Kim Kardashian

Kimberly Kardashian West (born Kimberly Noel Kardashian; October 21, 1980) is an American reality television personality, socialite, actress, businesswoman and model. Kardashian first gained media attention as a friend and stylist of Paris Hilton, but received wider notice after a 2003 sex tape with her former boyfriend Ray J was leaked in 2007. Later that year, she and her family began to appear in the E! reality television series Keeping Up with the Kardashians. Its success soon led to the creation of spin-offs including Kourtney and Kim Take New York and Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami. Kardashian's personal life soon became subject to widespread media attention.

In recent years, Kardashian has grown an influential online and social media presence, including tens of millions of followers on Twitter and Instagram. She has released a variety of products tied to her name, including the successful 2014 mobile game Kim Kardashian: Hollywood, a variety of clothing and products, and the 2015 photo book Selfish. Her relationship with rapper Kanye West has also received significant media coverage; the couple married in 2014 and they have two children together.

Time magazine included Kardashian on their list of 2015's 100 most influential people, while Vogue described her in 2016 as a "pop culture phenomenon." Critics and admirers have described her as exemplifying the notion of being famous for being famous. She was reported to be the highest-paid reality television personality of 2015, with her total earnings exceeding US$53 million.

## Early Life

Kardashian was born on October 21, 1980 in Los Angeles, California, to parents Robert and Kris (née Houghton). She has an older sister Kourtney, a younger sister Khloé, and a younger brother Rob. Their mother is of Dutch, English, Irish and Scottish ancestry, while their father was a third-generation Armenian American. After their parents divorced in 1991, her mother married again that year, to Caitlyn Jenner (then Bruce), the 1976 Summer Olympics decathlon winner. Through their marriage, Kardashian gained step-brothers Burton "Burt", Brandon, and Brody; step-sister Casey; and half-sisters Kendall and Kylie Jenner. As a teenager, she attended Marymount High School, a Roman Catholic all-girls school in Los Angeles.

## Video game

In June 2014, Kardashian released a mobile game for iPhone and Android called Kim Kardashian: Hollywood. The objective of the game is to become a Hollywood star or starlet. The game supports a free to play model, meaning the game is free to download, but charges for in game-items. The game was a hit, earning US$1.6 million in its first five days of release. In July, the game's developer Glu Mobile announced that the game was the fifth highest earning game in Apple's App Store.

## Children

### North West

North West is the first child of Kim Kardashian and her husband Kanye West. She was born on June 15, 2013.

### Saint West

Saint West is the first son and the second child of Kim and Kanye. He was born on December 5, 2015.

### Chicago West

Chicago West is the second daughter and third child of Kim and Kanye. She was born on January 15, 2018.

## Other

KUWTK Viewing Party, October 14, 2007K9 Magazine, 2008Teen Choice Awards, August 9, 2009'Twilight: Eclipse' Premiere in LA, June 24, 2010Teen Choice Awards, August 8, 2010Family Christmas Card, 2010Kids' Choice Awards, April 2, 2011Family Christmas Card Shoot, 2011'Kardashian Khaos' Opening in Las Vegas, December 15, 2011'RYU' Opening, April 23, 2012Family Christmas Card, 2012MTV Movie Awards, April 14, 2013Teen Choice Awards, August 10, 2014MTV VMAs, August 24, 2014French Montana's Birthday Party, November 9, 2014Kylie Hair Kouture Launch Event, November 13, 2014MTV VMAs, August 30, 2015Apps Launch Preview, September 1, 2015'Meet the Developers' at Apple Store, September 14, 2015Cosmopolitan's 50th Birthday Party, October 12, 2015Cosmopolitan, November 2015At YS3 Fashion Show in NYC, February 11, 2016At MET Gala in NYC, May 2, 2016MET Gala Afterparty in NYC, May 2, 2016July 6, 2016August 6, 2016At the Yeezy Fashion Show in NYC, September 7, 2016At the K+K Pop-Up Store in NYC, September 7, 2016At Kris' Christmas Party, December 24, 2016Out in Costa Rica, January 29, 2017At Yeezy Season 5 Fashion Show in NYC, February 15, 2017At the MET Gala in New York, May 1, 2017The Hollywood Reporter, 2017Calvin Klein Campaign, 2017At Khloé's Baby Shower in Bel Air, March 10, 2018