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'''Kimberly Noel Kardashian West'''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nessif |first1=Bruna |last2=Baker |first2=Ken |title=Kim Kardashian Reveals She's Taking Kanye West's Last Name |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/475104/kim-kardashian-reveals-she-s-taking-kanye-west-s-last-name-watch-now |website=[[E! Online]] |accessdate=June 25, 2019 |date=October 28, 2013}}</ref> ({{IPAc-en|k|ɑːr|ˈ|d|æ|ʃ|i|ə|n}} [[Given name#Name at birth|née]] '''Kardashian'''; born October 21, 1980) is an American media personality, model, entrepreneur, socialite and actress. West first gained media attention as a friend and [[personal stylist|stylist]] of [[Paris Hilton]] but received wider notice after a 2002 [[celebrity sex tape|sex tape]], ''[[Kim Kardashian, Superstar]]'', with her then-boyfriend [[Ray J]] was released in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Kim Kardashian Sex Tape An Oral History |url=https://pagesix.com/2017/03/27/the-kim-kardashian-sex-tape-an-oral-history/ |publisher=Page Six}}</ref> Later that year, she and [[Kardashian|her family]] began to appear in the [[E!]] reality television series ''[[Keeping Up with the Kardashians]]'' (2007–present). Its success soon led to the creation of [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]]s including ''[[Kourtney and Kim Take New York]]'' (2011–2012) and ''[[Kourtney and Kim Take Miami]]'' (2009–2013).
'''Kimberly Noel Kardashian West'''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nessif |first1=Bruna |last2=Baker |first2=Ken |title=Kim Kardashian Reveals She's Taking Kanye West's Last Name |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/475104/kim-kardashian-reveals-she-s-taking-kanye-west-s-last-name-watch-now |website=[[E! Online]] |accessdate=June 25, 2019 |date=October 28, 2013}}</ref> ({{IPAc-en|k|ɑːr|ˈ|d|æ|ʃ|i|ə|n}} [[Given name#Name at birth|née]] '''Kardashian'''; born October 21, 1980) is an American media personality, model, entrepreneur, socialite and actress. Kardashian first gained media attention as a friend and [[personal stylist|stylist]] of [[Paris Hilton]] but received wider notice after a 2002 [[celebrity sex tape|sex tape]], ''[[Kim Kardashian, Superstar]]'', with her then-boyfriend [[Ray J]] was released in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Kim Kardashian Sex Tape An Oral History |url=https://pagesix.com/2017/03/27/the-kim-kardashian-sex-tape-an-oral-history/ |publisher=Page Six}}</ref> Later that year, she and [[Kardashian|her family]] began to appear in the [[E!]] reality television series ''[[Keeping Up with the Kardashians]]'' (2007–present). Its success soon led to the creation of [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]]s including ''[[Kourtney and Kim Take New York]]'' (2011–2012) and ''[[Kourtney and Kim Take Miami]]'' (2009–2013).


In recent years, West has developed an [[online]] and [[social media]] presence, including hundreds of millions of followers on [[Twitter]] and [[Instagram]].<ref name="guard"/><ref name="et">{{cite web|last1=Seemayer|first1=Zach|title=Kim Kardashian on the Success of Her Mobile App and Her Social Media Empire|url=http://www.etonline.com/news/160473_kim_kardashian_on_the_success_of_her_mobile_app_and_her_social_media_empire/|website=[[ET Online]]|accessdate=June 11, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://socialblade.com/instagram/top/100/followers|title=Top 100 Instagram Users by Followers}}</ref> She has released a variety of products tied to her name, including the 2014 [[mobile game]] ''[[Kim Kardashian: Hollywood]]'', a variety of clothing and products, the 2015 photo book ''[[Selfish (book)|Selfish]]'' and her eponymous personal app. Her relationship with [[rapper]] [[Kanye West]] has also received significant media coverage; the couple married in 2014, and they have four children together.<ref name="auto">Caramanica, Jon. [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/10/t-magazine/kanye-west-adidas-yeezy-fashion-interview.html?_r=0 "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Kanye West."] ''[[New York Times]]''. April 10, 2015.</ref> West has appeared in films such as ''[[Disaster Movie]]'' (2008), ''[[Deep in the Valley]]'' (2009) and ''[[Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor]]'' (2013).
In recent years, Kim Kardashian has developed an [[online]] and [[social media]] presence, including hundreds of millions of followers on [[Twitter]] and [[Instagram]].<ref name="guard"/><ref name="et">{{cite web|last1=Seemayer|first1=Zach|title=Kim Kardashian on the Success of Her Mobile App and Her Social Media Empire|url=http://www.etonline.com/news/160473_kim_kardashian_on_the_success_of_her_mobile_app_and_her_social_media_empire/|website=[[ET Online]]|accessdate=June 11, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://socialblade.com/instagram/top/100/followers|title=Top 100 Instagram Users by Followers}}</ref> She has released a variety of products tied to her name, including the 2014 [[mobile game]] ''[[Kim Kardashian: Hollywood]]'', a variety of clothing and products, the 2015 photo book ''[[Selfish (book)|Selfish]]'' and her eponymous personal app. Her relationship with [[rapper]] [[Kanye West]] has also received significant media coverage; the couple married in 2014, and they have four children together.<ref name="auto">Caramanica, Jon. [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/10/t-magazine/kanye-west-adidas-yeezy-fashion-interview.html?_r=0 "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Kanye West."] ''[[New York Times]]''. April 10, 2015.</ref> Kardashian has appeared in films such as ''[[Disaster Movie]]'' (2008), ''[[Deep in the Valley]]'' (2009) and ''[[Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor]]'' (2013).


''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine included West on their list of 2015's [[Time 100|100 most influential people]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inc.com/business-insider/elon-musk-explains-the-genius-of-kanye-west.html|title=Elon Musk Explains the Genius of Kanye West|date=April 17, 2015|publisher=|accessdate=July 19, 2016}}</ref> while ''[[Vogue Magazine|Vogue]]'' described her in 2016 as a "[[popular culture|pop culture]] phenomenon."<ref name="vogueau">{{cite web|last1=Staff|title=First Look: Kim Kardashian covers Vogue Australia's June 2016 issue|url=http://www.vogue.com.au/fashion/news/first+look+kim+kardashian+covers+vogue+australias+june+2016+issue+,39109|website=[[Vogue Australia]]|accessdate=June 12, 2016|date=May 8, 2016}}</ref> Both critics and admirers have described her as exemplifying the notion of being [[famous for being famous]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scoreboard-media.com/paris-hilton-rule/ |title=The Paris Hilton Rule: Famous For Being Famous |work=Scoreboard Media Group |accessdate=September 13, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120528065137/http://www.scoreboard-media.com/paris-hilton-rule/ |archivedate=May 28, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wetpaint.com/sure-shes-beautiful-but-why-is-kim-kardashian-famous-697080/|work=Wet Paint|title=Sure, She's Beautiful, but Why is Kim Kardashian Famous?|date=November 9, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.debate.org/opinions/does-kim-kardashian-deserve-to-be-famous|work=Debate|title=Does Kim Kardashian deserve to be famous?}}</ref> She was reported to be the highest-paid reality television personality of 2015, with her estimated total earnings exceeding US$53 million.<ref>[[Forbes]] [https://www.forbes.com/profile/kim-kardashian/ "Kim Kardashian"] Retrieved on December 6, 2015.</ref>
''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine included Kardashian on their list of 2015's [[Time 100|100 most influential people]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inc.com/business-insider/elon-musk-explains-the-genius-of-kanye-west.html|title=Elon Musk Explains the Genius of Kanye West|date=April 17, 2015|publisher=|accessdate=July 19, 2016}}</ref> while ''[[Vogue Magazine|Vogue]]'' described her in 2016 as a "[[popular culture|pop culture]] phenomenon."<ref name="vogueau">{{cite web|last1=Staff|title=First Look: Kim Kardashian covers Vogue Australia's June 2016 issue|url=http://www.vogue.com.au/fashion/news/first+look+kim+kardashian+covers+vogue+australias+june+2016+issue+,39109|website=[[Vogue Australia]]|accessdate=June 12, 2016|date=May 8, 2016}}</ref> Both critics and admirers have described her as exemplifying the notion of being [[famous for being famous]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scoreboard-media.com/paris-hilton-rule/ |title=The Paris Hilton Rule: Famous For Being Famous |work=Scoreboard Media Group |accessdate=September 13, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120528065137/http://www.scoreboard-media.com/paris-hilton-rule/ |archivedate=May 28, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wetpaint.com/sure-shes-beautiful-but-why-is-kim-kardashian-famous-697080/|work=Wet Paint|title=Sure, She's Beautiful, but Why is Kim Kardashian Famous?|date=November 9, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.debate.org/opinions/does-kim-kardashian-deserve-to-be-famous|work=Debate|title=Does Kim Kardashian deserve to be famous?}}</ref> She was reported to be the highest-paid reality television personality of 2015, with her estimated total earnings exceeding US$53 million.<ref>[[Forbes]] [https://www.forbes.com/profile/kim-kardashian/ "Kim Kardashian"] Retrieved on December 6, 2015.</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
West was born on October 21, 1980, in [[Los Angeles, California]], the daughter of [[Robert Kardashian|Robert]] and [[Kris Jenner|Kris]] (''née'' Houghton).<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/kimberly_noel_kardashian_born_1980_14498657 |title = Kimberly Noel Kardashian, Born 10/21/1980 in California |publisher = [[California Birth Index]] |accessdate = August 17, 2013 }}</ref> She has an older sister, [[Kourtney Kardashian|Kourtney]], a younger sister, [[Khloé Kardashian|Khloé]], and a younger brother, [[Rob Kardashian|Rob]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-celebrity-siblings-kardashians-photo.html |title = Kourtney, Kim, Khloe, Robert, Kylie and Kendall Kardashian |first = Nick| last= Sagimbeni |newspaper = [[Los Angeles Times]] |publisher = [[Tribune Company]] |date = January 9, 2013 |accessdate = June 19, 2015 }}</ref> Their mother is of Dutch, English, Irish, and Scottish ancestry,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kimkardashian.com/2008/06/11/monuments_and_momentous_times/ |title=Monuments And Momentous Times In Monte Carlo |author=Kim Kardashian |publisher=KimKardashian.com |date=June 11, 2008 |accessdate=May 13, 2015 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518081024/http://www.kimkardashian.com/2008/06/11/monuments_and_momentous_times/ |archivedate=May 18, 2015 }}</ref> while their father was a third-generation [[Armenian-American]].<ref name=BBC1 />
Kim Kardashian was born on October 21, 1980, in [[Los Angeles, California]], the daughter of [[Robert Kardashian|Robert]] and [[Kris Jenner|Kris]] (''née'' Houghton).<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/kimberly_noel_kardashian_born_1980_14498657 |title = Kimberly Noel Kardashian, Born 10/21/1980 in California |publisher = [[California Birth Index]] |accessdate = August 17, 2013 }}</ref> She has an older sister, [[Kourtney Kardashian|Kourtney]], a younger sister, [[Khloé Kardashian|Khloé]], and a younger brother, [[Rob Kardashian|Rob]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-celebrity-siblings-kardashians-photo.html |title = Kourtney, Kim, Khloe, Robert, Kylie and Kendall Kardashian |first = Nick| last= Sagimbeni |newspaper = [[Los Angeles Times]] |publisher = [[Tribune Company]] |date = January 9, 2013 |accessdate = June 19, 2015 }}</ref> Their mother is of Dutch, English, Irish, and Scottish ancestry,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kimkardashian.com/2008/06/11/monuments_and_momentous_times/ |title=Monuments And Momentous Times In Monte Carlo |author=Kim Kardashian |publisher=KimKardashian.com |date=June 11, 2008 |accessdate=May 13, 2015 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518081024/http://www.kimkardashian.com/2008/06/11/monuments_and_momentous_times/ |archivedate=May 18, 2015 }}</ref> while their father was a third-generation [[Armenian-American]].<ref name=BBC1 />
After their parents divorced in 1991, her mother married again that year, to Bruce Jenner (now [[Caitlyn Jenner]]),{{Ref label|note_a1|A}} the [[1976 Summer Olympics]] [[decathlon]] winner.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iQQhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qXUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1187,4802006&dq=bruce+jenner&hl=en|title=Jenner-Kardashian|newspaper=[[The Day (New London)|The Day]] |location=[[New London, Connecticut]]|page=A2|date=April 23, 1991|accessdate=June 7, 2015}}</ref> Through their marriage, West gained step-brothers Burton "Burt", [[Brandon & Leah#Brandon Jenner|Brandon]], and [[Brody Jenner|Brody]]; step-sister Casey; and half-sisters [[Kendall Jenner|Kendall]] and [[Kylie Jenner]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/ex-nanny-kardashians-tells-raising-kim-clan-article-1.1331682 |title = Ex-nanny to the Kardashians reveals Kris Jenner's temper and an O. J. Simpson trial kidnap scare |first = Jeff| last= Mayish |newspaper = [[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]] |publisher = [[Mortimer Zuckerman]] |date = May 1, 2013 |accessdate = August 17, 2013 }}</ref>
After their parents divorced in 1991, her mother married again that year, to Bruce Jenner (now [[Caitlyn Jenner]]),{{Ref label|note_a1|A}} the [[1976 Summer Olympics]] [[decathlon]] winner.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iQQhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qXUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1187,4802006&dq=bruce+jenner&hl=en|title=Jenner-Kardashian|newspaper=[[The Day (New London)|The Day]] |location=[[New London, Connecticut]]|page=A2|date=April 23, 1991|accessdate=June 7, 2015}}</ref> Through their marriage, Kim Kardashian gained step-brothers Burton "Burt", [[Brandon & Leah#Brandon Jenner|Brandon]], and [[Brody Jenner|Brody]]; step-sister Casey; and half-sisters [[Kendall Jenner|Kendall]] and [[Kylie Jenner]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/ex-nanny-kardashians-tells-raising-kim-clan-article-1.1331682 |title = Ex-nanny to the Kardashians reveals Kris Jenner's temper and an O. J. Simpson trial kidnap scare |first = Jeff| last= Mayish |newspaper = [[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]] |publisher = [[Mortimer Zuckerman]] |date = May 1, 2013 |accessdate = August 17, 2013 }}</ref>


She attended [[Marymount High School]], a [[Roman Catholic]] all-girls school in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Austin|first1=Christina|last2=Acuna|first2=Kirsten|title=Check Out The Elite Schools Where Celebrities Send Their Kids|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/where-celebrity-kids-go-to-school-2012-9?op=1&IR=T|website=[[Business Insider]]|date=September 27, 2012|accessdate=May 17, 2015}}</ref> In 1994, her father represented football player [[O. J. Simpson]] during [[O. J. Simpson murder case|his murder trial]]. Simpson is West's [[godparents|godfather]].<ref>{{cite news |url = http://articles.latimes.com/2008/sep/28/nation/na-oj28/2 |title = His life now: With friends like these . . . |date = September 28, 2008 |newspaper = Los Angeles Times |publisher = latimes |accessdate = April 6, 2015 |last1 = Ryan |first1 = Harriet |last2 = Powers |first2 = Ashley }}</ref> West's father died in 2003 of cancer.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/03/us/robert-kardashian-a-lawyer-for-o-j-simpson-dies-at-59.html |title = Robert Kardashian, a Lawyer For O. J. Simpson, Dies at 59 |newspaper = [[The New York Times]] |publisher = [[The New York Times Company]] |date = October 3, 2003 |accessdate = August 17, 2013 }}</ref>
She attended [[Marymount High School]], a [[Roman Catholic]] all-girls school in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Austin|first1=Christina|last2=Acuna|first2=Kirsten|title=Check Out The Elite Schools Where Celebrities Send Their Kids|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/where-celebrity-kids-go-to-school-2012-9?op=1&IR=T|website=[[Business Insider]]|date=September 27, 2012|accessdate=May 17, 2015}}</ref> In 1994, her father represented football player [[O. J. Simpson]] during [[O. J. Simpson murder case|his murder trial]]. Simpson is Kardashian's [[godparents|godfather]].<ref>{{cite news |url = http://articles.latimes.com/2008/sep/28/nation/na-oj28/2 |title = His life now: With friends like these . . . |date = September 28, 2008 |newspaper = Los Angeles Times |publisher = latimes |accessdate = April 6, 2015 |last1 = Ryan |first1 = Harriet |last2 = Powers |first2 = Ashley }}</ref> Kardashian's father died in 2003 of cancer.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/03/us/robert-kardashian-a-lawyer-for-o-j-simpson-dies-at-59.html |title = Robert Kardashian, a Lawyer For O. J. Simpson, Dies at 59 |newspaper = [[The New York Times]] |publisher = [[The New York Times Company]] |date = October 3, 2003 |accessdate = August 17, 2013 }}</ref>
In her 20s, West was the close friend and [[personal stylist|stylist]] of socialite [[Paris Hilton]], through whom she first garnered media attention.<ref name="guard">{{cite news|last1=Morgan|first1=Eleanor|title=Why is Kim Kardashian famous? You asked Google – here's the answer|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/apr/20/why-is-kim-kardashian-famous|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|accessdate=June 11, 2016|date=April 20, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.biography.com/people/kim-kardashian-450760 |title = Kim Kardashian Biography |publisher = [[The Biography Channel]]. [[A+E Networks]] |accessdate = August 17, 2013 }}</ref>
In her 20s, Kardashian was the close friend and [[personal stylist|stylist]] of socialite [[Paris Hilton]], through whom she first garnered media attention.<ref name="guard">{{cite news|last1=Morgan|first1=Eleanor|title=Why is Kim Kardashian famous? You asked Google – here's the answer|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/apr/20/why-is-kim-kardashian-famous|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|accessdate=June 11, 2016|date=April 20, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.biography.com/people/kim-kardashian-450760 |title = Kim Kardashian Biography |publisher = [[The Biography Channel]]. [[A+E Networks]] |accessdate = August 17, 2013 }}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
=== Beginnings (2003–2006) ===
=== Beginnings (2003–2006) ===
West got her first stint in show-business as friend and stylist of [[Paris Hilton]], appearing as guest on various episodes of the Hilton-starring reality television series ''[[The Simple Life]]'', between 2003 and 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/paris-hilton-interview-2015-simple-life-dj-and-perfume|title=EXCLUSIVE: Paris Hilton tells us where she's been hiding|last=Glamour|website=Glamour UK|access-date=August 18, 2019}}</ref>
Kardashian got her first stint in show-business as friend and stylist of [[Paris Hilton]], appearing as guest on various episodes of the Hilton-starring reality television series ''[[The Simple Life]]'', between 2003 and 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/paris-hilton-interview-2015-simple-life-dj-and-perfume|title=EXCLUSIVE: Paris Hilton tells us where she's been hiding|last=Glamour|website=Glamour UK|access-date=August 18, 2019}}</ref>


