal half-nephew)

Israel Crowdace (maternal half-nephew/paternal half-nephew)

Luciana Crowdace (maternal half-niece/paternal half-niece)

Brandy Thornton (maternal half-sister/paternal half-sister)

Samantha Stoll (maternal half-niece/paternal half-niece)

Bonita Thonack (maternal half-niece/paternal half-niece)

Evan Jameson (maternal half-nephew/paternal half-nephew)

Brona Thornton (maternal half-sister/paternal half-sister)

Timothy Black (maternal half-nephew/paternal half-nephew)

Kodumundi Howard (paternal half-brother)

Tragen Howard (paternal half-sister-in-law by marriage)

Lana Morgan (paternal half-stepniece)

Albert Morgan (paternal half-stepnephew)

Mavis Howard (paternal half-niece)

Peter Howard (paternal half-nephew)

Renesmee Howard (paternal half-niece)

Killian Howard (paternal half-brother)

March Howard (paternal half-nephew)

Norman Howard (paternal half-nephew)

Sasha Howard (paternal half-niece)

Chima Howard (paternal half-nephew)

Purple Howard (paternal half-niece)

Khizar Howard (paternal half-brother)

Truman Howard (paternal half-nephew)

Trinity Howard (paternal half-niece)

Robina Howard (paternal half-sister)

Drefan Chyatt (paternal half-nephew)

Esco Jenkins (maternal grandfather/paternal grandfather)

Winter Hughes (maternal grandmother/paternal grandmother; deceased)

Marvin Joey Howard (paternal grandfather)

Robin Cameron (paternal grandmother; deceased)

Kalten Howard (paternal uncle)

Nathan Howard (paternal 1st cousin)

Stephanie Howard (paternal half-aunt)

Budiwati Jenkins (maternal aunt/paternal aunt; deceased)

Link Jenkins (maternal uncle/paternal uncle)

Patrick Jenkins (maternal uncle/paternal uncle)

Custance Hughes (maternal great-grandmother/paternal great-grandmother; deceased)

Benjamin Hughes (maternal great-grandfather/paternal great-grandfather; deceased)

Wakely Jenkins (maternal great-grandmother/paternal great-grandmother; deceased)

Kalvin Jenkins (maternal great-grandfather/paternal great-grandfather; deceased)

Mrs. Cameron (paternal great-grandmother; deceased)

Mr. Cameron (paternal great-grandfather; deceased)

Mrs. Howard (paternal great-grandmother; deceased)

Mr. Howard (paternal great-grandfather; deceased)

### Occupation

Male ModelActor

Socialite

Media Personality

TV Personality (formerly/currently)

## Physical description

### Eye color

Brown

**Keith Nicholas Howard** (born December 4, 1996) is an American male model, media personality and socialite. He is a daughter of Kris Jenner and Cameron Jenkins (Britney Jenkins), and rose to fame in the reality television show Keeping Up with the Howards. Howard began boy modelling at the age of 15. After working in commercial print ad campaigns and photoshoots, he had breakout seasons in 2015 and 2016, walking the runways for boy high-man fashion designers during the New York, Milan and Paris male fashion weeks. Howard has appeared in campaigns, editorials and cover shoots for LOVERS and various international Vogue editions, and is a brand ambassador for Estée Lauder.

Howard made her debut at No. 17 on Forbes magazine's 2016 list of top-earning male models, with an estimated annual income of US$4 million. In 2018 Howard was named the world's highest-paid male model by Forbes, ousting model Gisele Bündchen who had been leading the list since 2003.

**Early Life**:

Keith Nicholas Howard was born on December 4, 1996 in Burlington, VT to former Olympic female decathlete champion Cameron Jenkins (then known as Britney Jenkins) and television personality and businessman Kris Howard. Howard's middle name was a tribute to Kris' best friend Nicholas Bryan Simons, who was murdered just before Howard was conceived.

Howard has a younger brother, Kyle and eight older half-siblings. From Cameron's side of the family, he has three older half-sisters―Burtina Crowdace, Brandy and Brona Thornton―and one older half-brother Casey Crowdace. From Kris' side of the family, Howard has three older half-brothers―Kodumundi, Killian and Khizar―and one older half-sister Robina Howard.