===Breakthrough with reality television (2007–2009)===
===Breakthrough with reality television (2007–2009)===
In 2006, West entered the business world with her two sisters and opened the boutique shop [[Dash (boutique)|D-A-S-H]] in Calabasas, California.<ref name="Kim Kardashian Biography">{{cite web |url=http://www.biography.com/people/kim-kardashian-450760#growing-up-in-beverly-hills |title=Kim Kardashian Biography |publisher=Biography |accessdate=February 22, 2016}}</ref> In February 2007, a sex tape made by West and [[Ray J]] in 2002 was [[Internet leak|leaked]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.extratv.com/2007/02/07/kim-kardashian-on-sex-tape-a-tape-does-exist/ |title=Kim Kardashian on Sex Tape: 'A Tape Does Exist' |work=[[Extra (U.S. TV program)|Extra]] |publisher=[[NBCUniversal]] |date=February 7, 2007 |accessdate=August 17, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.accesshollywood.com/ray-j-sends-love-and-congratulations-to-kim-kardashian-and-kanye-west_article_81611 |title=Ray J Sends 'Love & Congratulations' To Kim Kardashian & Kanye West |work=[[Access Hollywood]] |publisher=NBCUniversal |date=July 8, 2013 |accessdate=August 17, 2013 }}</ref> West filed a lawsuit against [[Vivid Entertainment]], who distributed the film as ''[[Kim Kardashian, Superstar]]''. She later dropped the suit and [[Settlement (litigation)|settled]] for a reported {{USD}}5&nbsp;million, allowing Vivid to release the tape.<ref name="upi268">{{cite web |url=http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2007/05/01/Kardashian-to-profit-from-sex-tape/UPI-26881178059345/ |title=Kardashian to profit from sex tape |publisher=United Press International. [[News World Communications]] |date=May 1, 2007 |accessdate=August 17, 2013 }}</ref><ref name="nypost1">{{cite web |last=Johnson |first=Richard |title=Happy Ending |work=New York Post |publisher=News Corp |date=May 1, 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090901091455/http://www.nypost.com/seven/05012007/gossip/pagesix/happy_ending_pagesix_.htm |archivedate=September 1, 2009 |url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/05012007/gossip/pagesix/happy_ending_pagesix_.html |accessdate=February 26, 2008}}</ref> Several media outlets later criticized her and the family for using the sex tape's release as a publicity stunt to promote their upcoming reality show.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Kardashian Decade: How a Sex Tape Led to a Billion-Dollar Brand |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/kardashian-decade-how-a-sex-tape-led-a-billion-dollar-brand-1029592 |magazine=Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=10 Years Ago, Kim Kardashian Turned a Sex Tape Into a Business Empire |url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2017/03/kim-kardashian-sex-tape-10-years-ago |magazine=Complex}}</ref>
In 2006, Kardashian entered the business world with her two sisters and opened the boutique shop [[Dash (boutique)|D-A-S-H]] in Calabasas, California.<ref name="Kim Kardashian Biography">{{cite web |url=http://www.biography.com/people/kim-kardashian-450760#growing-up-in-beverly-hills |title=Kim Kardashian Biography |publisher=Biography |accessdate=February 22, 2016}}</ref> In February 2007, a sex tape made by Kardashian and [[Ray J]] in 2002 was [[Internet leak|leaked]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.extratv.com/2007/02/07/kim-kardashian-on-sex-tape-a-tape-does-exist/ |title=Kim Kardashian on Sex Tape: 'A Tape Does Exist' |work=[[Extra (U.S. TV program)|Extra]] |publisher=[[NBCUniversal]] |date=February 7, 2007 |accessdate=August 17, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.accesshollywood.com/ray-j-sends-love-and-congratulations-to-kim-kardashian-and-kanye-west_article_81611 |title=Ray J Sends 'Love & Congratulations' To Kim Kardashian & Kanye West |work=[[Access Hollywood]] |publisher=NBCUniversal |date=July 8, 2013 |accessdate=August 17, 2013 }}</ref> Kardashian filed a lawsuit against [[Vivid Entertainment]], who distributed the film as ''[[Kim Kardashian, Superstar]]''. She later dropped the suit and [[Settlement (litigation)|settled]] for a reported {{USD}}5&nbsp;million, allowing Vivid to release the tape.<ref name="upi268">{{cite web |url=http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2007/05/01/Kardashian-to-profit-from-sex-tape/UPI-26881178059345/ |title=Kardashian to profit from sex tape |publisher=United Press International. [[News World Communications]] |date=May 1, 2007 |accessdate=August 17, 2013 }}</ref><ref name="nypost1">{{cite web |last=Johnson |first=Richard |title=Happy Ending |work=New York Post |publisher=News Corp |date=May 1, 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090901091455/http://www.nypost.com/seven/05012007/gossip/pagesix/happy_ending_pagesix_.htm |archivedate=September 1, 2009 |url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/05012007/gossip/pagesix/happy_ending_pagesix_.html |accessdate=February 26, 2008}}</ref> Several media outlets later criticized her and the family for using the sex tape's release as a publicity stunt to promote their upcoming reality show.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Kardashian Decade: How a Sex Tape Led to a Billion-Dollar Brand |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/kardashian-decade-how-a-sex-tape-led-a-billion-dollar-brand-1029592 |magazine=Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=10 Years Ago, Kim Kardashian Turned a Sex Tape Into a Business Empire |url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2017/03/kim-kardashian-sex-tape-10-years-ago |magazine=Complex}}</ref>


In October 2007 West, in addition to her mother Kris Jenner, her step-parent Caitlyn Jenner, her siblings Kourtney, Khloé, and Rob Kardashian, and half-sisters Kendall and Kylie Jenner, began to appear in the [[reality television]] series ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kardashians-earns-keep-154906 |title='Kardashians' earns its keep |first=Kimberly |last=Nordyke |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |date=November 13, 2007 |accessdate=August 17, 2013 }}</ref> The series proved successful for E!, and has led to the creations of [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]]s including ''Kourtney and Kim Take New York'' and ''Kourtney and Kim Take Miami''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://guardianlv.com/2013/08/scott-disick-is-the-father-of-mason-disick/ |title=Scott Disick is the Father of Mason Disick! |author=Karen |publisher=Las Vegas Guardian Express |date=August 16, 2013 |accessdate=August 17, 2013 }}</ref> In one of the episodes, Kim discussed an offer from Playboy to appear nude in the magazine.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.biography.com/people/kim-kardashian-450760#reality-tv-star-keeping-up-with-the-kardashians |title=Kim Kardashian info|website=Biography.com |access-date=September 3, 2016}}</ref> That December, West posed in a nude pictorial for ''[[Playboy]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.playboy.com/girls/celebrities/features/magazine/kim-kardashian/kim-kardashian.html |title=Kim Kardashian Playboy&nbsp;– Kim Kardashian Nude&nbsp;– Pics and Videos of the Sex Tape Celebrity |magazine=[[Playboy]] |date=January 27, 2009 |accessdate=August 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120228014702/http://www.playboy.com/girls/celebrities/features/magazine/kim-kardashian/kim-kardashian.html |archive-date=February 28, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In October 2007 Kardashian, in addition to her mother Kris Jenner, her step-parent Caitlyn Jenner, her siblings Kourtney, Khloé, and Rob Kardashian, and half-sisters Kendall and Kylie Jenner, began to appear in the [[reality television]] series ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kardashians-earns-keep-154906 |title='Kardashians' earns its keep |first=Kimberly |last=Nordyke |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |date=November 13, 2007 |accessdate=August 17, 2013 }}</ref> The series proved successful for E!, and has led to the creations of [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]]s including ''Kourtney and Kim Take New York'' and ''Kourtney and Kim Take Miami''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://guardianlv.com/2013/08/scott-disick-is-the-father-of-mason-disick/ |title=Scott Disick is the Father of Mason Disick! |author=Karen |publisher=Las Vegas Guardian Express |date=August 16, 2013 |accessdate=August 17, 2013 }}</ref> In one of the episodes, Kim discussed an offer from Playboy to appear nude in the magazine.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.biography.com/people/kim-kardashian-450760#reality-tv-star-keeping-up-with-the-kardashians |title=Kim Kardashian info|website=Biography.com |access-date=September 3, 2016}}</ref> That December, Kardashian posed in a nude pictorial for ''[[Playboy]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.playboy.com/girls/celebrities/features/magazine/kim-kardashian/kim-kardashian.html |title=Kim Kardashian Playboy&nbsp;– Kim Kardashian Nude&nbsp;– Pics and Videos of the Sex Tape Celebrity |magazine=[[Playboy]] |date=January 27, 2009 |accessdate=August 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120228014702/http://www.playboy.com/girls/celebrities/features/magazine/kim-kardashian/kim-kardashian.html |archive-date=February 28, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


In 2008, she made her feature film debut in the disaster film spoof ''[[Disaster Movie]]'', in which she appeared as a character named Lisa.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvguide.com/news/kim-kardashain-disaster-36164.aspx |title=Disaster Movie Star Kim Kardashian Names Her Favorite Butt |author=Matt Webb Mitovich |publisher=[[TVGN]]. [[CBS Corporation]] |date=August 29, 2008 |accessdate=August 17, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.eonline.com/photos/8255/kim-kardashian-pop-culture-queen/267973 |title=Disaster Movie from Kim Kardashian: Pop Culture Queen |work=E! Online |publisher=NBCUniversal |accessdate=August 17, 2013 }}</ref> That same year, she was a participant on [[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 7)|season seven]] of ''[[Dancing with the Stars]]'', where she was partnered with [[Mark Ballas]]. West was the third contestant to be eliminated.<ref name=usa30>{{cite web |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2008-10-01-dancing-results_N.htm |title=Kim Kardashian kicked off 'Dancing With the Stars' |first=Derrik J. |last=Lang |work=[[USA Today]] |publisher=[[Gannett Company]] |date=October 1, 2008 |accessdate=August 17, 2013 }}</ref>
In 2008, she made her feature film debut in the disaster film spoof ''[[Disaster Movie]]'', in which she appeared as a character named Lisa.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvguide.com/news/kim-kardashain-disaster-36164.aspx |title=Disaster Movie Star Kim Kardashian Names Her Favorite Butt |author=Matt Webb Mitovich |publisher=[[TVGN]]. [[CBS Corporation]] |date=August 29, 2008 |accessdate=August 17, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.eonline.com/photos/8255/kim-kardashian-pop-culture-queen/267973 |title=Disaster Movie from Kim Kardashian: Pop Culture Queen |work=E! Online |publisher=NBCUniversal |accessdate=August 17, 2013 }}</ref> That same year, she was a participant on [[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 7)|season seven]] of ''[[Dancing with the Stars]]'', where she was partnered with [[Mark Ballas]]. Kardashian was the third contestant to be eliminated.<ref name=usa30>{{cite web |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2008-10-01-dancing-results_N.htm |title=Kim Kardashian kicked off 'Dancing With the Stars' |first=Derrik J. |last=Lang |work=[[USA Today]] |publisher=[[Gannett Company]] |date=October 1, 2008 |accessdate=August 17, 2013 }}</ref>
In January 2009, West made a cameo appearance during an episode of the sitcom ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'', in the episode "[[Benefits (How I Met Your Mother)|Benefits]]". In April, she released a workout DVD series through her television production company Kimsaprincess Productions, LLC which has seen the release of three successful workout videos, ''Fit in Your Jeans by Friday,'' with trainers Jennifer Galardi and Patrick Goudeau.<ref name="Kim Kardashian Biography"/><ref name="forbes">{{cite web |url=https://blogs.forbes.com/face-to-face/2010/07/01/kim-kardashian-powering-to-the-top/ |title=Kim Kardashian Powering to the Top |work=[[Forbes]] |publisher=Forbes, Inc. |date=July 1, 2010 |accessdate=August 30, 2010 |first=Mia |last=Saini }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.allure.com/beauty/blogs/reporter/2009/04/sweatin-with-kim-kardashian.html |title=Sweatin' with Kim Kardashian |publisher=Allure Magazine |date=April 14, 2009 |accessdate=August 30, 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090419125017/http://www.allure.com/beauty/blogs/reporter/2009/04/sweatin-with-kim-kardashian.html |archivedate=April 19, 2009 }}</ref> West played Elle in four episodes of the television series ''[[Beyond the Break]]''.<ref name=Beyond>{{cite web |title=Kim Kardashian Gets Slimed on Beyond the Break |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20283551,00.html |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |publisher=Time Inc. |first=Aaron |last=Parsley |date=June 5, 2009 |accessdate=June 29, 2015}}</ref>
In January 2009, Kardashian made a cameo appearance during an episode of the sitcom ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'', in the episode "[[Benefits (How I Met Your Mother)|Benefits]]". In April, she released a workout DVD series through her television production company Kimsaprincess Productions, LLC which has seen the release of three successful workout videos, ''Fit in Your Jeans by Friday,'' with trainers Jennifer Galardi and Patrick Goudeau.<ref name="Kim Kardashian Biography"/><ref name="forbes">{{cite web |url=https://blogs.forbes.com/face-to-face/2010/07/01/kim-kardashian-powering-to-the-top/ |title=Kim Kardashian Powering to the Top |work=[[Forbes]] |publisher=Forbes, Inc. |date=July 1, 2010 |accessdate=August 30, 2010 |first=Mia |last=Saini }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.allure.com/beauty/blogs/reporter/2009/04/sweatin-with-kim-kardashian.html |title=Sweatin' with Kim Kardashian |publisher=Allure Magazine |date=April 14, 2009 |accessdate=August 30, 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090419125017/http://www.allure.com/beauty/blogs/reporter/2009/04/sweatin-with-kim-kardashian.html |archivedate=April 19, 2009 }}</ref> Kardashian played Elle in four episodes of the television series ''[[Beyond the Break]]''.<ref name=Beyond>{{cite web |title=Kim Kardashian Gets Slimed on Beyond the Break |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20283551,00.html |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |publisher=Time Inc. |first=Aaron |last=Parsley |date=June 5, 2009 |accessdate=June 29, 2015}}</ref>


West became a guest host of [[WrestleMania XXIV]] and guest judge on ''[[America's Next Top Model]]'' in August of that year.<ref>{{cite news |author=Gina DiNunno |title=Lauren Conrad and Kim Kardashian to Guest Judge Top Model |url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Lauren-Conrad-Kim-1008663.aspx |work=TVGuide.com |date=August 4, 2009 |accessdate=August 4, 2009 }}</ref> In September, Fusion Beauty and [[Seven Bar Foundation]] launched "Kiss Away Poverty", with West as the face of the campaign. For every LipFusion lipgloss sold, {{USD}}1 went to the Foundation to fund women entrepreneurs in the US.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sevenbarfoundation.org/media/fusion-beauty/ |title=Fusion Beauty |publisher=Seven Bar Foundation |accessdate=July 3, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101018151740/http://www.sevenbarfoundation.org/media/fusion-beauty/ |archivedate=October 18, 2010 }}</ref> The following month, she released her first fragrance self-titled "Kim Kardashian".<ref name="Fragrances">{{cite web |url=http://www.fragrantica.com/designers/Kim-Kardashian.html |title=Kim Kardashian Fragrances |publisher=fragrantica.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/living/article/801349--kardashian-fame-and-fragrance |title=Kardashian Fame and Fragrance |work=Toronto Star |date=April 28, 2010 |accessdate=August 30, 2010 |first=Trish |last=Crawford}}</ref> In December 2009, West made a guest star appearance on [[CBS]]'s ''[[CSI: NY]]'' with [[Vanessa Minnillo]].<ref name="megafon" /><ref>{{cite news |author=Kate Stanhope |title=Kim Kardashian and Vanessa Minnillo to Appear on CSI:NY |url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Kardashian-Minnillo-CSI-1011580.aspx |work=TVGuide.com}}</ref>
Kardashian became a guest host of [[WrestleMania XXIV]] and guest judge on ''[[America's Next Top Model]]'' in August of that year.<ref>{{cite news |author=Gina DiNunno |title=Lauren Conrad and Kim Kardashian to Guest Judge Top Model |url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Lauren-Conrad-Kim-1008663.aspx |work=TVGuide.com |date=August 4, 2009 |accessdate=August 4, 2009 }}</ref> In September, Fusion Beauty and [[Seven Bar Foundation]] launched "Kiss Away Poverty", with Kardashian as the face of the campaign. For every LipFusion lipgloss sold, {{USD}}1 went to the Foundation to fund women entrepreneurs in the US.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sevenbarfoundation.org/media/fusion-beauty/ |title=Fusion Beauty |publisher=Seven Bar Foundation |accessdate=July 3, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101018151740/http://www.sevenbarfoundation.org/media/fusion-beauty/ |archivedate=October 18, 2010 }}</ref> The following month, she released her first fragrance self-titled "Kim Kardashian".<ref name="Fragrances">{{cite web |url=http://www.fragrantica.com/designers/Kim-Kardashian.html |title=Kim Kardashian Fragrances |publisher=fragrantica.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/living/article/801349--kardashian-fame-and-fragrance |title=Kardashian Fame and Fragrance |work=Toronto Star |date=April 28, 2010 |accessdate=August 30, 2010 |first=Trish |last=Crawford}}</ref> In December 2009, Kardashian made a guest star appearance on [[CBS]]'s ''[[CSI: NY]]'' with [[Vanessa Minnillo]].<ref name="megafon" /><ref>{{cite news |author=Kate Stanhope |title=Kim Kardashian and Vanessa Minnillo to Appear on CSI:NY |url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Kardashian-Minnillo-CSI-1011580.aspx |work=TVGuide.com}}</ref>


===Early endorsements (2010–2013)===
===Early endorsements (2010–2013)===
In 2010, West ventured into several new endorsement deals, including endorsing various food products for [[Carl's Jr.]]<ref name="kimkardashianproducts">{{cite web |url = http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/alltherage/2010/02/kim-kardashian-and-products-endorsements-perfume-nascar-cupcakes-candles-and-more.html |title = All the Rage: Kardashian Endorsements Seem to Have Va-Va-Vroom |work = Los Angeles Times |date = February 26, 2010 |accessdate = August 30, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.forbes.com/2010/04/13/reality-tv-celebrity-fame-forbes-woman-entrepreneurs-business.html |title = Reality TV Stars Turned Entrepreneurs |work = [[Forbes]] |publisher=Forbes, Inc.|date = April 13, 2010 |accessdate = August 30, 2010 |first = Jenna |last = Goudreau }}</ref> In January 2010, she starred as Summa Eve in the film ''[[Deep in the Valley]].''<ref name="megafon">{{cite news|title=Kim Kardashian gościnnie w serialu |url=http://kultura.dziennik.pl/telewizja-i-seriale/artykuly/373814%2Ckim-kardashian-goscinnie-w-serialu.html |accessdate=January 16, 2012 |date=January 4, 2010 |publisher=dziennik.pl |ref=harv |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120123024809/http://kultura.dziennik.pl/telewizja-i-seriale/artykuly/373814%2Ckim-kardashian-goscinnie-w-serialu.html |archivedate=January 23, 2012 }}</ref> In April, West sparked controversy over the way she held a kitten for a photograph, holding it by the scruff of its neck.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/04/20/entertainment/main6414472.shtml |work = CBS News |title = Kim Kardashian Sparks Controversy Over Cat Photo}}</ref> With sisters [[Kourtney Kardashian|Kourtney]] and [[Khloé Kardashian|Khloé]], West is involved in the retail and fashion industries. They have launched several clothing collections and fragrances. Animal rights organization [[PETA]] criticized West for repeatedly wearing fur coats, and named her as one of the five worst people or organizations of 2010 when it came to animal welfare.<ref name=PETA>{{cite news |title = PETA Has Bone To Pick With Kim Kardashian |publisher = Popcrunch |date = November 17, 2010 |url = http://www.popcrunch.com/peta-has-bone-to-pick-with-kim-kardashian/ |accessdate = December 14, 2010}}</ref> June saw West guest star with Khloé and Kourtney as themselves on the season three premiere episode of the series [[90210 (season 3)|''90210'']].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.tvguide.com/News/90210-Kardashian-Sisters-1020039.aspx |title = Kardashian Sisters Land 90210 Cameo |publisher = TVGuide.com|date = June 29, 2010 }}</ref> [[File:Kim Kardashian 2010.jpg|thumb|upright|left|West backstage at [[The Heart Truth]]'s Red Dress Collection, February 2010]]
In 2010, Kardashian ventured into several new endorsement deals, including endorsing various food products for [[Carl's Jr.]]<ref name="kimkardashianproducts">{{cite web |url = http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/alltherage/2010/02/kim-kardashian-and-products-endorsements-perfume-nascar-cupcakes-candles-and-more.html |title = All the Rage: Kardashian Endorsements Seem to Have Va-Va-Vroom |work = Los Angeles Times |date = February 26, 2010 |accessdate = August 30, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.forbes.com/2010/04/13/reality-tv-celebrity-fame-forbes-woman-entrepreneurs-business.html |title = Reality TV Stars Turned Entrepreneurs |work = [[Forbes]] |publisher=Forbes, Inc.|date = April 13, 2010 |accessdate = August 30, 2010 |first = Jenna |last = Goudreau }}</ref> In January 2010, she starred as Summa Eve in the film ''[[Deep in the Valley]].''<ref name="megafon">{{cite news|title=Kim Kardashian gościnnie w serialu |url=http://kultura.dziennik.pl/telewizja-i-seriale/artykuly/373814%2Ckim-kardashian-goscinnie-w-serialu.html |accessdate=January 16, 2012 |date=January 4, 2010 |publisher=dziennik.pl |ref=harv |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120123024809/http://kultura.dziennik.pl/telewizja-i-seriale/artykuly/373814%2Ckim-kardashian-goscinnie-w-serialu.html |archivedate=January 23, 2012 }}</ref> In April, Kardashian sparked controversy over the way she held a kitten for a photograph, holding it by the scruff of its neck.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/04/20/entertainment/main6414472.shtml |work = CBS News |title = Kim Kardashian Sparks Controversy Over Cat Photo}}</ref> With sisters [[Kourtney Kardashian|Kourtney]] and [[Khloé Kardashian|Khloé]], Kardashian is involved in the retail and fashion industries. They have launched several clothing collections and fragrances. Animal rights organization [[PETA]] criticized Kardashian for repeatedly wearing fur coats, and named her as one of the five worst people or organizations of 2010 when it came to animal welfare.<ref name=PETA>{{cite news |title = PETA Has Bone To Pick With Kim Kardashian |publisher = Popcrunch |date = November 17, 2010 |url = http://www.popcrunch.com/peta-has-bone-to-pick-with-kim-kardashian/ |accessdate = December 14, 2010}}</ref> June saw Kardashian guest star with Khloé and Kourtney as themselves on the season three premiere episode of the series [[90210 (season 3)|''90210'']].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.tvguide.com/News/90210-Kardashian-Sisters-1020039.aspx |title = Kardashian Sisters Land 90210 Cameo |publisher = TVGuide.com|date = June 29, 2010 }}</ref> [[File:Kim Kardashian 2010.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Kardashian backstage at [[The Heart Truth]]'s Red Dress Collection, February 2010]]


On July 1, 2010, the [[New York City]] branch of [[Madame Tussauds]] revealed a wax figure of West.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2010/07/02/2010-07-02_kim_kardashian_unveils_wax_statue_lookalike_at_madam_tussauds_in_times_square.html |title = Seeing double! Kim Kardashian Unveils Wax Statue Lookalike at Madam Tussauds in Times Square |work = New York Daily News |date = July 2, 2010 |accessdate = August 30, 2010 |first = Nick |last = Klopsis}}</ref> In November, West served as producer for ''[[The Spin Crowd]]'', a reality television show about Command PR, a New York City [[public relations]] firm, run by [[Jonathan Cheban]] and [[Simon Huck]]. The show followed them as they settle into their new offices in Los Angeles. That month, she also appeared on [[The Apprentice (U.S. season 10)#Episode 9: Fragrant Disregard|season ten]] of ''[[The Apprentice (U.S. TV series)|The Apprentice]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.movieweb.com/tv/TEzLMEr1MQqEDE/kim-kardashian-visits-octane |title = MovieWeb: "The Apprentice (2004–present): In-Store Display Challenge: Kim Kardashian Visits Octane" |date = November 12, 2010 |publisher = MovieWeb.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110718190636/http://www.movieweb.com/tv/TEzLMEr1MQqEDE/kim-kardashian-visits-octane |archivedate = July 18, 2011 |df = mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978687994 |title=The Apprentice, Kim Kardashian's Perfume Brings Out Best and Worst |date=November 12, 2010 |publisher=Gather.com |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711085318/http://entertainment.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978687994 |archivedate=July 11, 2011 }}</ref> Kim, Kourtney, and Khloé wrote an autobiography titled ''Kardashian Konfidential'', which was released in stores on November 23, and appeared on ''[[New York Times]]''{{'}}s [[New York Times Best Seller List|Best Seller List]].<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.glamour.com/sex-love-life/blogs/smitten/2010/06/keeping-up-with-kim-kourtney-a.html |title = Keeping Up With Kim, Kourtney and Khloé: The Kardashian Sisters Are Writing a Book! |publisher = Glamour Magazine |date = June 18, 2010 |accessdate = August 30, 2010}}</ref>
On July 1, 2010, the [[New York City]] branch of [[Madame Tussauds]] revealed a wax figure of Kardashian.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2010/07/02/2010-07-02_kim_kardashian_unveils_wax_statue_lookalike_at_madam_tussauds_in_times_square.html |title = Seeing double! Kim Kardashian Unveils Wax Statue Lookalike at Madam Tussauds in Times Square |work = New York Daily News |date = July 2, 2010 |accessdate = August 30, 2010 |first = Nick |last = Klopsis}}</ref> In November, Kardashian served as producer for ''[[The Spin Crowd]]'', a reality television show about Command PR, a New York City [[public relations]] firm, run by [[Jonathan Cheban]] and [[Simon Huck]]. The show followed them as they settle into their new offices in Los Angeles. That month, she also appeared on [[The Apprentice (U.S. season 10)#Episode 9: Fragrant Disregard|season ten]] of ''[[The Apprentice (U.S. TV series)|The Apprentice]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.movieweb.com/tv/TEzLMEr1MQqEDE/kim-kardashian-visits-octane |title = MovieWeb: "The Apprentice (2004–present): In-Store Display Challenge: Kim Kardashian Visits Octane" |date = November 12, 2010 |publisher = MovieWeb.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110718190636/http://www.movieweb.com/tv/TEzLMEr1MQqEDE/kim-kardashian-visits-octane |archivedate = July 18, 2011 |df = mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978687994 |title=The Apprentice, Kim Kardashian's Perfume Brings Out Best and Worst |date=November 12, 2010 |publisher=Gather.com |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711085318/http://entertainment.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978687994 |archivedate=July 11, 2011 }}</ref> Kim, Kourtney, and Khloé wrote an autobiography titled ''Kardashian Konfidential'', which was released in stores on November 23, and appeared on ''[[New York Times]]''{{'}}s [[New York Times Best Seller List|Best Seller List]].<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.glamour.com/sex-love-life/blogs/smitten/2010/06/keeping-up-with-kim-kourtney-a.html |title = Keeping Up With Kim, Kourtney and Khloé: The Kardashian Sisters Are Writing a Book! |publisher = Glamour Magazine |date = June 18, 2010 |accessdate = August 30, 2010}}</ref>


In December 2010, West filmed a music video for a song titled "[[Jam (Turn It Up)]]". The video was directed by [[Hype Williams]]; [[Kanye West]] makes a cameo in the video.<ref>{{cite web |title = Dope Or Nope? Kim Kardashian Debuts New Single 'Turn It Up' |url = http://www.vibe.com/article/dope-or-nope-kim-kardashian-debuts-new-single-turn-it |publisher = Vibe |accessdate = July 2, 2014 |date = January 3, 2011}}</ref> West premiered the song during a New Year's Eve party at TAO Las Vegas on December 31, 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.rap-up.com/2011/01/02/kim-kardashian-debuts-the-dream-penned-single-in-vegas/ |title = Kim Kardashian Debuts The-Dream-Penned Single in Vegas |publisher = Rap-Up.com |accessdate = July 3, 2011}}</ref> The song was produced by [[The-Dream]] and [[Christopher Stewart (music producer)|Tricky Stewart]]. When asked if an album was in the works, West replied, "There's no album in the works or anything—just one song we did for ''Kourtney and Kim Take New York'', and a video Hype Williams directed, half of the proceeds we're giving away to a cancer foundation, because The-Dream's and one of my parents passed away from cancer. It's just all having fun—with a good cause".<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/473545/kim-kardashian-theres-no-album-in-the-works |title = Latest Music News, Band, Artist, Musician & Music Video News |work = Billboard |date = February 7, 2011 |accessdate = July 3, 2011}}</ref> Jim Farber, writing for the ''[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]'', called the song a "dead-brained piece of generic dance music, without a single distinguishing feature," and suggested that the single made West the "worst singer in the reality TV universe."<ref>{{cite news |last = Farber |first = Jim |title = Kim Kardashian song 'Jam (Turn It Up)' makes her the worst singer in the reality TV universe |url = http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-03-02/entertainment/28666720_1_kim-kardashian-jam-reality |accessdate = March 8, 2011 |newspaper = Daily News |location = New York |date = March 2, 2011}}</ref>
In December 2010, Kardashian filmed a music video for a song titled "[[Jam (Turn It Up)]]". The video was directed by [[Hype Williams]]; [[Kanye West]] makes a cameo in the video.<ref>{{cite web |title = Dope Or Nope? Kim Kardashian Debuts New Single 'Turn It Up' |url = http://www.vibe.com/article/dope-or-nope-kim-kardashian-debuts-new-single-turn-it |publisher = Vibe |accessdate = July 2, 2014 |date = January 3, 2011}}</ref> Kardashian premiered the song during a New Year's Eve party at TAO Las Vegas on December 31, 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.rap-up.com/2011/01/02/kim-kardashian-debuts-the-dream-penned-single-in-vegas/ |title = Kim Kardashian Debuts The-Dream-Penned Single in Vegas |publisher = Rap-Up.com |accessdate = July 3, 2011}}</ref> The song was produced by [[The-Dream]] and [[Christopher Stewart (music producer)|Tricky Stewart]]. When asked if an album was in the works, Kardashian replied, "There's no album in the works or anything—just one song we did for ''Kourtney and Kim Take New York'', and a video Hype Williams directed, half of the proceeds we're giving away to a cancer foundation, because The-Dream's and one of my parents passed away from cancer. It's just all having fun—with a good cause".<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/473545/kim-kardashian-theres-no-album-in-the-works |title = Latest Music News, Band, Artist, Musician & Music Video News |work = Billboard |date = February 7, 2011 |accessdate = July 3, 2011}}</ref> Jim Farber, writing for the ''[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]'', called the song a "dead-brained piece of generic dance music, without a single distinguishing feature," and suggested that the single made Kardashian the "worst singer in the reality TV universe."<ref>{{cite news |last = Farber |first = Jim |title = Kim Kardashian song 'Jam (Turn It Up)' makes her the worst singer in the reality TV universe |url = http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-03-02/entertainment/28666720_1_kim-kardashian-jam-reality |accessdate = March 8, 2011 |newspaper = Daily News |location = New York |date = March 2, 2011}}</ref>


That month, the [[International Business Times]] reported that West's 2010 earnings were the highest among Hollywood-based reality stars, estimating them at $6&nbsp;million.<ref>Dorian, John. "[http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/89368/20101207/kim-kardashian-top-earning-reality-star-for-year-2010.htm Kim Kardashian top-earning reality star for year 2010] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525160740/http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/89368/20101207/kim-kardashian-top-earning-reality-star-for-year-2010.htm |date=May 25, 2011 }} https://web.archive.org/web/20151017022319/http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/89368/20101207/kim-kardashian-top-earning-reality-star-for-year-2010.htm%22. ''[http://au.ibtimes.com/ International Business Times AU]'', December 7, 2010.</ref><ref>{{cite web |title = Kim Kardashian Is Highest Earning Reality Star of the Moment |url = http://news.softpedia.com/news/Kim-Kardashian-Is-Highest-Earning-Reality-Star-of-the-Moment-171223.shtml |publisher = Softpedia |accessdate = December 8, 2010 }}</ref>
That month, the [[International Business Times]] reported that Kardashian's 2010 earnings were the highest among Hollywood-based reality stars, estimating them at $6&nbsp;million.<ref>Dorian, John. "[http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/89368/20101207/kim-kardashian-top-earning-reality-star-for-year-2010.htm Kim Kardashian top-earning reality star for year 2010] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525160740/http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/89368/20101207/kim-kardashian-top-earning-reality-star-for-year-2010.htm |date=May 25, 2011 }} https://web.archive.org/web/20151017022319/http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/89368/20101207/kim-kardashian-top-earning-reality-star-for-year-2010.htm%22. ''[http://au.ibtimes.com/ International Business Times AU]'', December 7, 2010.</ref><ref>{{cite web |title = Kim Kardashian Is Highest Earning Reality Star of the Moment |url = http://news.softpedia.com/news/Kim-Kardashian-Is-Highest-Earning-Reality-Star-of-the-Moment-171223.shtml |publisher = Softpedia |accessdate = December 8, 2010 }}</ref>