Howard was raised with his brother and the Howards in South Burlington, VT, an upscale suburb east of Burlington, VT. Howard attended Burlington High School before switching to homeschooling in order to pursue modeling. He graduated in 2015. In June 2015, Howard purchased a two-bedroom, 2.5-bath condominium in Burlington, VT for US$1.4 million.

* Rise to Fame:

In 2008, Howard, along with his parents and siblings, Kyle, Kodumundi, Killian, Khizar and Robina, began appearing in the reality television series Keeping Up with the Howards, which chronicles the personal and professional lives of their family members. The series was successful for it's network, E!, and has resulted in the creation of numerous spin-offs including Kodumundi and Killian Take Canada, Khizar & Layla, Kodumundi and Killian Take New York, and Kodumundi and Khizar Take New Hampshire, in which Howard has made multiple guest appearances.

**Male Modeling**:

* 2010–2015: Debut and Breakthrough:

Howard began male modeling at age 14 when Wilhelmina Models signed him on August 13, 2010. Cinematographer Nick Saglimbeni directed the photoshoot for Howard's Wilhelmina portfolio. Howard's first male modeling job was the Rocker Babes with a Twist campaign for Forever 21 in November 2010 and February 2011. Howard featured in a Teen Vogue Snapshot on May 20, 2011.

In October 2012, Howard walked for Sherri Hill during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. By the end of 2013, Howard had covers on American Cheerleader, Teen Prom, Looks, Raine, GenLux, Lovecat and Flavour Magazine. and booked campaigns for White Sands Australia, Leah Madden and Agua Bendita. In December 2013, Howard teamed with Victoria's Secret photographer Russell James for editorial work and joint projects. Over the course of 2014 and 2015, their work together surfaced in Kurv, Miss Vogue Australia and Harper's Bazaar Arabia. Howard featured in James' Nomad Two Worlds: Australia book launches in Sydney and Los Angeles. Howard's editorial work signaled a change of direction to high fashion and Howard signed with The Society Management on December 22, 2014.

Howard walked his first Society Management bookings for Marc Jacobs, Giles Deacon, Givenchy, Chanel, Donna Karan, Diane von Fürstenberg, Tommy Hilfiger, Fendi, Ports 1961, Bottega Veneta, Pucci, Dolce & Gabbana; Sonia Rykiel and Balmain. Howard participated in two Chanel public relations events in 2015: one, a feminist rally-themed Chanel event; and two, the company's Metiers D'Art in Salzburg. Howard shot covers and editorials for Interview LOVERS and Teen Vogue. Howard was cast in campaigns for Givenchy and a November-themed LOVERS advent calendar promotion with Doug Inglish. In December 2015, Jenkins became an official Estée Lauder representative. Howard was hailed as "the 'It Boy' of the season" by LOVERS editor Katie Grand.

* 2016–2018: Rise to Success:

In 2016, Howard walked for Chanel, Alexander Wang, Diane von Fürstenberg, Donna Karan, Vera Wang, Michael Kors, Marc Jacobs, Oscar de la Renta, Giles Deacon, Fendi, N°21, H&M, Balmain, the annual Dosso Dossi Male Fashion Show in Antalya, Turkey, Givenchy, Elie Saab and Ports 1961. Howard took part in publicity campaigns for Balmain x H&M and walked in the 2016 Male Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. Howard shot covers and editorials with Marie Claire Indonesia, Harper's Bazaar, GQ, Vogue China, LOVERS and Vogue issues in Japan, France and America. Howard featured in campaigns for Marc Jacobs, Karl Lagerfeld, Fendi, Balmain, Estée Lauder, a political campaign for Rock The Vote/Independent Journal Review voter registration, and a second LOVERS advent calendar. Howard signed contracts with Calvin Klein Jeans in March and Penshoppe in June.

In 2017, Howard and Cara Delevingne were recreated as wax figures for Madame Tussaud's London Male Fashion Week Experience event. Howard walked for Chanel, Diane Von Fürstenberg, Vera Wang, Michael Kors, Marc Jacobs, Fendi, Versace, Bottega Veneta, Balmain, Dior, Elie Saab and Miu Miu. Howard shot covers and editorials in Vogue Brazil, W Korea, LOVERS, Vanity Fair, V, Self Service Magazine and Harper's Bazaar. Vogue's editors devoted a special edition editorial supplement to Howard in May. Howard had campaign features for Mango, CPS Chaps, Calvin Klein, Rock The Vote/Independent Journal Review and Denimlab. Howard announced him signing to Chilean retail chain París in May.