In April 2011, West released her third fragrance "Gold".<ref name="Fragrances" /> In March 2012, West debuted her fourth fragrance, titled "True Reflection", which she worked with the company Dress for Success to promote.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2012/03/05/kim-kardashian-perfume-true-reflection-ad/ |title = Kim Kardashian Perfume: True Reflection |publisher = Stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com |date = August 29, 2011 |accessdate = June 16, 2013 }}</ref> In April, ''E!'' renewed ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' for two additional seasons, in a deal reported to be worth $50 million.<ref>{{cite magazine |last = Andreeva |first = Nellie |url = http://www.deadline.com/2012/04/the-kardashian-family-signs-3-year-deal-with-e-for-3-more-seasons-of-keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-other-reality-shows/ |title = 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' Renewed – E! Extends Series For Three More Seasons |magazine = Deadline.com |date = April 24, 2012|accessdate = August 9, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last = Casserly |first = Meghan |url = https://www.forbes.com/sites/meghancasserly/2012/04/24/keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-2015-e-pays-40-million-for-three-more-years/ |title = 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians 2015: E! Pays $40 Million For Three More Years|work = [[Forbes]] |publisher=Forbes, Inc. |date =April 24, 2012 |accessdate = November 12, 2012}}</ref> In October 2012, West released her fifth fragrance, "Glam", which "draws on the glamour of her Hollywood lifestyle", and was made available through [[Debenhams]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kim Kardashian Releases Glam Fragrance |url=http://style.mtv.co.uk/posts/201210/kim-kardashian-released-glam-fragrance |publisher=Style MTV |accessdate=October 24, 2012 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605100943/http://style.mtv.co.uk/posts/201210/kim-kardashian-released-glam-fragrance |archivedate=June 5, 2013 }}</ref> In summer of 2012, West and her family filmed a music video in the [[Dominican Republic]] to Notorious B.I.G's song "Hypnotize".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2498147/kim-kardashian-family-notorious-big-hypnotize-video/|title=Kim Kardashian's Family Films Video To Notorious B.I.G.'s 'Hypnotize'|publisher=|accessdate=July 19, 2016}}</ref>
In April 2011, Kardashian released her third fragrance "Gold".<ref name="Fragrances" /> In March 2012, Kardashian debuted her fourth fragrance, titled "True Reflection", which she worked with the company Dress for Success to promote.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2012/03/05/kim-kardashian-perfume-true-reflection-ad/ |title = Kim Kardashian Perfume: True Reflection |publisher = Stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com |date = August 29, 2011 |accessdate = June 16, 2013 }}</ref> In April, ''E!'' renewed ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' for two additional seasons, in a deal reported to be worth $50 million.<ref>{{cite magazine |last = Andreeva |first = Nellie |url = http://www.deadline.com/2012/04/the-kardashian-family-signs-3-year-deal-with-e-for-3-more-seasons-of-keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-other-reality-shows/ |title = 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' Renewed – E! Extends Series For Three More Seasons |magazine = Deadline.com |date = April 24, 2012|accessdate = August 9, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last = Casserly |first = Meghan |url = https://www.forbes.com/sites/meghancasserly/2012/04/24/keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-2015-e-pays-40-million-for-three-more-years/ |title = 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians 2015: E! Pays $40 Million For Three More Years|work = [[Forbes]] |publisher=Forbes, Inc. |date =April 24, 2012 |accessdate = November 12, 2012}}</ref> In October 2012, Kardashian released her fifth fragrance, "Glam", which "draws on the glamour of her Hollywood lifestyle", and was made available through [[Debenhams]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kim Kardashian Releases Glam Fragrance |url=http://style.mtv.co.uk/posts/201210/kim-kardashian-released-glam-fragrance |publisher=Style MTV |accessdate=October 24, 2012 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605100943/http://style.mtv.co.uk/posts/201210/kim-kardashian-released-glam-fragrance |archivedate=June 5, 2013 }}</ref> In summer of 2012, Kardashian and her family filmed a music video in the [[Dominican Republic]] to Notorious B.I.G's song "Hypnotize".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2498147/kim-kardashian-family-notorious-big-hypnotize-video/|title=Kim Kardashian's Family Films Video To Notorious B.I.G.'s 'Hypnotize'|publisher=|accessdate=July 19, 2016}}</ref>


In the romantic drama ''[[Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor]]'' (2013), produced, written, and directed by [[Tyler Perry]], West obtained the role of the co-worker of an ambitious therapist. While the film was a moderate box office success, with a worldwide gross of US$53.1 million,<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=marriagecounselor.htm | title=Tyler Perry's Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013) - Box Office Mojo}}</ref> critical response was negative and West won the [[Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actress]].
In the romantic drama ''[[Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor]]'' (2013), produced, written, and directed by [[Tyler Perry]], Kardashian obtained the role of the co-worker of an ambitious therapist. While the film was a moderate box office success, with a worldwide gross of US$53.1 million,<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=marriagecounselor.htm | title=Tyler Perry's Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013) - Box Office Mojo}}</ref> critical response was negative and Kardashian won the [[Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actress]].


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[[File:Kim Kardashian West, Parramatta Westfield Sydney Australia - 15035243919 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|right|West in September 2014]]
[[File:Kim Kardashian West, Parramatta Westfield Sydney Australia - 15035243919 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|right|Kardashian in September 2014]]
West appeared on the cover, and in a pictorial in ''[[Paper (magazine)|Paper]]''{{'}}s winter issue in 2014 photographed by [[Jean-Paul Goude]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.mtv.com/news/1996116/jean-paul-goode-kim-kardashian-grace-jones/ |title = Meet The Man Behind Kim Kardashian's 'Break The Internet' Cover: Jean-Paul Goude |work = MTV News |publisher= Viacom Media Networks |date = November 12, 2014 |accessdate = March 23, 2015 |last= Muller|first= Marissa G.}}</ref> On the cover, her nude buttocks are featured above the caption: "Break the Internet", which generated considerable comment in both social and traditional media.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/kim-kardashian-leaves-imagination-racy-magazine-cover/story?id=26857961 |title = Kim Kardashian Leaves Little to Imagination in Raciest Magazine Cover Yet |work = ABC News |publisher=[[Disney Media Networks]] |date = November 12, 2014 |accessdate = November 13, 2014 |author = Rothman, Michael}}</ref><ref name="papermag">{{cite magazine |last = Fortini |first = Amanda |url = http://www.papermag.com/2014/11/kim_kardashian.php |title = NO FILTER: An Afternoon With Kim Kardashian |magazine = [[Paper (magazine)|Paper]] |date = November 2014 |accessdate = November 14, 2014}}</ref> The photos show West with her hair tied up in a bun, wearing only a pearl necklace, a pair of earrings and black satin gloves, and, on the cover, with her bare back facing the camera, holding a sequined gown below her bare, oiled-up buttocks, while smiling broadly at the camera.<ref name="cambio">{{cite magazine |last = Flower |first = Brandi |url = http://www.cambio.com/2014/11/11/whoa-kim-kardashian-bares-her-butt-goes-nude-for-paper-mag/ |title = Whoa! Kim Kardashian Bares Her Butt, Goes Nude for 'Paper' Magazine |magazine = [[Paper (magazine)|Paper]] |date = November 11, 2014 |accessdate = November 14, 2014}}</ref><ref name="popcrush">{{cite news |last = Szubiak |first = Ali |url = http://www.popcrush.com/kim-kardashian-bare-butt-paper-magazine/ |title = Kim Kardashian Bares Her Butt On the Cover of Paper Magazine [PHOTO] |work = |location = |publisher = Pop Crush |date = November 11, 2014 |accessdate = November 2, 2014}}</ref> A ''Time'' magazine writer commented that, unlike previous celebrities' nudes that represented the women's rebellion against repressed society and "trying to tear down" barriers, West's exhibition was "just provocation and bluster, repeated images that seem to offer us some sort of truth or insight but are really just self serving. We want there to be something more, some reason or context, some great explanation that tells us what it is like to live in this very day and age, but there is not. Kim Kardashian's ass is nothing but an empty promise."<ref>{{cite news| first= Brian |last= Moylan |url= http://time.com/3581618/kim-kardashian-butt-paper-magazine-empty-promise/ |title= Kim Kardashian's Butt Is an Empty Promise |work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date= November 12, 2014 |accessdate=June 29, 2015 |publisher=[[Time Inc.]]}}</ref> However, the stunt "set a new benchmark" in social media response,<ref>Van Grove, Jennifer. [http://www.thestreet.com/story/12955436/1/kim-kardashian-didnt-break-the-internet-but-she-did-set-a-new-benchmark.html "Kim Kardashian Didn't Break the Internet, but She Did Set a New Benchmark"], ''The Street'', November 17, 2014</ref> and ''Paper''{{'}}s website received 15.9 million views in one day, compared with 25,000 views on an average day.<ref>{{cite news|last=Grossman|first=Samantha|title=Top 10 Things That Broke the Internet|url=http://time.com/3587943/things-that-broke-the-internet/|work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|publisher=[[Time Inc.]]|date=December 2, 2014|accessdate=June 7, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Shields|first=Mike|title=Kim Kardashian Doesn't Break Paper Magazine's Servers–At Least Not Yet|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/cmo/2014/11/13/kim-kardashian-doesnt-break-paper-magazines-servers-at-least-not-yet/| work= [[The Wall Street Journal]] | publisher= [[News Corp (2013–present)|News Corp]] |date=November 13, 2014|accessdate=June 7, 2015}}</ref>
Kardashian appeared on the cover, and in a pictorial in ''[[Paper (magazine)|Paper]]''{{'}}s winter issue in 2014 photographed by [[Jean-Paul Goude]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.mtv.com/news/1996116/jean-paul-goode-kim-kardashian-grace-jones/ |title = Meet The Man Behind Kim Kardashian's 'Break The Internet' Cover: Jean-Paul Goude |work = MTV News |publisher= Viacom Media Networks |date = November 12, 2014 |accessdate = March 23, 2015 |last= Muller|first= Marissa G.}}</ref> On the cover, her nude buttocks are featured above the caption: "Break the Internet", which generated considerable comment in both social and traditional media.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/kim-kardashian-leaves-imagination-racy-magazine-cover/story?id=26857961 |title = Kim Kardashian Leaves Little to Imagination in Raciest Magazine Cover Yet |work = ABC News |publisher=[[Disney Media Networks]] |date = November 12, 2014 |accessdate = November 13, 2014 |author = Rothman, Michael}}</ref><ref name="papermag">{{cite magazine |last = Fortini |first = Amanda |url = http://www.papermag.com/2014/11/kim_kardashian.php |title = NO FILTER: An Afternoon With Kim Kardashian |magazine = [[Paper (magazine)|Paper]] |date = November 2014 |accessdate = November 14, 2014}}</ref> The photos show Kardashian with her hair tied up in a bun, wearing only a pearl necklace, a pair of earrings and black satin gloves, and, on the cover, with her bare back facing the camera, holding a sequined gown below her bare, oiled-up buttocks, while smiling broadly at the camera.<ref name="cambio">{{cite magazine |last = Flower |first = Brandi |url = http://www.cambio.com/2014/11/11/whoa-kim-kardashian-bares-her-butt-goes-nude-for-paper-mag/ |title = Whoa! Kim Kardashian Bares Her Butt, Goes Nude for 'Paper' Magazine |magazine = [[Paper (magazine)|Paper]] |date = November 11, 2014 |accessdate = November 14, 2014}}</ref><ref name="popcrush">{{cite news |last = Szubiak |first = Ali |url = http://www.popcrush.com/kim-kardashian-bare-butt-paper-magazine/ |title = Kim Kardashian Bares Her Butt On the Cover of Paper Magazine [PHOTO] |work = |location = |publisher = Pop Crush |date = November 11, 2014 |accessdate = November 2, 2014}}</ref> A ''Time'' magazine writer commented that, unlike previous celebrities' nudes that represented the women's rebellion against repressed society and "trying to tear down" barriers, Kardashian's exhibition was "just provocation and bluster, repeated images that seem to offer us some sort of truth or insight but are really just self serving. We want there to be something more, some reason or context, some great explanation that tells us what it is like to live in this very day and age, but there is not. Kim Kardashian's ass is nothing but an empty promise."<ref>{{cite news| first= Brian |last= Moylan |url= http://time.com/3581618/kim-kardashian-butt-paper-magazine-empty-promise/ |title= Kim Kardashian's Butt Is an Empty Promise |work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date= November 12, 2014 |accessdate=June 29, 2015 |publisher=[[Time Inc.]]}}</ref> However, the stunt "set a new benchmark" in social media response,<ref>Van Grove, Jennifer. [http://www.thestreet.com/story/12955436/1/kim-kardashian-didnt-break-the-internet-but-she-did-set-a-new-benchmark.html "Kim Kardashian Didn't Break the Internet, but She Did Set a New Benchmark"], ''The Street'', November 17, 2014</ref> and ''Paper''{{'}}s website received 15.9 million views in one day, compared with 25,000 views on an average day.<ref>{{cite news|last=Grossman|first=Samantha|title=Top 10 Things That Broke the Internet|url=http://time.com/3587943/things-that-broke-the-internet/|work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|publisher=[[Time Inc.]]|date=December 2, 2014|accessdate=June 7, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Shields|first=Mike|title=Kim Kardashian Doesn't Break Paper Magazine's Servers–At Least Not Yet|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/cmo/2014/11/13/kim-kardashian-doesnt-break-paper-magazines-servers-at-least-not-yet/| work= [[The Wall Street Journal]] | publisher= [[News Corp (2013–present)|News Corp]] |date=November 13, 2014|accessdate=June 7, 2015}}</ref>


On October 6, 2014 West posted a jeweled homage in honor of daughter North West on Instagram in the form of some pretty Loud Love Jewelry gold rings, one for each letter of North's name<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1955775/kim-kardashian-north-west-rings/|title=Need Proof That Kim Kardashian Loves North West? Just Look At Her...Hands?|last=Keaney|first=Quinn|website=MTV News|accessdate=June 2, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/361722/kim-kardashian-s-kanye-west-initial-ring-get-the-details|title=Details on Kim's K.W. Ring|date=November 8, 2012|website=E! Online|accessdate=June 2, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instyle.com/news/kim-kardashians-kanye-west-initial-rings|title=Kim Kardashian's Kanye West Initial Rings|website=InStyle.com|accessdate=June 2, 2019}}</ref>
On October 6, 2014 Kardashian posted a jeweled homage in honor of daughter North West on Instagram in the form of some pretty Loud Love Jewelry gold rings, one for each letter of North's name<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1955775/kim-kardashian-north-west-rings/|title=Need Proof That Kim Kardashian Loves North West? Just Look At Her...Hands?|last=Keaney|first=Quinn|website=MTV News|accessdate=June 2, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/361722/kim-kardashian-s-kanye-west-initial-ring-get-the-details|title=Details on Kim's K.W. Ring|date=November 8, 2012|website=E! Online|accessdate=June 2, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instyle.com/news/kim-kardashians-kanye-west-initial-rings|title=Kim Kardashian's Kanye West Initial Rings|website=InStyle.com|accessdate=June 2, 2019}}</ref>


In June 2014, West released a [[mobile game]] for [[iPhone]] and [[Android (operating system)|Android]] called ''[[Kim Kardashian: Hollywood]]''. The objective of the game is to become a Hollywood star or starlet.<ref name="Rothman">{{cite web |last = Rothman |first = Michael |date = June 18, 2014 |title = Take a Sneak Peek at Kim Kardashian's New Video Game |url = http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/sneak-peak-kim-kardashians-video-game/story?id=24194987 | work = [[ABC News]] |location = |publisher = Disney Media Networks |accessdate = June 19, 2014}}</ref> The game supports a [[free to play]] model, meaning the game is free to download, but charges for in-game items.<ref name=Mobilegamehit>{{cite web |last1 = Wortham |first1 = Jenna |title = Kim Kardashian, an Unlikely Mobile Video Game Hit |url = http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/07/30/kim-kardashian-an-unlikely-mobile-video-game-hit/ |work = The New York Times | publisher= The New York Times Company |accessdate = August 5, 2014|date = July 30, 2014 }}</ref> The game was a hit, earning {{USD}}1.6&nbsp;million in its first five days of release.<ref name=Mobilegamehit /> In July, the game's developer [[Glu Mobile]] announced that the game was the fifth highest earning game in Apple's App Store.<ref name=Mobilegamehit /> West voiced the role of an alien in an episode of the [[adult animation|adult animated]] series ''[[American Dad!]]'', in [[American Dad! (season 11)|season 11]] (2014–15) in the episode titled "Blagsnarst, A Love Story" on September 21, 2014.<ref name="variety1">{{cite magazine |url = https://variety.com/2013/tv/news/kim-kardashian-to-play-alien-on-american-dad-1200665746/ |title = Kim Kardashian 'American Dad': Reality Star to Play Alien on Comedy |magazine = Variety |accessdate = September 25, 2013}}</ref><ref name="insidetv1">{{cite web | first= Dan |last= Snierson |url = http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/09/24/american-dad-kim-kardashian/ |title = Kim Kardashian to play alien on 'American Dad' |work = [[Entertainment Weekly]] |publisher=Time Inc.|date = September 24, 2013 |accessdate=June 29, 2015}}</ref> In May 2015, West released a portfolio book called ''Selfish'', a 325-page collection of self-taken photos of herself.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://time.com/3849456/kim-kardashians-selfish/| title= Kim Kardashian's ''Selfish'' Is Anything But |accessdate= June 29, 2015 |date=May 7, 2015 |first=Sarah |last=Begley |work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |publisher=[[Time Inc.]]}}</ref> In December 2015, West released an [[emoji]] pack for iOS devices called Kimoji.<ref name=Kimojii/> The app was a best-seller, becoming one of the top 5 most bought apps that week.<ref name=Kimojii>{{cite web|last1=Link|first1=Monica|title=Kim Kardashian iOS Emoji App, 'Kimoji' Ranks Higher Than Grand Theft Auto|url=http://www.idigitaltimes.com/kim-kardashian-ios-emoji-app-kimoji-ranks-higher-grand-theft-auto-500372|website=Idigital Times|accessdate=January 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160103015921/http://www.idigitaltimes.com/kim-kardashian-ios-emoji-app-kimoji-ranks-higher-grand-theft-auto-500372|archive-date=January 3, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> In August 2015, West was the cover model for ''[[List of Vogue España (Spain) cover models|Vogue Spain]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.com/13297483/kim-kardashian-vogue-espana-inspired-makeup/|title=Kim Kardashian West's "Vogue España" Cover Shoot Inspires Us to Strip Down|first=Amber|last=Kallor|publisher=|accessdate=July 19, 2016}}</ref>
In June 2014, Kardashian released a [[mobile game]] for [[iPhone]] and [[Android (operating system)|Android]] called ''[[Kim Kardashian: Hollywood]]''. The objective of the game is to become a Hollywood star or starlet.<ref name="Rothman">{{cite web |last = Rothman |first = Michael |date = June 18, 2014 |title = Take a Sneak Peek at Kim Kardashian's New Video Game |url = http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/sneak-peak-kim-kardashians-video-game/story?id=24194987 | work = [[ABC News]] |location = |publisher = Disney Media Networks |accessdate = June 19, 2014}}</ref> The game supports a [[free to play]] model, meaning the game is free to download, but charges for in-game items.<ref name=Mobilegamehit>{{cite web |last1 = Wortham |first1 = Jenna |title = Kim Kardashian, an Unlikely Mobile Video Game Hit |url = http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/07/30/kim-kardashian-an-unlikely-mobile-video-game-hit/ |work = The New York Times | publisher= The New York Times Company |accessdate = August 5, 2014|date = July 30, 2014 }}</ref> The game was a hit, earning {{USD}}1.6&nbsp;million in its first five days of release.<ref name=Mobilegamehit /> In July, the game's developer [[Glu Mobile]] announced that the game was the fifth highest earning game in Apple's App Store.<ref name=Mobilegamehit /> Kardashian voiced the role of an alien in an episode of the [[adult animation|adult animated]] series ''[[American Dad!]]'', in [[American Dad! (season 11)|season 11]] (2014–15) in the episode titled "Blagsnarst, A Love Story" on September 21, 2014.<ref name="variety1">{{cite magazine |url = https://variety.com/2013/tv/news/kim-kardashian-to-play-alien-on-american-dad-1200665746/ |title = Kim Kardashian 'American Dad': Reality Star to Play Alien on Comedy |magazine = Variety |accessdate = September 25, 2013}}</ref><ref name="insidetv1">{{cite web | first= Dan |last= Snierson |url = http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/09/24/american-dad-kim-kardashian/ |title = Kim Kardashian to play alien on 'American Dad' |work = [[Entertainment Weekly]] |publisher=Time Inc.|date = September 24, 2013 |accessdate=June 29, 2015}}</ref> In May 2015, Kardashian released a portfolio book called ''Selfish'', a 325-page collection of self-taken photos of herself.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://time.com/3849456/kim-kardashians-selfish/| title= Kim Kardashian's ''Selfish'' Is Anything But |accessdate= June 29, 2015 |date=May 7, 2015 |first=Sarah |last=Begley |work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |publisher=[[Time Inc.]]}}</ref> In December 2015, Kardashian released an [[emoji]] pack for iOS devices called Kimoji.<ref name=Kimojii/> The app was a best-seller, becoming one of the top 5 most bought apps that week.<ref name=Kimojii>{{cite web|last1=Link|first1=Monica|title=Kim Kardashian iOS Emoji App, 'Kimoji' Ranks Higher Than Grand Theft Auto|url=http://www.idigitaltimes.com/kim-kardashian-ios-emoji-app-kimoji-ranks-higher-grand-theft-auto-500372|website=Idigital Times|accessdate=January 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160103015921/http://www.idigitaltimes.com/kim-kardashian-ios-emoji-app-kimoji-ranks-higher-grand-theft-auto-500372|archive-date=January 3, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> In August 2015, Kardashian was the cover model for ''[[List of Vogue España (Spain) cover models|Vogue Spain]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.com/13297483/kim-kardashian-vogue-espana-inspired-makeup/|title=Kim Kardashian West's "Vogue España" Cover Shoot Inspires Us to Strip Down|first=Amber|last=Kallor|publisher=|accessdate=July 19, 2016}}</ref>


As of November 2016, as per [[CBC Marketplace]] and interviews with celebrity endorsement experts, Kim Kardashian was paid between $75,000 and $300,000 for each post that she made on [[Instagram]], [[Facebook]] and [[Twitter]] endorsing beauty products like waist trainers, teeth whiteners as well as Coca-Cola and well known charities. Experts think that celebrities offer fake glimpses into their lives to make viewers fall for their advertising pitches, curated to look as though the viewer is catching them in a spontaneous moment when they are mostly staged.<ref name="CBC News">{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/marketplace-celebrity-endorsements-1.3841922|title=How celebrities like Kim Kardashian are selling you ads and products|date=November 11, 2016|accessdate=November 14, 2017|publisher=CBC News}}</ref>
As of November 2016, as per [[CBC Marketplace]] and interviews with celebrity endorsement experts, Kim Kardashian was paid between $75,000 and $300,000 for each post that she made on [[Instagram]], [[Facebook]] and [[Twitter]] endorsing beauty products like waist trainers, teeth whiteners as well as Coca-Cola and well known charities. Experts think that celebrities offer fake glimpses into their lives to make viewers fall for their advertising pitches, curated to look as though the viewer is catching them in a spontaneous moment when they are mostly staged.<ref name="CBC News">{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/marketplace-celebrity-endorsements-1.3841922|title=How celebrities like Kim Kardashian are selling you ads and products|date=November 11, 2016|accessdate=November 14, 2017|publisher=CBC News}}</ref>
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In June 2017 she launched her own beauty line, KKW Beauty and in November 2017 she launched her own fragrance line, KKW Fragrance.
In June 2017 she launched her own beauty line, KKW Beauty and in November 2017 she launched her own fragrance line, KKW Fragrance.


By 2018, according to [[Business Insider]], West was charging $720,000 per [[Instagram]] post. Even though engagement data indicates that her posts are worth slightly less,<ref>{{cite web |title=Instagram Influencer Price Kim Kardashian |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQm8ftugvL0 |website=YouTube |publisher=Ibriiz |accessdate=May 8, 2019}}</ref> she's regularly making headlines and this allows her to demand a premium above any calculated Instagram [[sponsored post]] price.
By 2018, according to [[Business Insider]], Kardashian was charging $720,000 per [[Instagram]] post. Even though engagement data indicates that her posts are worth slightly less,<ref>{{cite web |title=Instagram Influencer Price Kim Kardashian |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQm8ftugvL0 |website=YouTube |publisher=Ibriiz |accessdate=May 8, 2019}}</ref> she's regularly making headlines and this allows her to demand a premium above any calculated Instagram [[sponsored post]] price.


West made a cameo appearance in the heist film ''[[Ocean's 8]]'', which was released on June 8, 2018.<ref name="Petit">{{cite web|url=http://ew.com/movies/2017/01/17/kim-kardashian-kendall-jenner-oceans-eight-cameos/|title=Kim Kardashian and Kendall Jenner will make cameos in Ocean's Eight|website=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|first=Stephanie|last=Petit|date=January 17, 2017 |accessdate=January 17, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://people.com/movies/kim-kardashian-kendall-jenner-oceans-eight-cameo-photos-on-set/|title=Kim Kardashian and Kendall Jenner Are Making Cameos in Ocean's Eight|website=[[People (magazine)|People]]|first=Stephanie|last=Petit |date=January 17, 2017|accessdate=January 17, 2017}}</ref>
Kardashian made a cameo appearance in the heist film ''[[Ocean's 8]]'', which was released on June 8, 2018.<ref name="Petit">{{cite web|url=http://ew.com/movies/2017/01/17/kim-kardashian-kendall-jenner-oceans-eight-cameos/|title=Kim Kardashian and Kendall Jenner will make cameos in Ocean's Eight|website=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|first=Stephanie|last=Petit|date=January 17, 2017 |accessdate=January 17, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://people.com/movies/kim-kardashian-kendall-jenner-oceans-eight-cameo-photos-on-set/|title=Kim Kardashian and Kendall Jenner Are Making Cameos in Ocean's Eight|website=[[People (magazine)|People]]|first=Stephanie|last=Petit |date=January 17, 2017|accessdate=January 17, 2017}}</ref>


In 2019, West made waves at the Met Gala with her figure hugging corset-induced [[Thierry Mugler]] dress.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=See Kim Kardashian West Get Fitted for Her Waist-Snatching Met Gala Look |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/kim-kardashian-getting-ready-thierry-mugler-met-gala-2019 |magazine=Vogue}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Kim Kardashian West's Glam Squad on How They Created Her Met Gala Look |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/2019-met-gala-kim-kardashian-wests-glam-squad-how-they-created-her-look-1208220 |magazine=Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>
In 2019, Kardashian made waves at the Met Gala with her figure hugging corset-induced [[Thierry Mugler]] dress.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=See Kim Kardashian West Get Fitted for Her Waist-Snatching Met Gala Look |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/kim-kardashian-getting-ready-thierry-mugler-met-gala-2019 |magazine=Vogue}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Kim Kardashian West's Glam Squad on How They Created Her Met Gala Look |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/2019-met-gala-kim-kardashian-wests-glam-squad-how-they-created-her-look-1208220 |magazine=Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>


===Reception to product range ===
===Reception to product range ===
In June 2019, West launched a new range of shape wear called [[Kimono]]. West was heavily criticised over the name of the brand which critics argued disrespected Japanese culture and ignored the significance behind the [[Kimono|traditional outfit]]. Following the launch of the range, the hashtag #KimOhNo began trending on [[Twitter]] and the mayor of [[Kyoto]] wrote to West to ask her to reconsider the trademark on Kimono. In response to public pressure, in July 2019, West announced that she would change the name.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/jul/01/our-traditional-garment-is-not-spandex-kim-kardashian-west-renames-brand-amid-outcry|title=#KimOhNo: Kim Kardashian West renames Kimono brand amid outcry|last=Ho|first=Vivian|date=July 1, 2019|work=The Guardian|access-date=July 2, 2019|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> However, Japanese trade minister [[Hiroshige Sekō|Hiroshige Seko]] stated that he would still be dispatching patent officials for a meeting at the [[United States Patent and Trademark Office|U.S. Patent and Trademark Office]], and that [[Japan]] would keep an eye on the situation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/style/article/kim-kardashian-rename-kimono-intl-scli/index.html|title=Japan to send trademark officials to US over Kim Kardashian West 'kimono' row|last=Woodyatt|first=Amy|date=July 1, 2019|website=CNN Style|language=en|access-date=July 2, 2019}}</ref> She later replaced the shapewear company to the name Skims.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/26/kim-kardashian-names-shapewear-company-skims-plans-september-launch.html|title=In wake of Kimono uproar, Kim Kardashian names shapewear company Skims|website=CNBC}}</ref>
In June 2019, Kardashian launched a new range of shape wear called [[Kimono]]. Kardashian was heavily criticised over the name of the brand which critics argued disrespected Japanese culture and ignored the significance behind the [[Kimono|traditional outfit]]. Following the launch of the range, the hashtag #KimOhNo began trending on [[Twitter]] and the mayor of [[Kyoto]] wrote to Kardashian to ask her to reconsider the trademark on Kimono. In response to public pressure, in July 2019, Kardashian announced that she would change the name.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/jul/01/our-traditional-garment-is-not-spandex-kim-kardashian-west-renames-brand-amid-outcry|title=#KimOhNo: Kim Kardashian West renames Kimono brand amid outcry|last=Ho|first=Vivian|date=July 1, 2019|work=The Guardian|access-date=July 2, 2019|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> However, Japanese trade minister [[Hiroshige Sekō|Hiroshige Seko]] stated that he would still be dispatching patent officials for a meeting at the [[United States Patent and Trademark Office|U.S. Patent and Trademark Office]], and that [[Japan]] would keep an eye on the situation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/style/article/kim-kardashian-rename-kimono-intl-scli/index.html|title=Japan to send trademark officials to US over Kim Kardashian West 'kimono' row|last=Woodyatt|first=Amy|date=July 1, 2019|website=CNN Style|language=en|access-date=July 2, 2019}}</ref> She later replaced the shapewear company to the name Skims.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/26/kim-kardashian-names-shapewear-company-skims-plans-september-launch.html|title=In wake of Kimono uproar, Kim Kardashian names shapewear company Skims|website=CNBC}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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===Health and pregnancies===
===Health and pregnancies===
West and husband Kanye West have four children: daughter North (born June 15, 2013),<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/kris-jenner-defends-granddaughter-north-wests-name-on-the-view-2013266 |title = Kris Jenner Defends Granddaughter North West's Name on The View |date = June 26, 2013 |work = [[Us Weekly]] |publisher=Wenner Media LLC |accessdate = June 26, 2013 |first = Zach |last = Johnson}}</ref> son Saint (born December 5, 2015),<ref>{{cite news|url=http://time.com/4139432/kim-kardashian-west-kanye-west-saint-west/|title=The Long History Behind Kim and Kanye's New Baby's Name|accessdate=December 8, 2015|date=December 7, 2015|work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|first=Ashley|last=Ross}}</ref> daughter Chicago (born January 15, 2018),<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/862794/kim-kardashian-and-kanye-west-welcome-baby-no-3-via-surrogate|title=Kim Kardashian & Kanye West Welcome Baby No. 3 via Surrogate|work=E! Online|access-date=January 16, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chicagoinc/ct-ent-chicago-west-kanye-kim-kardashian-20180119-story.html|title=Kanye West, Kim Kardashian name baby Chicago West|first=Tracy|last=Swartz|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]}}</ref> and son Psalm (born May 9, 2019).<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/parents/kim-kardashian-kanye-west-welcome-son/|title='He's Here!' Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Welcome Son: 'He's Perfect'|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|first=Jen|last=Juneau|date=May 10, 2019|accessdate=May 10, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1023308/kim-kardashian-and-kanye-west-name-baby-no-4-psalm-west|title=Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Reveal Baby No. 4's Name|date=May 17, 2019|website=E! Online|language=en-US|access-date=May 17, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/celebrity/2019/05/17/kim-kardashian-new-baby-name/|title=Kim Kardashian shares first photo of newborn son and reveals his name|date=May 17, 2019|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|language=en-US|access-date=May 18, 2019}}</ref>
Kardashian and husband Kanye West have four children: daughter North (born June 15, 2013),<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/kris-jenner-defends-granddaughter-north-wests-name-on-the-view-2013266 |title = Kris Jenner Defends Granddaughter North West's Name on The View |date = June 26, 2013 |work = [[Us Weekly]] |publisher=Wenner Media LLC |accessdate = June 26, 2013 |first = Zach |last = Johnson}}</ref> son Saint (born December 5, 2015),<ref>{{cite news|url=http://time.com/4139432/kim-kardashian-west-kanye-west-saint-west/|title=The Long History Behind Kim and Kanye's New Baby's Name|accessdate=December 8, 2015|date=December 7, 2015|work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|first=Ashley|last=Ross}}</ref> daughter Chicago (born January 15, 2018),<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/862794/kim-kardashian-and-kanye-west-welcome-baby-no-3-via-surrogate|title=Kim Kardashian & Kanye West Welcome Baby No. 3 via Surrogate|work=E! Online|access-date=January 16, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chicagoinc/ct-ent-chicago-west-kanye-kim-kardashian-20180119-story.html|title=Kanye West, Kim Kardashian name baby Chicago West|first=Tracy|last=Swartz|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]}}</ref> and son Psalm (born May 9, 2019).<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/parents/kim-kardashian-kanye-west-welcome-son/|title='He's Here!' Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Welcome Son: 'He's Perfect'|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|first=Jen|last=Juneau|date=May 10, 2019|accessdate=May 10, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1023308/kim-kardashian-and-kanye-west-name-baby-no-4-psalm-west|title=Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Reveal Baby No. 4's Name|date=May 17, 2019|website=E! Online|language=en-US|access-date=May 17, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/celebrity/2019/05/17/kim-kardashian-new-baby-name/|title=Kim Kardashian shares first photo of newborn son and reveals his name|date=May 17, 2019|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|language=en-US|access-date=May 18, 2019}}</ref>


West has been open about her difficult pregnancies. She suffered [[pre-eclampsia]] during her first pregnancy, which forced her to deliver at 34 weeks. She also suffered [[placenta accreta]] after delivery, eventually having to have surgery to remove the placenta and subsequent scar tissue.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kimkardashianwest.com/behind-the-scenes/409-high-risk-pregnancy/|title=KKW|author=|date=|website=www.kimkardashianwest.com}}</ref> After her second pregnancy, her doctors advised against trying to become pregnant again.<ref>{{cite web|first=Brittany|last=King|url=http://people.com/tv/kim-kardashian-west-cant-carry-anymore-kids/|title=Kim Kardashian West Reveals She Can't Carry Any More Kids and Looks to Surrogacy: 'I Give Up'|date=April 2, 2017|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref> The couple's third and fourth child were born via surrogate.
Kardashian has been open about her difficult pregnancies. She suffered [[pre-eclampsia]] during her first pregnancy, which forced her to deliver at 34 weeks. She also suffered [[placenta accreta]] after delivery, eventually having to have surgery to remove the placenta and subsequent scar tissue.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kimkardashianwest.com/behind-the-scenes/409-high-risk-pregnancy/|title=KKW|author=|date=|website=www.kimkardashianwest.com}}</ref> After her second pregnancy, her doctors advised against trying to become pregnant again.<ref>{{cite web|first=Brittany|last=King|url=http://people.com/tv/kim-kardashian-west-cant-carry-anymore-kids/|title=Kim Kardashian West Reveals She Can't Carry Any More Kids and Looks to Surrogacy: 'I Give Up'|date=April 2, 2017|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref> The couple's third and fourth child were born via surrogate.