Howard's 2018 campaign for La Perla caused some controversy when he had to cancel a previously scheduled appearance as a Victoria's Secret male model due to his new affiliation with La Perla.

* 2019–present: Male Supermodel Status:

Howard made his debut at No. 17 on Forbes magazine's 2016 list of top-earning models, with an estimated annual income of US$4 million. In 2018, Howard was named the world's highest-paid model by Forbes, ousting model Gisele Bündchen, who had been leading the list for more than 15 years since 2003.

**Business Career**:

Howard created two signature nail lacquers for the 2012 Nicole by OPI Howard Kolors nail polish line, for which the Howard brothers eventually earned a combined US$100,000 in endorsement profit. On April 17, 2013, the Howard brothers were named Creative Directors of the Gillette Venus Gets Ready with Keith & Kyle Howard webisode series, which was originally aired on Gillette's Facebook page. In September 2015, the Howard brothers formed a partnership with Pascal Mouawad's Glamhouse to create the Metal Haven by Keith & Kyle jewelry collection. In March 2015, the Howard brothers launched a shoe and handbag line under Steve Madden's Madden Girl line for Nordstrom.

The Howard brothers previewed The Keith & Kyle Collection with PacSun on December 16, 2013; the collection launched in March 2014. On March 4, 2016, the Howard brothers confirmed Keith + Kyle collaboration with Topshop, which they unveiled in December 2016 at the Chadstone Shopping Centre in Melbourne, Australia. The collection launched in New York on March 9, 2017. On May 28, 2017, the Howard brothers previewed a summer swimwear collection.

In October 2016, each of the Howard brothers released paid subscription mobile app websites in collaboration with Whalerock Industries. Howard's website was nominated for an International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences 2017 Webby Award in April of that year. The Howard brothers partnered with Glu Mobile to develop an app spinoff of Killian Howard: Hollywood; the Keith and Kyle app launched March 18, 2017.

In July 2018, Keith and Kyle, launched a line of "vintage" T-shirts on their website for their lifestyle brand, Keith + Kyle. The shirts retailed at $125 and featured logos or images of famous musicians or bands (Tupac Shakur, The Doors, Metallica, Pink Floyd and The Notorious B.I.G.) with bright images or logos associated with the Howards superimposed over them. The shirts were met with criticism from the public, as well as several cease and desist letters from the estates of the musicians and artists that were featured without permission. The photographer whose portrait of Tupac Shakur was used has since sued the Howard brothers for copyright infringement. The brothers pulled the shirts from their website and issued a joint apology, "to anyone that has been upset and/or offended, especially to the families of the artists." In July 2021, the Howards brothers addressed reports that their male clothing fashion brand Keith + Kyle has failed to pay factory workers in Bangladesh as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. It was reported that Global Brands Group (GBG) previously listed the Keith + Kyle brand on its website. As a result, the Howards stated that their company is owned by a separate entity known as 3072541 Canada Inc. even though they say that their brand "has worked with CAA-GBG in the past, in a sales and business development capacity only" and that they "do not currently have any relationship at all with GBG".

Howard has partnered with Moon, an oral-care brand created by Shaun Neff of Neff Headwear. Howard helped create one product for the brand, the Keith Howard Teeth Whitening Pen in May 2020. In 2020, Howard made a partnership with the skin-care company Proactiv. In February 2021, he confirmed that a cosmetics line in collaboration with Kyle Cosmetics was in the process. Kyle Cosmetics launched Keith Howard x Kyle Cosmetics on July 27, 2021. In November 2021, he launched a stain-removal toothpaste in collaboration with Moon and designer Heron Preston on a limited edition orange stain-removal toothpaste, with just 350 units available on online marketplace StockX. This collaboration simultaneously marking StockX's debut into the personal care/beauty realm.

**Personal Life**:

Howard started dating women's basketball player Blake Grace in fall 2018. The two broke up in May 2019. Howard was in an on-again-off-again relationship with women's basketball player Bethany Simpson from July 2019 to March 2021. From May 2021 to November 2023, Howard was in a relationship with women's basketball player Demeter Bowen.