West began suffering from [[psoriasis]] at the age of 30.<ref>{{cite AV media|title=Kim Diagnosed With Psoriasis {{!}} Keeping Up With The Kardashians|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K23ucqOoFLg|website=[[YouTube]]|language=en|access-date=September 12, 2018}}</ref> She was diagnosed with [[carpal tunnel syndrome]] in late 2017.<ref>{{cite web|website=E! Entertainment|title="Keeping Up With The Kardashians" Katch-Up S15, EP.5 {{!}} E!|date=September 9, 2018|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uz0pPGKMZ-0|access-date=September 12, 2018|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>
Kardashian began suffering from [[psoriasis]] at the age of 30.<ref>{{cite AV media|title=Kim Diagnosed With Psoriasis {{!}} Keeping Up With The Kardashians|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K23ucqOoFLg|website=[[YouTube]]|language=en|access-date=September 12, 2018}}</ref> She was diagnosed with [[carpal tunnel syndrome]] in late 2017.<ref>{{cite web|website=E! Entertainment|title="Keeping Up With The Kardashians" Katch-Up S15, EP.5 {{!}} E!|date=September 9, 2018|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uz0pPGKMZ-0|access-date=September 12, 2018|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>


===Wealth===
===Wealth===
[[File:Kim Kardashian 5, 2012.jpg|thumb|upright|right|West in Australia for the [[E!]] News: Red carpet and dinner in 2012]]
[[File:Kim Kardashian 5, 2012.jpg|thumb|upright|right|Kardashian in Australia for the [[E!]] News: Red carpet and dinner in 2012]]
In May 2014, West was estimated to be worth {{USD}}45&nbsp;million.<ref name=WealthEstimate>{{cite news|title=Wealth-X UHNW Valuation Update: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's Combined Net Worth Estimated At US$155 Million After "Kimye" Florentine Wedding |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/wealth-x-uhnw-valuation-kim-093000456.html |accessdate=October 11, 2014 |work=[[Yahoo! Finance]] |agency=[[PR Newswire]] |date=May 28, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019112914/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/wealth-x-uhnw-valuation-kim-093000456.html |archivedate=October 19, 2014}}</ref> In 2015, ''[[Forbes]]'' reported she had "made more this year than ever as her earnings nearly doubled to $53 million from 2014's $28 million", and reported that she "has monetized fame better than any other".<ref>{{cite news |title = #33 Kim Kardashian |url = https://www.forbes.com/profile/kim-kardashian/?list=celebrities |accessdate = July 25, 2015 |work = [[Forbes]]}}</ref> Much of her income includes wholesale earnings of the [[Sears]] line, the Kardashian Kollection, which brought in $600 million in 2013 and the Kardashian Beauty cosmetics line, Kardashian-branded tanning products, the boutique-line DASH, as well as sponsored social media posts which are collectively worth $300,000-500,000 per post.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2019/05/legal-documents-reveal-kim-kardashian-makes-300k-to-500k-per-instagram-post-ad|title=Legal Documents Reveal Kim Kardashian Makes $300K to $500K Per Instagram Post|website=Complex|language=en|access-date=May 5, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dailyworth.com/posts/2846-how-reality-stars-like-kim-kardashian-make-their-money/2 | title=Kim Kardashian: Estimated $40 million | publisher=Daily Worth | date=August 9, 2014 | accessdate=February 22, 2016 | author=Hayley Krischer}}</ref> As of July 2018, West is worth US$350 million.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2018/07/11/why-kim-kardashian-west-is-worth-350-million/|title=Why Kim Kardashian West Is Worth $350 Million|last=Robehmed|first=Natalie|work=[[Forbes]]|date=July 11, 2018|access-date=July 13, 2018|language=en}}</ref> Combined with husband [[Kanye West|Kanye West's]] net worth of $160 million, their total household net worth is an estimated $510 million, making them one of the richest couples in the entertainment industry.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bet You Can't Guess How Rich Kim Kardashian Is |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/a25677835/kim-kardashian-net-worth/ |magazine=[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]}}</ref> West does not receive alimony payments from either of her first two marriages.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Kim Kardashian, Kris Humphries' Divorce: By the Numbers |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kim-kardashian-kris-humphries-divorce-by-the-numbers-hoax-255849 |magazine=Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>
In May 2014, Kardashian was estimated to be worth {{USD}}45&nbsp;million.<ref name=WealthEstimate>{{cite news|title=Wealth-X UHNW Valuation Update: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's Combined Net Worth Estimated At US$155 Million After "Kimye" Florentine Wedding |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/wealth-x-uhnw-valuation-kim-093000456.html |accessdate=October 11, 2014 |work=[[Yahoo! Finance]] |agency=[[PR Newswire]] |date=May 28, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019112914/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/wealth-x-uhnw-valuation-kim-093000456.html |archivedate=October 19, 2014}}</ref> In 2015, ''[[Forbes]]'' reported she had "made more this year than ever as her earnings nearly doubled to $53 million from 2014's $28 million", and reported that she "has monetized fame better than any other".<ref>{{cite news |title = #33 Kim Kardashian |url = https://www.forbes.com/profile/kim-kardashian/?list=celebrities |accessdate = July 25, 2015 |work = [[Forbes]]}}</ref> Much of her income includes wholesale earnings of the [[Sears]] line, the Kardashian Kollection, which brought in $600 million in 2013 and the Kardashian Beauty cosmetics line, Kardashian-branded tanning products, the boutique-line DASH, as well as sponsored social media posts which are collectively worth $300,000-500,000 per post.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2019/05/legal-documents-reveal-kim-kardashian-makes-300k-to-500k-per-instagram-post-ad|title=Legal Documents Reveal Kim Kardashian Makes $300K to $500K Per Instagram Post|website=Complex|language=en|access-date=May 5, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dailyworth.com/posts/2846-how-reality-stars-like-kim-kardashian-make-their-money/2 | title=Kim Kardashian: Estimated $40 million | publisher=Daily Worth | date=August 9, 2014 | accessdate=February 22, 2016 | author=Hayley Krischer}}</ref> As of July 2018, Kardashian is worth US$350 million.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2018/07/11/why-kim-kardashian-west-is-worth-350-million/|title=Why Kim Kardashian West Is Worth $350 Million|last=Robehmed|first=Natalie|work=[[Forbes]]|date=July 11, 2018|access-date=July 13, 2018|language=en}}</ref> Combined with husband [[Kanye West|Kanye West's]] net worth of $160 million, their total household net worth is an estimated $510 million, making them one of the richest couples in the entertainment industry.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bet You Can't Guess How Rich Kim Kardashian Is |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/a25677835/kim-kardashian-net-worth/ |magazine=[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]}}</ref> Kardashian does not receive alimony payments from either of her first two marriages.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Kim Kardashian, Kris Humphries' Divorce: By the Numbers |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kim-kardashian-kris-humphries-divorce-by-the-numbers-hoax-255849 |magazine=Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>


===Advocacy===
===Advocacy===
During an interview with [[Caity Weaver]] of ''[[GQ]]'' for the July 2016 issue, West described herself as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]], and declared support for [[Hillary Clinton]] in the [[2016 US Presidential Election]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Weaver|first=Caity|url=https://www.gq.com/story/kim-kardashian-west-gq-cover-story|title=Kim Kardashian West on Kanye and Taylor Swift, What's in O.J.'s Bag, and Understanding Caitlyn|work=GQ|date=July 2016|accessdate=September 24, 2016}}</ref>
During an interview with [[Caity Weaver]] of ''[[GQ]]'' for the July 2016 issue, Kardashian described herself as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]], and declared support for [[Hillary Clinton]] in the [[2016 US Presidential Election]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Weaver|first=Caity|url=https://www.gq.com/story/kim-kardashian-west-gq-cover-story|title=Kim Kardashian West on Kanye and Taylor Swift, What's in O.J.'s Bag, and Understanding Caitlyn|work=GQ|date=July 2016|accessdate=September 24, 2016}}</ref>


West has expressed pride in her Armenian and Scottish ancestry.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/article/kim-khloe-family-history-armenian-roots-visit|title=A Look Back at the Kardashian Family's Humble Armenian Roots|work=People|date=April 10, 2015|accessdate=April 28, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity-interviews/kardashian-sisters-talk-fashion-and-their-scottish-1426523|title=Kardashian sisters talk fashion and their Scottish links|work=Daily Record|date=November 9, 2012|accessdate=January 26, 2017}}</ref> She is not a citizen of either country and does not speak [[Armenian language|Armenian]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.armenianpulse.com/2010/04/kim-kardashian-the-armenian-interview/|title=Kim Kardashian – The Armenian Interview|date=April 3, 2010|accessdate=January 26, 2017}}</ref> She has advocated for the [[Armenian Genocide recognition|recognition of the Armenian Genocide]] on numerous occasions and encouraged President [[Barack Obama]] and the [[United States government]] to consider its acknowledgement.<ref>{{cite news |title = 'Time to Recognize the Armenian Genocide,' Says Kim Kardashian |newspaper = [[Asbarez]] |date = April 21, 2011 |url = http://asbarez.com/95342/kim-kardashian-blogs-tweets-about-obama-protest-%E2%80%98national-day-of-prayer%E2%80%99/ |accessdate = May 11, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://time.com/3835074/kim-kardashian-west-armenian-genocide/|title=Kim Kardashian West: Armenian Genocide Victims 'Should Never Be Forgotten'|work=Time|date=April 24, 2015|accessdate=April 28, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.armradio.am/en/2016/04/25/kim-kardashian-calls-for-recognition-of-armenian-genocide/|title=Kim Kardashian calls for recognition of Armenian Genocide|work=[[Public Radio of Armenia]]|date=April 25, 2016|accessdate=April 28, 2016}}</ref> In April 2015, West traveled to [[Armenia]] with her husband, her sister Khloé, and her daughter North and visited the Armenian Genocide memorial [[Tsitsernakaberd]] in [[Yerevan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/article/kardashians-visit-armenia-memorial|title=Kim and Khloé Kardashian's Emotional Visit to the Armenia Genocide Memorial|work=People|date=April 10, 2015|accessdate=April 28, 2016}}</ref> In April 2016, West wrote an article on her website condemning ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' for running an advertisement [[Armenian Genocide denial|denying the Armenian Genocide]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mic.com/articles/142050/kim-kardashian-is-taking-down-the-wall-street-journal-and-ad-denying-armenian-genocide#.dihWyYwEN|title=Kim Kardashian Is Taking Down the 'Wall Street Journal' Ad Denying Armenian Genocide|work=[[Mic (media company)|Mic]]|date=April 27, 2016|accessdate=April 28, 2016}}</ref> During her visit to Armenia in 2019, she stated that she "talk[s] about it [the Armenian Genocide] with people internally at the White House." However, she added that "haven’t had a private conversation" with President [[Donald Trump]] about it.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kim Kardashian says she spoke about Armenian Genocide at White House too |url=https://news.am/eng/news/537709.html |work=news.am |date=October 8, 2019}}</ref>
Kardashian has expressed pride in her Armenian and Scottish ancestry.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/article/kim-khloe-family-history-armenian-roots-visit|title=A Look Back at the Kardashian Family's Humble Armenian Roots|work=People|date=April 10, 2015|accessdate=April 28, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity-interviews/kardashian-sisters-talk-fashion-and-their-scottish-1426523|title=Kardashian sisters talk fashion and their Scottish links|work=Daily Record|date=November 9, 2012|accessdate=January 26, 2017}}</ref> She is not a citizen of either country and does not speak [[Armenian language|Armenian]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.armenianpulse.com/2010/04/kim-kardashian-the-armenian-interview/|title=Kim Kardashian – The Armenian Interview|date=April 3, 2010|accessdate=January 26, 2017}}</ref> She has advocated for the [[Armenian Genocide recognition|recognition of the Armenian Genocide]] on numerous occasions and encouraged President [[Barack Obama]] and the [[United States government]] to consider its acknowledgement.<ref>{{cite news |title = 'Time to Recognize the Armenian Genocide,' Says Kim Kardashian |newspaper = [[Asbarez]] |date = April 21, 2011 |url = http://asbarez.com/95342/kim-kardashian-blogs-tweets-about-obama-protest-%E2%80%98national-day-of-prayer%E2%80%99/ |accessdate = May 11, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://time.com/3835074/kim-kardashian-west-armenian-genocide/|title=Kim Kardashian West: Armenian Genocide Victims 'Should Never Be Forgotten'|work=Time|date=April 24, 2015|accessdate=April 28, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.armradio.am/en/2016/04/25/kim-kardashian-calls-for-recognition-of-armenian-genocide/|title=Kim Kardashian calls for recognition of Armenian Genocide|work=[[Public Radio of Armenia]]|date=April 25, 2016|accessdate=April 28, 2016}}</ref> In April 2015, Kardashian traveled to [[Armenia]] with her husband, her sister Khloé, and her daughter North and visited the Armenian Genocide memorial [[Tsitsernakaberd]] in [[Yerevan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/article/kardashians-visit-armenia-memorial|title=Kim and Khloé Kardashian's Emotional Visit to the Armenia Genocide Memorial|work=People|date=April 10, 2015|accessdate=April 28, 2016}}</ref> In April 2016, Kardashian wrote an article on her website condemning ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' for running an advertisement [[Armenian Genocide denial|denying the Armenian Genocide]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mic.com/articles/142050/kim-kardashian-is-taking-down-the-wall-street-journal-and-ad-denying-armenian-genocide#.dihWyYwEN|title=Kim Kardashian Is Taking Down the 'Wall Street Journal' Ad Denying Armenian Genocide|work=[[Mic (media company)|Mic]]|date=April 27, 2016|accessdate=April 28, 2016}}</ref> During her visit to Armenia in 2019, she stated that she "talk[s] about it [the Armenian Genocide] with people internally at the White House." However, she added that "haven’t had a private conversation" with President [[Donald Trump]] about it.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kim Kardashian says she spoke about Armenian Genocide at White House too |url=https://news.am/eng/news/537709.html |work=news.am |date=October 8, 2019}}</ref>


West has also worked in the area of prison reform, advocating for the commutation of the sentence of Chris Young and also of [[Alice Marie Johnson]], a woman who received a life sentence for a first-time drug offense as the leader of a major cocaine ring in Tennessee<ref name="yahoo.com">{{cite web|author=Amy Mackelden|url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/alice-marie-johnson-010200106.html|title=Who is Alice Marie Johnson?|work=Harper's Bazaar|date=June 6, 2018}}</ref><ref name=CBS>{{cite web|author=Adriana Diaz|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alice-johnson-embracing-newfound-freedom-after-two-decades-behind-bars/|title=Alice Johnson embracing newfound freedom after two decades behind bars|publisher=CBS News|date=June 7, 2018}}</ref><ref name="AP1997">[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7964949/the_tennessean_nashville_tn_2231997/ Memphis drug dealer gets life in prison], Associated Press (February 23, 1997).</ref> which was granted by President [[Donald Trump]] in June 2018.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-pardon/trump-commutes-sentence-of-drug-offender-examining-dozens-more-potential-pardons-idUSKCN1J22F9?feedType=RSS& |title=Trump commutes sentence after appeal by Kim Kardashian |work=[[Reuters]] |date=June 6, 2018 |first=James |last=Oliphant |first2=Jan |last2=Wolfe}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/kim-kardashian-white-house-podcast-trump-prison-reform-chris-young-719562/|title=Kim Kardashian, Activist, Visits White House to Call for Prisoner Freedom|last=McDonell-Parry|first=Amelia|date=September 6, 2018|work=Rolling Stone|access-date=October 29, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> Along with [[Van Jones]] and [[Jared Kushner]], she was instrumental in persuading President Trump to support the [[First Step Act]], which enacted major reforms in the US prison system. Van Jones later stated that without West, the act would have never passed because it would not have received the president's support. It was later passed by a great majority in the [[United States Senate|US Senate]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/18/politics/criminal-justice-overhaul/index.html|title=How Jared Kushner, Kim Kardashian West and Congress drove the criminal justice overhaul|last=CNN|first=Jeremy Diamond and Alex Rogers|website=CNN|access-date=March 12, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://time.com/5486560/prison-reform-jared-kushner-kim-kardashian-west/|title=The Inside Story of How Prison Reform Got Done|website=Time|language=en|access-date=March 12, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/01/31/kim-kardashian-is-still-fighting-criminal-justice-reform/?noredirect=on|title=Kim Kardashian is still fighting for criminal justice reform|last=Andrews-Dyer|first=Helena|date=January 31, 2019|website=The Washington Post|access-date=March 12, 2019}}</ref> In April 2019, it was revealed in Vogue that West was studying to pass the bar exam; instead of attending law school, she is "[[reading law|reading the law]]."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/kim-kardashian-west-cover-may-2019|title=The Awakening of Kim Kardashian West|website=Vogue|language=en|access-date=April 13, 2019}}</ref>
Kardashian has also worked in the area of prison reform, advocating for the commutation of the sentence of Chris Young and also of [[Alice Marie Johnson]], a woman who received a life sentence for a first-time drug offense as the leader of a major cocaine ring in Tennessee<ref name="yahoo.com">{{cite web|author=Amy Mackelden|url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/alice-marie-johnson-010200106.html|title=Who is Alice Marie Johnson?|work=Harper's Bazaar|date=June 6, 2018}}</ref><ref name=CBS>{{cite web|author=Adriana Diaz|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alice-johnson-embracing-newfound-freedom-after-two-decades-behind-bars/|title=Alice Johnson embracing newfound freedom after two decades behind bars|publisher=CBS News|date=June 7, 2018}}</ref><ref name="AP1997">[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7964949/the_tennessean_nashville_tn_2231997/ Memphis drug dealer gets life in prison], Associated Press (February 23, 1997).</ref> which was granted by President [[Donald Trump]] in June 2018.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-pardon/trump-commutes-sentence-of-drug-offender-examining-dozens-more-potential-pardons-idUSKCN1J22F9?feedType=RSS& |title=Trump commutes sentence after appeal by Kim Kardashian |work=[[Reuters]] |date=June 6, 2018 |first=James |last=Oliphant |first2=Jan |last2=Wolfe}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/kim-kardashian-white-house-podcast-trump-prison-reform-chris-young-719562/|title=Kim Kardashian, Activist, Visits White House to Call for Prisoner Freedom|last=McDonell-Parry|first=Amelia|date=September 6, 2018|work=Rolling Stone|access-date=October 29, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> Along with [[Van Jones]] and [[Jared Kushner]], she was instrumental in persuading President Trump to support the [[First Step Act]], which enacted major reforms in the US prison system. Van Jones later stated that without Kardashian, the act would have never passed because it would not have received the president's support. It was later passed by a great majority in the [[United States Senate|US Senate]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/18/politics/criminal-justice-overhaul/index.html|title=How Jared Kushner, Kim Kardashian West and Congress drove the criminal justice overhaul|last=CNN|first=Jeremy Diamond and Alex Rogers|website=CNN|access-date=March 12, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://time.com/5486560/prison-reform-jared-kushner-kim-kardashian-west/|title=The Inside Story of How Prison Reform Got Done|website=Time|language=en|access-date=March 12, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/01/31/kim-kardashian-is-still-fighting-criminal-justice-reform/?noredirect=on|title=Kim Kardashian is still fighting for criminal justice reform|last=Andrews-Dyer|first=Helena|date=January 31, 2019|website=The Washington Post|access-date=March 12, 2019}}</ref> In April 2019, it was revealed in Vogue that Kardashian was studying to pass the bar exam; instead of attending law school, she is "[[reading law|reading the law]]."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/kim-kardashian-west-cover-may-2019|title=The Awakening of Kim Kardashian West|website=Vogue|language=en|access-date=April 13, 2019}}</ref>


In January 2017, she [[tweeted]] a table of statistics that went viral, highlighting statistics that show that [[gun violence in the United States]] kills 11,737 people annually while [[terrorism in the United States]] kills 14 people annually. In January 2018, the [[World Economic Forum]] awarded it the "International Statistic of the Year" for 2017.<ref name="weforum">{{cite web |title=And the winner of the international statistic of the year is... |url=https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/01/and-the-winner-of-the-international-statistic-of-the-year-is/ |website=[[World Economic Forum]] |date=January 2, 2018 |accessdate=July 3, 2019}}</ref>
In January 2017, she [[tweeted]] a table of statistics that went viral, highlighting statistics that show that [[gun violence in the United States]] kills 11,737 people annually while [[terrorism in the United States]] kills 14 people annually. In January 2018, the [[World Economic Forum]] awarded it the "International Statistic of the Year" for 2017.<ref name="weforum">{{cite web |title=And the winner of the international statistic of the year is... |url=https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/01/and-the-winner-of-the-international-statistic-of-the-year-is/ |website=[[World Economic Forum]] |date=January 2, 2018 |accessdate=July 3, 2019}}</ref>
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===Paris robbery===
===Paris robbery===
On October 2, 2016, while attending [[Paris Fashion Week]], West was [[Armed robbery|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.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.teenvogue.com/story/kim-kardashian-bound-gagged-at-gunpoint | title= Kim Kardashian Bound and Gagged at gunpoint | work= Teen Vogue | accessdate=October 4, 2016}}</ref> The thieves got in her residence by threatening the concierge. Once they accessed West's room, they held a gun to her head, tying her wrists and legs and wrapping duct tape around her mouth as a [[gag]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/kim-kardashian-bound-begging-life-paris-robbery-article-1.281555 | title = Kim Kardashian was bound, gagged and begging for life during Paris jewelry robbery | work = New York Daily News | accessdate=October 4, 2016}}</ref> West, who was placed in the bathtub, was physically unharmed and reportedly begged for her life.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2016/10/03/kim-kardashian-paris-trauma-what-we-know-kanye-west/91466398/ | title=Kim Kardashian's Paris trauma: What we know | work=USA Today | date=October 3, 2016 | accessdate=October 3, 2016 | last=Puente |first=Maria}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Charlton | first=Angela | last2=Petrequin | first2=Samuel | title=Armed jewelry thieves target Kardashian West in Paris | website=The Big Story | date=October 3, 2016 | url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/ca4cd8a750184f85891d9905c53809f2/spokeswoman-kardashian-west-held-gunpoint-paris | accessdate=October 4, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Grinberg | first=Emanuella | last2=Melas | first2=Chloe | last3=Sutton | first3=Joe | title=Kim Kardashian West in New York after robbery | website=CNN | date=October 3, 2016 | url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/02/entertainment/kanye-west-family-emergency/index.html | accessdate=October 4, 2016}}</ref> She managed to wriggle her hands free from the plastic ties around her wrists and scream for help. The thieves escaped.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a4476177/kim-kardashian-escaped-paris-hotel-attack-robbery/ | work=Cosmopolitan | title = How Kim Kardashian Escaped After Being Bound and Gagged by Her Attackers | accessdate=October 4, 2016| date=October 4, 2016 }}</ref> On October 6, 2016, it was revealed that filming for the next season of ''Keeping up with the Kardashians'' had been placed "on hold indefinitely" after the robbery.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/keeping-kardashians-hold-indefinitely-article-1.2820329|title='Keeping Up With the Kardashians' placed 'on hold indefinitely'|publisher=|accessdate=October 6, 2016}}</ref> After the robbery was announced, several critics expressed skepticism about whether it was staged or not, with some even drawing comparison to Olympic swimmer [[Lochtegate|Ryan Lochte's recent false robbery claim]].<ref>{{cite web |title=French police suspected Kardashian West of letting the robbers in |url=https://money.cnn.com/2016/10/12/media/kim-kardashian-media-takeout-suit/?iid=EL |publisher=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Did Kim Kardashian Pull A Ryan Lochte? |url=http://dlisted.com/2016/10/11/kim-kardashian-is-suing-mediatakeout-for-saying-she-faked-getting-robbed-in-paris/ |publisher=Dlisted}}</ref> On October 10, 2016, video was released showing West immediately after the robbery, as police began conducting their investigation. In the video, she is seen using the cell phone that she had reported stolen, and did not have any of the markings she claimed from being bound by her captors, prompting more questions as to whether or not the events were staged.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kim Kardashian Exposed: Major Holes In Robbery Story, Police Video |url=https://radaronline.com/exclusives/2016/10/kim-kardashian-robbery-video-paris-police-apartment/ |publisher=Radar}}</ref> In response, West filed lawsuits against several media outlets the following day, and secured a gag order to get the video removed from any articles due to it being part of an active police investigation.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=[UPDATED] Kim Kardashian Is Suing Multiple Sites for Claiming She Made Up Her Paris Robbery |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a5280140/kim-kardashian-sues-mediatakeout-radar-for-paris-robbery-posts/ |magazine=Cosmopolitan}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Kim Kardashian West Sues Over 'Staged' Robbery Claims |url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/kim-kardashian-west-sues-staged-robbery-claims-42745117 |publisher=ABC News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Kim Kardashian did not fake her robbery and she'll sue to prove it |url=https://1061thecorner.com/news/030030-kim-kardashian-did-not-fake-her-robbery-and-shell-sue-to-prove-it/ |publisher=Rueters}}</ref> On October 25, 2016, West dropped the lawsuit, prompting more criticism that the robbery was a ploy to generate media attention.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Kim Kardashian Drops MediaTakeOut Lawsuit |url=http://fortune.com/2016/10/25/kim-kardashian-mediatakeout/ |magazine=Fortune}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Kim Kardashian Halts MediaTakeOut Lawsuit |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2016/10/kim-kardashian-settles-lawsuit-with-mediatakeout |magazine=Vanity Fair}}</ref> Production resumed on ''[[Keeping up with the Kardashians]]'' on October 26.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-production-resumes-kim-kardashian-robbery-1201901473/|title='Keeping Up With the Kardashians' Resumes Production With Kim Following Paris Robbery|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Elizabeth|last=Wagmeister|date=October 26, 2016|accessdate=January 10, 2017}}</ref>
On October 2, 2016, while attending [[Paris Fashion Week]], Kardashian was [[Armed robbery|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.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.teenvogue.com/story/kim-kardashian-bound-gagged-at-gunpoint | title= Kim Kardashian Bound and Gagged at gunpoint | work= Teen Vogue | accessdate=October 4, 2016}}</ref> The thieves got in her residence by threatening the concierge. Once they accessed Kardashian's room, they held a gun to her head, tying her wrists and legs and wrapping duct tape around her mouth as a [[gag]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/kim-kardashian-bound-begging-life-paris-robbery-article-1.281555 | title = Kim Kardashian was bound, gagged and begging for life during Paris jewelry robbery | work = New York Daily News | accessdate=October 4, 2016}}</ref> Kardashian, who was placed in the bathtub, was physically unharmed and reportedly begged for her life.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2016/10/03/kim-kardashian-paris-trauma-what-we-know-kanye-west/91466398/ | title=Kim Kardashian's Paris trauma: What we know | work=USA Today | date=October 3, 2016 | accessdate=October 3, 2016 | last=Puente |first=Maria}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Charlton | first=Angela | last2=Petrequin | first2=Samuel | title=Armed jewelry thieves target Kardashian West in Paris | website=The Big Story | date=October 3, 2016 | url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/ca4cd8a750184f85891d9905c53809f2/spokeswoman-kardashian-west-held-gunpoint-paris | accessdate=October 4, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Grinberg | first=Emanuella | last2=Melas | first2=Chloe | last3=Sutton | first3=Joe | title=Kim Kardashian West in New York after robbery | website=CNN | date=October 3, 2016 | url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/02/entertainment/kanye-west-family-emergency/index.html | accessdate=October 4, 2016}}</ref> She managed to wriggle her hands free from the plastic ties around her wrists and scream for help. The thieves escaped.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a4476177/kim-kardashian-escaped-paris-hotel-attack-robbery/ | work=Cosmopolitan | title = How Kim Kardashian Escaped After Being Bound and Gagged by Her Attackers | accessdate=October 4, 2016| date=October 4, 2016 }}</ref> On October 6, 2016, it was revealed that filming for the next season of ''Keeping up with the Kardashians'' had been placed "on hold indefinitely" after the robbery.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/keeping-kardashians-hold-indefinitely-article-1.2820329|title='Keeping Up With the Kardashians' placed 'on hold indefinitely'|publisher=|accessdate=October 6, 2016}}</ref> After the robbery was announced, several critics expressed skepticism about whether it was staged or not, with some even drawing comparison to Olympic swimmer [[Lochtegate|Ryan Lochte's recent false robbery claim]].<ref>{{cite web |title=French police suspected Kardashian West of letting the robbers in |url=https://money.cnn.com/2016/10/12/media/kim-kardashian-media-takeout-suit/?iid=EL |publisher=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Did Kim Kardashian Pull A Ryan Lochte? |url=http://dlisted.com/2016/10/11/kim-kardashian-is-suing-mediatakeout-for-saying-she-faked-getting-robbed-in-paris/ |publisher=Dlisted}}</ref> On October 10, 2016, video was released showing Kardashian immediately after the robbery, as police began conducting their investigation. In the video, she is seen using the cell phone that she had reported stolen, and did not have any of the markings she claimed from being bound by her captors, prompting more questions as to whether or not the events were staged.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kim Kardashian Exposed: Major Holes In Robbery Story, Police Video |url=https://radaronline.com/exclusives/2016/10/kim-kardashian-robbery-video-paris-police-apartment/ |publisher=Radar}}</ref> In response, Kardashian filed lawsuits against several media outlets the following day, and secured a gag order to get the video removed from any articles due to it being part of an active police investigation.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=[UPDATED] Kim Kardashian Is Suing Multiple Sites for Claiming She Made Up Her Paris Robbery |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a5280140/kim-kardashian-sues-mediatakeout-radar-for-paris-robbery-posts/ |magazine=Cosmopolitan}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Kim Kardashian West Sues Over 'Staged' Robbery Claims |url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/kim-kardashian-west-sues-staged-robbery-claims-42745117 |publisher=ABC News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Kim Kardashian did not fake her robbery and she'll sue to prove it |url=https://1061thecorner.com/news/030030-kim-kardashian-did-not-fake-her-robbery-and-shell-sue-to-prove-it/ |publisher=Rueters}}</ref> On October 25, 2016, Kardashian dropped the lawsuit, prompting more criticism that the robbery was a ploy to generate media attention.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Kim Kardashian Drops MediaTakeOut Lawsuit |url=http://fortune.com/2016/10/25/kim-kardashian-mediatakeout/ |magazine=Fortune}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Kim Kardashian Halts MediaTakeOut Lawsuit |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2016/10/kim-kardashian-settles-lawsuit-with-mediatakeout |magazine=Vanity Fair}}</ref> Production resumed on ''[[Keeping up with the Kardashians]]'' on October 26.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-production-resumes-kim-kardashian-robbery-1201901473/|title='Keeping Up With the Kardashians' Resumes Production With Kim Following Paris Robbery|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Elizabeth|last=Wagmeister|date=October 26, 2016|accessdate=January 10, 2017}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==

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Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian West looks to her right side with a microphone in front of her
Kardashian in 2018
Born
Kimberly Noel Kardashian

(1980-10-21) October 21, 1980 (age 44)
Other namesHeghine (Armenian Orthodox baptismal name)
Occupations
  • Media personality
  • model
  • entrepreneur
  • socialite
  • actress
Years active2007–present
Known for
Spouses
Damon Thomas
(m. 2000; div. 2004)
(m. 2011; div. 2013)
(m. 2014)
Children4
Parents
Relatives
Websitewww.kimkardashianwest.com
Signature

Kimberly Noel Kardashian West[2] (/kɑːrˈdæʃiən/ née Kardashian; born October 21, 1980) is an American media personality, model, entrepreneur, socialite and actress. Kardashian first gained media attention as a friend and stylist of Paris Hilton but received wider notice after a 2002 sex tape, Kim Kardashian, Superstar, with her then-boyfriend Ray J was released in 2007.[3] Later that year, she and her family began to appear in the E! reality television series Keeping Up with the Kardashians (2007–present). Its success soon led to the creation of spin-offs including Kourtney and Kim Take New York (2011–2012) and Kourtney and Kim Take Miami (2009–2013).

In recent years, Kim Kardashian has developed an online and social media presence, including hundreds of millions of followers on Twitter and Instagram.[4][5][6] She has released a variety of products tied to her name, including the 2014 mobile game Kim Kardashian: Hollywood, a variety of clothing and products, the 2015 photo book Selfish and her eponymous personal app. Her relationship with rapper Kanye West has also received significant media coverage; the couple married in 2014, and they have four children together.[7] Kardashian has appeared in films such as Disaster Movie (2008), Deep in the Valley (2009) and Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013).

Time magazine included Kardashian on their list of 2015's 100 most influential people,[8] while Vogue described her in 2016 as a "pop culture phenomenon."[9] Both critics and admirers have described her as exemplifying the notion of being famous for being famous.[10][11][12] She was reported to be the highest-paid reality television personality of 2015, with her estimated total earnings exceeding US$53 million.[13]

Early life

Kim Kardashian was born on October 21, 1980, in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Robert and Kris (née Houghton).[14] She has an older sister, Kourtney, a younger sister, Khloé, and a younger brother, Rob.[15] Their mother is of Dutch, English, Irish, and Scottish ancestry,[16] while their father was a third-generation Armenian-American.[17] After their parents divorced in 1991, her mother married again that year, to Bruce Jenner (now Caitlyn Jenner),[A] the 1976 Summer Olympics decathlon winner.[18] Through their marriage, Kim Kardashian gained step-brothers Burton "Burt", Brandon, and Brody; step-sister Casey; and half-sisters Kendall and Kylie Jenner.[19]

She attended Marymount High School, a Roman Catholic all-girls school in Los Angeles.[20] In 1994, her father represented football player O. J. Simpson during his murder trial. Simpson is Kardashian's godfather.[21] Kardashian's father died in 2003 of cancer.[22] In her 20s, Kardashian was the close friend and stylist of socialite Paris Hilton, through whom she first garnered media attention.[4][23]

Career

Beginnings (2003–2006)

Kardashian got her first stint in show-business as friend and stylist of Paris Hilton, appearing as guest on various episodes of the Hilton-starring reality television series The Simple Life, between 2003 and 2006.[24]

Breakthrough with reality television (2007–2009)

In 2006, Kardashian entered the business world with her two sisters and opened the boutique shop D-A-S-H in Calabasas, California.[25] In February 2007, a sex tape made by Kardashian and Ray J in 2002 was leaked.[26][27] Kardashian filed a lawsuit against Vivid Entertainment, who distributed the film as Kim Kardashian, Superstar. She later dropped the suit and settled for a reported US$5 million, allowing Vivid to release the tape.[28][29] Several media outlets later criticized her and the family for using the sex tape's release as a publicity stunt to promote their upcoming reality show.[30][31]

In October 2007 Kardashian, in addition to her mother Kris Jenner, her step-parent Caitlyn Jenner, her siblings Kourtney, Khloé, and Rob Kardashian, and half-sisters Kendall and Kylie Jenner, began to appear in the reality television series Keeping Up with the Kardashians.[32] The series proved successful for E!, and has led to the creations of spin-offs including Kourtney and Kim Take New York and Kourtney and Kim Take Miami.[33] In one of the episodes, Kim discussed an offer from Playboy to appear nude in the magazine.[34] That December, Kardashian posed in a nude pictorial for Playboy.[35]

In 2008, she made her feature film debut in the disaster film spoof Disaster Movie, in which she appeared as a character named Lisa.[36][37] That same year, she was a participant on season seven of Dancing with the Stars, where she was partnered with Mark Ballas. Kardashian was the third contestant to be eliminated.[38] In January 2009, Kardashian made a cameo appearance during an episode of the sitcom How I Met Your Mother, in the episode "Benefits". In April, she released a workout DVD series through her television production company Kimsaprincess Productions, LLC which has seen the release of three successful workout videos, Fit in Your Jeans by Friday, with trainers Jennifer Galardi and Patrick Goudeau.[25][39][40] Kardashian played Elle in four episodes of the television series Beyond the Break.[41]

Kardashian became a guest host of WrestleMania XXIV and guest judge on America's Next Top Model in August of that year.[42] In September, Fusion Beauty and Seven Bar Foundation launched "Kiss Away Poverty", with Kardashian as the face of the campaign. For every LipFusion lipgloss sold, US$1 went to the Foundation to fund women entrepreneurs in the US.[43] The following month, she released her first fragrance self-titled "Kim Kardashian".[44][45] In December 2009, Kardashian made a guest star appearance on CBS's CSI: NY with Vanessa Minnillo.[46][47]

Early endorsements (2010–2013)

In 2010, Kardashian ventured into several new endorsement deals, including endorsing various food products for Carl's Jr.[48][49] In January 2010, she starred as Summa Eve in the film Deep in the Valley.[46] In April, Kardashian sparked controversy over the way she held a kitten for a photograph, holding it by the scruff of its neck.[50] With sisters Kourtney and Khloé, Kardashian is involved in the retail and fashion industries. They have launched several clothing collections and fragrances. Animal rights organization PETA criticized Kardashian for repeatedly wearing fur coats, and named her as one of the five worst people or organizations of 2010 when it came to animal welfare.[51] June saw Kardashian guest star with Khloé and Kourtney as themselves on the season three premiere episode of the series 90210.[52]

Kardashian backstage at The Heart Truth's Red Dress Collection, February 2010

On July 1, 2010, the New York City branch of Madame Tussauds revealed a wax figure of Kardashian.[53] In November, Kardashian served as producer for The Spin Crowd, a reality television show about Command PR, a New York City public relations firm, run by Jonathan Cheban and Simon Huck. The show followed them as they settle into their new offices in Los Angeles. That month, she also appeared on season ten of The Apprentice.[54][55] Kim, Kourtney, and Khloé wrote an autobiography titled Kardashian Konfidential, which was released in stores on November 23, and appeared on New York Times's Best Seller List.[56]

In December 2010, Kardashian filmed a music video for a song titled "Jam (Turn It Up)". The video was directed by Hype Williams; Kanye West makes a cameo in the video.[57] Kardashian premiered the song during a New Year's Eve party at TAO Las Vegas on December 31, 2010.[58] The song was produced by The-Dream and Tricky Stewart. When asked if an album was in the works, Kardashian replied, "There's no album in the works or anything—just one song we did for Kourtney and Kim Take New York, and a video Hype Williams directed, half of the proceeds we're giving away to a cancer foundation, because The-Dream's and one of my parents passed away from cancer. It's just all having fun—with a good cause".[59] Jim Farber, writing for the Daily News, called the song a "dead-brained piece of generic dance music, without a single distinguishing feature," and suggested that the single made Kardashian the "worst singer in the reality TV universe."[60]

That month, the International Business Times reported that Kardashian's 2010 earnings were the highest among Hollywood-based reality stars, estimating them at $6 million.[61][62]

In April 2011, Kardashian released her third fragrance "Gold".[44] In March 2012, Kardashian debuted her fourth fragrance, titled "True Reflection", which she worked with the company Dress for Success to promote.[63] In April, E! renewed Keeping Up with the Kardashians for two additional seasons, in a deal reported to be worth $50 million.[64][65] In October 2012, Kardashian released her fifth fragrance, "Glam", which "draws on the glamour of her Hollywood lifestyle", and was made available through Debenhams.[66] In summer of 2012, Kardashian and her family filmed a music video in the Dominican Republic to Notorious B.I.G's song "Hypnotize".[67]

In the romantic drama Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013), produced, written, and directed by Tyler Perry, Kardashian obtained the role of the co-worker of an ambitious therapist. While the film was a moderate box office success, with a worldwide gross of US$53.1 million,[68] critical response was negative and Kardashian won the Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actress.