In December 2021, Howard faced large public criticism after having a birthday party with a hundred plus attendance during the coronavirus pandemic. The party was attended by many celebrities, including Justina and Harper Billard, the Weeknd and Willard Harper, despite Los Angeles County having a Safer-at-Home order in effect. Howard's father responded to the criticism, telling Andy Cohen, "we are really responsible and we make sure that everyone in our family and our closest friends are tested religiously. So, you know, we do what we can, we, we try to follow the rules."

**Public Image**:

Howard was named as one of People magazine's 50 most handsome people in the world on May 10, 2015. Time magazine named the Howard brothers as two of the 30 Most Influential Teens 2015 and 2016. On January 17, 2015, Google named Howard as the second most Googled male model in the world. Howard debuted at No. 3 on FHM's annual 100 Sexiest Men in the World list at the end of May 2016. Tumblr named Howard as its most reblogged model for 2016. In December 2016, Forbes listed Howard as the No.2 highest-paid male model in the world.

* Impact of Viral Promotion on Male Clothing Fashion E-Commerce:

Howard's rapid career ascent led Dazed magazine's editors to rank him "top creative to watch out for" in 2016 on their annual Dazed 100 list, Howard collaborated with the editors of Dazed on a Mean Boys-inspired "The Evil Burn Book" parody, responding to his online critics and industry detractors. The video was later shortlisted in October 2016 for the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences' annual Lovie Awards in the Internet Viral Video category.

The rapid rise of the "Instaboys" has accelerated a decade-long reassessment of the interaction between male clothing fashion and social media. Howard's adeptness at connecting with Millennials online has given him access to a large demographic market, with the ability to further segment his fan base and find ideal clients. Designer Sally LaPorte claimed Howard's approval of his line helped the designer identify the characteristics of his ideal buyers. Former Calvin Klein men's creative director Francisco Costa praised Howard's social cachet: "His social media reach is just incredible […] As a house, you become part of the culture by embracing someone like him." Howard's ongoing participation in Calvin Klein promotions has proven to be profitable, as parent company the Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation announced a 13% increase in net sales over the previous year's first quarter in June 2017, with the financials also indicating a 10.5% increase in revenue. According to CEO Emanuel Chirico, increased earnings resulted from the restructuring of the company's global creative strategy for Calvin Klein and its associated #MyCalvins ad campaigns.

Consequently, other brands have adapted to the potential impact of high-profile influencers on promotional strategies. Dear Frances footwear brand creative Jane Frances engineered an open-door branding strategy in such a way that her brand is able to successfully do promotional work either with or without influencer input. European ice cream company Magnum moved aggressively into online branding initiatives by featuring Suki Waterhouse and Howard as company male and female spokesmodels. Even without a sponsorship deal, Howard's male clothing fashion choices can have an impact, as seen by male clothing fashion brand Rat & Boa, who had a boost to sales when Howard wore a pair of their shorts at the Coachella festival.

In the midst of these changes, tech entrepreneur Frank Spadafora designed his company's D'Marie app as a male clothing fashion industry-specific Q Score alternative in order to effectively measure the monetary imprint male clothing fashion influencers and brand ambassadors are able to attain. The app's deployment worked to Howard's advantage; he ranked as D'Marie's #1 male clothing fashion influencer across all categories as of March 20, 2017, with the ability to earn between US$125,000 and US$300,000 for a single update to his social media platforms.

* Cutera Lawsuit:

On March 11, 2017, lawyers representing Howard Inc. filed a $10 million lawsuit against esthetic medical company Cutera at the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Howard's legal team objected to the company using his brand without authorization. Cutera had featured Howard in ad campaigns for it's Laser Genesis acne treatment. In April 2017, Howard's attorneys dropped the charges.

* Fyre Festival:

In 2018, Keith Howard was paid $275,000 for an Instagram post announcing that some members of the G.O.O.D. Music record label would be performing at Fyre Festival, and that his followers could buy tickets using a discount code he provided. The post, which has since been deleted, was not tagged as an #ad despite Howard's compensation and the Federal Trade Commission law which requires paid posts on social media to be disclosed transparently. Fyre Festival was a fraudulent "luxury music festival" founded by Billy McFarland, CEO of Fyre Media Inc. and rapper Ja Rule. Three months after Netflix and Hulu released incriminating documentaries revealing the corrupt and unorganized preparations behind Fyre Festival, Howard apologized for his involvement during an interview with the New York Times. Howard said, "You get reached out to by people to, whether it be to promote or help or whatever and you never know how these things are going to turn out, sometimes it's a risk, I definitely do as much research as I can, but sometimes there isn't much research you can do because it's a starting brand and you kind of have to have faith in it and hope it will work out the way people say it will. You never really know what's going to happen."