Focus on social media (2014–present)

Kardashian in September 2014

Kardashian appeared on the cover, and in a pictorial in Paper's winter issue in 2014 photographed by Jean-Paul Goude.[69] On the cover, her nude buttocks are featured above the caption: "Break the Internet", which generated considerable comment in both social and traditional media.[70][71] The photos show Kardashian with her hair tied up in a bun, wearing only a pearl necklace, a pair of earrings and black satin gloves, and, on the cover, with her bare back facing the camera, holding a sequined gown below her bare, oiled-up buttocks, while smiling broadly at the camera.[72][73] A Time magazine writer commented that, unlike previous celebrities' nudes that represented the women's rebellion against repressed society and "trying to tear down" barriers, Kardashian's exhibition was "just provocation and bluster, repeated images that seem to offer us some sort of truth or insight but are really just self serving. We want there to be something more, some reason or context, some great explanation that tells us what it is like to live in this very day and age, but there is not. Kim Kardashian's ass is nothing but an empty promise."[74] However, the stunt "set a new benchmark" in social media response,[75] and Paper's website received 15.9 million views in one day, compared with 25,000 views on an average day.[76][77]

On October 6, 2014 Kardashian posted a jeweled homage in honor of daughter North West on Instagram in the form of some pretty Loud Love Jewelry gold rings, one for each letter of North's name[78][79][80]

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.[81] The game supports a free to play model, meaning the game is free to download, but charges for in-game items.[82] The game was a hit, earning US$1.6 million in its first five days of release.[82] In July, the game's developer Glu Mobile announced that the game was the fifth highest earning game in Apple's App Store.[82] Kardashian voiced the role of an alien in an episode of the adult animated series American Dad!, in season 11 (2014–15) in the episode titled "Blagsnarst, A Love Story" on September 21, 2014.[83][84] In May 2015, Kardashian released a portfolio book called Selfish, a 325-page collection of self-taken photos of herself.[85] In December 2015, Kardashian released an emoji pack for iOS devices called Kimoji.[86] The app was a best-seller, becoming one of the top 5 most bought apps that week.[86] In August 2015, Kardashian was the cover model for Vogue Spain.[87]

As of November 2016, as per CBC Marketplace and interviews with celebrity endorsement experts, Kim Kardashian was paid between $75,000 and $300,000 for each post that she made on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter endorsing beauty products like waist trainers, teeth whiteners as well as Coca-Cola and well known charities. Experts think that celebrities offer fake glimpses into their lives to make viewers fall for their advertising pitches, curated to look as though the viewer is catching them in a spontaneous moment when they are mostly staged.[88]

In June 2017 she launched her own beauty line, KKW Beauty and in November 2017 she launched her own fragrance line, KKW Fragrance.

By 2018, according to Business Insider, Kardashian was charging $720,000 per Instagram post. Even though engagement data indicates that her posts are worth slightly less,[89] she's regularly making headlines and this allows her to demand a premium above any calculated Instagram sponsored post price.

Kardashian made a cameo appearance in the heist film Ocean's 8, which was released on June 8, 2018.[90][91]

In 2019, Kardashian made waves at the Met Gala with her figure hugging corset-induced Thierry Mugler dress.[92][93]

Reception to product range

In June 2019, Kardashian launched a new range of shape wear called Kimono. Kardashian was heavily criticised over the name of the brand which critics argued disrespected Japanese culture and ignored the significance behind the traditional outfit. Following the launch of the range, the hashtag #KimOhNo began trending on Twitter and the mayor of Kyoto wrote to Kardashian to ask her to reconsider the trademark on Kimono. In response to public pressure, in July 2019, Kardashian announced that she would change the name.[94] However, Japanese trade minister Hiroshige Seko stated that he would still be dispatching patent officials for a meeting at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and that Japan would keep an eye on the situation.[95] She later replaced the shapewear company to the name Skims.[96]

Personal life

Marriages

In 2000, 19-year-old Kardashian eloped with music producer Damon Thomas.[97] Thomas filed for divorce in 2003. Kardashian later blamed their separation on physical and emotional abuse on his part[98] and said she was high on ecstasy during the ceremony.[99] Prior to the completion of her divorce, Kardashian began dating singer Ray J.[97]

In May 2011, Kardashian became engaged to NBA player Kris Humphries, then of the New Jersey Nets, whom she had been dating since October 2010.[100] They were married in a wedding ceremony on August 20 in Montecito, California.[101] Earlier that month, she had released her "wedding fragrance" called "Kim Kardashian Love" which coincided with her own wedding.[44][102] A two-part TV special showing the preparations and the wedding itself aired on E! in early October 2011, amidst what The Washington Post called a "media blitz" related to the wedding.[103] After 72 days of marriage, she filed for divorce from Humphries on October 31, citing irreconcilable differences.[104] Several news outlets surmised that Kardashian's marriage to Humphries was merely a publicity stunt to promote the Kardashian family's brand and their subsequent television ventures.[105] A man professing to be her former publicist, Jonathan Jaxson, also claimed that her short-lived marriage was indeed staged and a ploy to generate money. Kardashian filed suit against Jaxson, saying his claims were untrue, and subsequently settled the case that included an apology from Jaxson.[106] A widely circulated petition asking to remove all Kardashian-related programming from the air followed the split.[107] The divorce was subject to widespread media attention.[108]

Kardashian began dating rapper and longtime friend Kanye West in April 2012, while still legally married to Humphries.[109] Her divorce was finalized on June 3, 2013,[110] Kardashian and West became engaged on October 21, Kardashian's 33rd birthday,[111] and married on May 24, 2014, at Fort di Belvedere in Florence, Italy.[112] Her wedding dress was designed by Riccardo Tisci of Givenchy[113] with some guests' dresses designed by designer Michael Costello.[114] The couple's high status and respective careers have resulted in their relationship becoming subject to heavy media coverage; The New York Times referred to their marriage as "a historic blizzard of celebrity."[7]

Religion

Kim Kardashian is a Christian and has described herself as "really religious".[115] She was educated in Christian schools of both the Presbyterian and Roman Catholic traditions.[115] In October 2019 she was baptized in an Armenian Apostolic ceremony at the baptistery in the Etchmiadzin Cathedral complex and given the Armenian name Heghine (Հեղինե).[116][117]

In April 2015, Kardashian and West traveled to the Armenian Quarter of the Old City in Jerusalem to have their daughter North baptized in the Armenian Apostolic Church, one of the oldest denominations of Oriental Orthodox Christianity. The ceremony took place at the Cathedral of St. James.[118] Khloe Kardashian was appointed the godmother of North.[119] In October 2019, Kim baptized her three younger children at the baptistery in the Etchmiadzin Cathedral complex, Armenia's mother church.[120][121] Psalm was given the Armenian name Vardan, Chicago—Ashkhen and Saint—Grigor.[122]

Health and pregnancies

Kardashian and husband Kanye West have four children: daughter North (born June 15, 2013),[123] son Saint (born December 5, 2015),[124] daughter Chicago (born January 15, 2018),[125][126] and son Psalm (born May 9, 2019).[127][128][129]

Kardashian has been open about her difficult pregnancies. She suffered pre-eclampsia during her first pregnancy, which forced her to deliver at 34 weeks. She also suffered placenta accreta after delivery, eventually having to have surgery to remove the placenta and subsequent scar tissue.[130] After her second pregnancy, her doctors advised against trying to become pregnant again.[131] The couple's third and fourth child were born via surrogate.

Kardashian began suffering from psoriasis at the age of 30.[132] She was diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome in late 2017.[133]

Wealth

Kardashian in Australia for the E! News: Red carpet and dinner in 2012

In May 2014, Kardashian was estimated to be worth US$45 million.[134] In 2015, Forbes reported she had "made more this year than ever as her earnings nearly doubled to $53 million from 2014's $28 million", and reported that she "has monetized fame better than any other".[135] Much of her income includes wholesale earnings of the Sears line, the Kardashian Kollection, which brought in $600 million in 2013 and the Kardashian Beauty cosmetics line, Kardashian-branded tanning products, the boutique-line DASH, as well as sponsored social media posts which are collectively worth $300,000-500,000 per post.[136][137] As of July 2018, Kardashian is worth US$350 million.[138] Combined with husband Kanye West's net worth of $160 million, their total household net worth is an estimated $510 million, making them one of the richest couples in the entertainment industry.[139] Kardashian does not receive alimony payments from either of her first two marriages.[140]

Advocacy

During an interview with Caity Weaver of GQ for the July 2016 issue, Kardashian described herself as a Democrat, and declared support for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 US Presidential Election.[141]

Kardashian has expressed pride in her Armenian and Scottish ancestry.[142][143] She is not a citizen of either country and does not speak Armenian.[144] She has advocated for the recognition of the Armenian Genocide on numerous occasions and encouraged President Barack Obama and the United States government to consider its acknowledgement.[145][146][147] In April 2015, Kardashian traveled to Armenia with her husband, her sister Khloé, and her daughter North and visited the Armenian Genocide memorial Tsitsernakaberd in Yerevan.[148] In April 2016, Kardashian wrote an article on her website condemning The Wall Street Journal for running an advertisement denying the Armenian Genocide.[149] During her visit to Armenia in 2019, she stated that she "talk[s] about it [the Armenian Genocide] with people internally at the White House." However, she added that "haven’t had a private conversation" with President Donald Trump about it.[150]

Kardashian has also worked in the area of prison reform, advocating for the commutation of the sentence of Chris Young and also of Alice Marie Johnson, a woman who received a life sentence for a first-time drug offense as the leader of a major cocaine ring in Tennessee[151][152][153] which was granted by President Donald Trump in June 2018.[154][155] Along with Van Jones and Jared Kushner, she was instrumental in persuading President Trump to support the First Step Act, which enacted major reforms in the US prison system. Van Jones later stated that without Kardashian, the act would have never passed because it would not have received the president's support. It was later passed by a great majority in the US Senate.[156][157][158] In April 2019, it was revealed in Vogue that Kardashian was studying to pass the bar exam; instead of attending law school, she is "reading the law."[159]

In January 2017, she tweeted a table of statistics that went viral, highlighting statistics that show that gun violence in the United States kills 11,737 people annually while terrorism in the United States kills 14 people annually. In January 2018, the World Economic Forum awarded it the "International Statistic of the Year" for 2017.[160]

On a trip to Uganda in October 2018, she met with President Yoweri Museveni with her husband. They had a press conference, and Kanye talked about tourism in Uganda. They were criticized for meeting the Museveni due to his being a dictator and his recent crackdown on the opposition and the Ugandan LGBTQ community.[161][162][163]

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.[164] The thieves got in her residence by threatening the concierge. Once they accessed Kardashian's room, they held a gun to her head, tying her wrists and legs and wrapping duct tape around her mouth as a gag.[165] Kardashian, who was placed in the bathtub, was physically unharmed and reportedly begged for her life.[166][167][168] She managed to wriggle her hands free from the plastic ties around her wrists and scream for help. The thieves escaped.[169] On October 6, 2016, it was revealed that filming for the next season of Keeping up with the Kardashians had been placed "on hold indefinitely" after the robbery.[170] After the robbery was announced, several critics expressed skepticism about whether it was staged or not, with some even drawing comparison to Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte's recent false robbery claim.[171][172] On October 10, 2016, video was released showing Kardashian immediately after the robbery, as police began conducting their investigation. In the video, she is seen using the cell phone that she had reported stolen, and did not have any of the markings she claimed from being bound by her captors, prompting more questions as to whether or not the events were staged.[173] In response, Kardashian filed lawsuits against several media outlets the following day, and secured a gag order to get the video removed from any articles due to it being part of an active police investigation.[174][175][176] On October 25, 2016, Kardashian dropped the lawsuit, prompting more criticism that the robbery was a ploy to generate media attention.[177][178] Production resumed on Keeping up with the Kardashians on October 26.[179]

Filmography

As herself

Television
Year Title Notes Ref.
2003–2006 The Simple Life 4 episodes
2007 Kim Kardashian, Superstar Pornographic video [28][29]
2007–present Keeping Up with the Kardashians Main role
2008 Dancing with the Stars Contestant (6 episodes) [38]
Bad Girls Club Host of "Reunion Special"
2009–2013 Kourtney and Kim Take Miami Main role (19 episodes) [180]
2009–2011 America's Next Top Model Guest star; 2 episodes [181][182]
2011–2012 Kourtney and Kim Take New York Main role (18 episodes) [183]
2011 Khloé & Lamar 3 episodes [184]
2012 Punk'd Episode: "Ashton Kutcher" [185]
2014 Kourtney and Khloé Take The Hamptons 3 episodes
Celebrities Undercover Episode: "Wendy Williams & Kim Kardashian" [186]
2015 I Am Cait 5 episodes
Dash Dolls Executive producer & recurring role [187]
2018 Ocean's 8 Cameo, herself [90]

As actress

Film
Year Title Role Ref.
2008 Disaster Movie Lisa Taylor [188]
2009 Deep in the Valley Summa Eve [189]
2013 Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor Ava [190]
TBA Marry Me [191]
Television
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2009 Brothers Herself Episode: "Meet Mike Trainor/Assistant Coach" [192]
CSI: NY Debbie Fallon Episode: "Second Chances" [193]
Beyond the Break Elle 4 episodes [41]
How I Met Your Mother Herself Episode: "Benefits"
2010 90210 Episode: "Senior Year, Baby"
2012 Drop Dead Diva Nikki LePree 4 episodes
Last Man Standing Herself Episode: "Tree of Strife"
30 Rock Herself (West Coast only) Episode: "Live from Studio 6H"
2014 American Dad! Qurchhhh/Herself (voice) Episode: "Blagsnarst, A Love Story" [83][84]
2 Broke Girls Herself Episode: "And the Reality Problem" [194]

As producer

Title Ref.
2010 The Spin Crowd
2015–2016 Keeping Up with the Kardashians
2016 Rob & Chyna [195]
2018 You Kiddin' Me [196]
2018 Glam Master [197]

In music videos

Year Title Artist Ref.
2007 "Thnks fr th Mmrs" Fall Out Boy [198]
2011 "Jam (Turn It Up)" Herself [199]
2013 "Bound 2" Kanye West [200]
2016 "M.I.L.F. $" Fergie [201]
"Wolves" Kanye West [202]
2019 "Best Friend's Ass" Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike vs. Paris Hilton

Discography

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart
positions
Album
US
[203]
US
Heat.

[204]
"Jam (Turn It Up)" 2011 [A] 21 Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Awards and nominations

Teen Choice Awards

Year Category Nominated work / Nominee Result Ref.
2008 Choice TV Female Reality/Variety Star Keeping Up with the Kardashians Nominated [205]
2009 Choice TV: Female Reality/Variety Star Nominated [206]
2010 Choice Female Reality/Variety Star[B] Won [207]
Choice Female Hottie Kim Kardashian Nominated [207]
Choice Twit Nominated [207]
2011 Choice TV: Female Reality/Variety Star[C] Keeping Up with the Kardashians Won
Choice Female Hottie Kim Kardashian Nominated [208]
2012 Choice TV: Female Reality/Variety Star[D] Keeping Up with the Kardashians Won [209]
2013 Choice TV: Female Reality/Variety Star[E] Won [210]
2016 Choice TV Show: Reality Keeping Up with the Kardashians Won
2016 Choice Selfie Taker Kim Kardashian Nominated
2016 Choice Instagramer Kim Kardashian Nominated
2016 Choice Social Media Queen Kim Kardashian Nominated

Other awards

Year Association Category Nominated work / Nominee Result Ref.
2008 Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Supporting Actress Disaster Movie Nominated [211]
2014 Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor Won [212]
2011 People's Choice Awards Favorite TV Celeb Reality Star Kim Kardashian Won [213]
2017 Favorite Social Media Star Kim Kardashian Nominated [214]
2011 Glamour Award Entrepreneur of the Year Kim Kardashian Won [215]
2018 World Economic Forum International Statistic of the Year Kim Kardashian Won [160]
2018 CFDA Influencer Award Kim Kardashian Won [216]

Books

  • Kardashian, Kim; Kardashian, Kourtney; Kardashian, Khloé (2010). Kardashian Konfidential. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0-312-62807-9.
  • Kardashian, Kim (2015). Kim Kardashian Selfish. Universe Publishing. ISBN 978-0789329202.

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Jam (Turn It Up)" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 17 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.

A ^ Jenner changed her name to Caitlyn due to gender transition in 2015.[217]
B ^ Shared with Kourtney, Khloe, Rob and Kris
C ^ Shared with Kourtney, Khloe, Rob and Kris
D ^ Shared with Kourtney, Khloe, Rob and Kris
E ^ With Kourtney, Khloe, Rob, Kris, Kendall, Kylie and Caitlyn (then Bruce)

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