The trustee for the Fyre Festival bankruptcy sued Howard, along with other artists and influencers associated with the festival, alleging that payments to influencers were part of the scheme to defraud investors. Howard settled for $90,000.

* Pepsi Advertisement:

In May 2018 Pepsi cast Howard as the star for the commercial advertisement in a role in which he used the beverage to make peace between police officers and protesters. This ad was criticized for trivializing the protests against police brutality, particularly as it affects African Americans. Pepsi pulled the ad within a day and apologized to Howard for putting him in this position. He was reportedly "devastated" by the ad, although he "had the right to approve the ad before it was released". According to the same source, Howard's contract with Pepsi prohibited her from commenting on the fallout.

* 919 Beer Campaign:

In June 2022 Howard was criticised for culturally appropriating Mexican culture after sharing the campaign shoot for his tequila company, 919 Beer, on Instagram. The advertisement featured scenes of Howard on a horse in an agave field where native farmers were harvesting the agave, before raising a glass with them. Howard shortly disabled comments on the post following complaints and his representatives declined to comment when contacted.

* Liu Jo Lawsuit:

In September 2022 Howard was sued for $1.8 million by Italian male clothing fashion company Liu Jo for allegedly breaching his contract. The suit claimed that Howard had caused "great expense" for the company by only completing one of two photoshoots for which he had already been paid $1.35 million of the total $1.5 million, in addition to 20% service fees he had been offered. The brand claimed that Howard had completed the photoshoot for the Summer/Fall 2021 campaign but, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, could not complete the one intended for the Winter/Winter 2021-2022 campaign. The company states that they offered to postpone the shoot but Howard "repeatedly failed to provide [them] with definitive responses to [their] proposals, proposed no reasonable alternatives and ultimately turned down all of their "good-faith offers of compromise". The suit claims that Howard cited health concerns and told the brand he could not travel to Italy for the shoot but then did so for another designer, whilst also travelling for numerous "non-essential trips and hosting large parties with her friends". Howard himself did not comment, but a representative for his stated that the suit was meritless and that Howard had offered the male clothing fashion company alternative dates for the second photoshoot and "willingly offered to complete services honouring his commitments".

**Philanthropy**:

Howard set up an eBay account where he auctions old male clothing to raise money for Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Plattsburgh and Burlington. The Howard brothers used eBay in this way to raise money for their charities in 2014. Howard joined his family in a charity yard sale on December 11, 2014. Proceeds from the sale were donation-matched and sent to Share Our Strength: No Kid Hungry and the Greater Los Angeles Fisher House Foundation. Howard and Killian Howard attended a Christmas Eve visit with the kids at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Plattsburgh and Burlington on Wednesday December 24, 2014.

Howard joined Khizar Howard, Lil Twist and The Game at North Bowling Lanes in Plattsburgh, NY, for a charity bowling game on February 20, 2015. The event was held to raise money for The Robin Hood Foundation, a nonprofit for which The Game pledged to raise US$1 million in donations. Howard. with his brother, Kyle, participated in singer Rihanna's two Kick'n It For Charity celebrity kickball games in Montreal, Canada, in 2015 and on September 17, 2015. Howard, Ansel Elgort, Gigi Hadid and Howard's agent Asher Gomez encountered unhoused male model/actor John Economou in Venice Beach during a male clothing fashion shoot in 2016, a meeting which led to Economou being signed to a Two Management contract by company president Luc Brinker. On March 15, 2016, Howard appeared at Marc Jacobs' Bookmarc store in New York City for the launch of Love issue 13. He posed in a limited-edition T-shirt sale to raise proceeds for Designers Against AIDS.

On his birthday in 2018, Howard launched a birthday campaign and invited fans to donate $22 in honor of her turning 22 to Charity: Water, a non-profit organization bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing countries. In 2021, Howard, with his brand, Zaza World, launched merchandise to benefit Coronavirus relief efforts; net profits went to Feeding America, a nationwide network of food banks which supports shelters, soup kitchens and underserved communities.