Kim Kardashian is the most recognizable sister in the pop culture-crashing Kardashian-Jenner clan and also the proud owner of the most talked about celebri-booty in reality television. We know her best as a hip socialite, a dedicated entrepreneur, a focal point of the hugely successful E! series,Keeping Up with the Kardashians, an occasional actress and model, and -- oh yes -- a celebrity tape star.
While its true that a wealthy mily and a perfectly timed tape may have helped Kardashian find an easy 15 minutes of me to begin with, the ct that shes still around indicates that she might know more about what shes doing than people first gave her credit for. As a pretty ce in the age of reality television and all things Twitter, Kardashian is the main wheel that keeps the pop culture influence of the Kardashian-Jenner unit turning, allowing her steady n base the opportunity to live vicariously through her very public lifestyle.
a run for her money in the department of celebrity posteriors. Thanks to a background that is predominantly Armenian, her curves have attracted infinite attention and earned maximum exposure, courtesy of aPlayboyspread, a much-ballyhooed tape and a Twitter feed that proves that Kardashian is anything but shy about showing off her physicality. Is she shy about anything? Well, yes -- dancing in nightclubs, according to her. All ill-timed public dancing displays aside, its Kardashians combination of raw exotic beauty and y confidence that makes her ideal dating material for a lot of men. Given the chance to take her out, just stick to a limo ride and a ncy dinner at a high-priced Los Angeles eatery, rather than crashing a trendy club for a dance-off on 80s night.
While she appears to fit the bill of fun-loving California girl quite nicely, Kardashian spent the first four years of her 20s as a married woman. Her husband at the time was Damon Thomas, but after their split, she continued to date within the music industry through courtships with Nick Lachey,Nick Cannonand her partner in celebrity tape crime,Ray-J.
In recent years, Kardashian developed a liking for athletes: she enjoyed a long-term relationship withReggie Bushand an alleged fling withCristiano Ronaldo. Since 2010, though, Kardashians dating life has become increasingly busy. First, rumors suced that Kardashian was pregnant with Kanye Wests baby, then she dated and split up with Halle Berrys ex Gabriel Aubry, and finally, she declared she wanted to stay single for a while. Her self-proclaimed celibacy didnt last long -- now shes engaged to NBA player Kris Humphries.
, Kim Kardashian has gamely used money, and social status to her unique advantage. After initially being branded mous because her late lawyer ther was a friend of O.J. Simpson -- not the ideal association for me -- Kardashian has developed her image as a socialite and reality TV star, while forging lucrative connections with both halves of her n following. Shes engaged the women through cosmetics and clothing ventures, and made her male admirers happy with something more blunt -- a tape.
A loyal shionista who models her look (and maybe a few curves) after Jennifer Lopez, Kardashian isnt going to be an award-winning actress. If anything, her ample curves wont get bigger, but her career just might, as her appearances onDancing with the Stars,CSI: NYandAmericas Next Top Modelwould indicate. With no criminal black marks (like DUIs) on her pop culture record either, Kardashian may have done it the rich and y way, but she has yet to abuse her me in a blatantly wrong way -- tape be damned.
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The new mily unit went the way ofThe Osbournesand become a pop culture vorite later on, but during her high school years, Kardashian remained close with her ther. Apart from his involvement in the trial of O.J. Simpson, he had become r more active in recent years in the music industry than in the field of law. As such, Kardashian became gainfully employed at Movie Tunes, her thers business that was responsible for promoting musical artists. At 20, she married producer Damon Thomas, but the death of her ther in 2003 sent Kardashian on a new journey to find her own entrepreneurial talents. Kardashian and her husband divorced in 2004, and her first attempt at self-employment came in the music video and commercial industry as a wardrobe stylist. Unfortunately, this venture was unsuccessful, so she went back to the drawing board for her next professional makeover.
Having not succeeded adequately the first time, Kim Kardashian tried again in the style sector, but put her attention toward closet arrangements rather than specific wardrobe choices. Her job was to renovate closet space and find ways to better organize the clothing of her clients. After getting good results from revamping the storage space of boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonards wife, Bernadette, Kardashian took a shot at redoing Paris Hiltons clothing collection. Apart from the ct that Hiltons clothing was so extensive that it required the space of a fully-modified bedroom rather than a regular-size closet, Kims work was well-received. Among Los Angeles socialites, she was more popular around town, but her overall celebrity influence was inconsequential.
The relationships between Kardashian and blues musician Ray J changed her level of me quickly and substantially. In 2007, adult film giant Vivid released a tape that they had filmed together. While the two principals claimed that the tape was never intended for public audiences, it provided an immediate jump-start to Kardashianscareer, her an immediate internet fixture and being perfectly timed to coincide with a spread in the December 2007 issue ofPlayboyand the launch of her new reality TV series,Keeping Up with the Kardashians. The show, which followed her and her mily members through the maintaining of their store, D-A-S-H, and their various personal challenges, became a vorite of female viewers while offering more views of the woman who had caught so much male attention from her capades of earlier.
As the most in-demand girl about town, Kim Kardashian had ended Paris Hiltons reign as the pretty, wealthy young thing with a popular tape. This didnt sit too well with Paris Hilton, who had previously featured Kardashian as a guest star onThe Simple Life. A catty socialite war ensued when Paris Hilton referred to her former best friends formidable posterior as gross and disgusting. Kim responded by candidly stating: If Paris Hilton thinks my butt looks gross I really don’t care. At least I have a butt.
The war of words between the two socialites only upped Kardashians club cred, and she flaunted her assets further through endorsement contracts with Bongo Jeans, as well as Famous Stars and Straps. Through the rest of 2008, Kardashian continued her pop culture invasion through a fitness DVD calledWorkout with Kim Kardashian, a Razzy-nominated movie role inDisaster Movieand as a feaKim Kardashiantured contestant onDancing with the Stars. The latter featured her in a mambo set to Baby Got Back, but Kardashians backside would only be good enough to get her into the third week of competition with dance partner Mark Ballas.
With more acting parts a year later in the TV seriesBeyond the Break, the prime-time winnerCSI: NYand the continuing seasons ofKeeping Up with the Kardashians, Kim Kardashian continued to hold on to her industry status. A Twitter account, complete with regular racy self-portraits, captured over four million followers. In 2010, Kim built more professional bridges and scored more pop culture points through the release of her self-titled perfume line and a guest appearance with her Kardashian sisters on the new season of90210.
With the sixth season ofKeeping Up with the Kardashiansset for this summer and two other reality TV shows and a music single (Jam) under her belt, Kim Kardashian still seems to have the world wrapped around her beautifully manicured finger. After two seasons of success withKourtney and Khloe Take Miami, the spin-offKourtney and Kim Take New Yorkwent on the air in January 2011, when the sisters moved from to the Big Apple to open their thirdD-A-S-Hstore.
She may no longer be in the top 10 ofMaxims Hot 100 list (last year she was No. 9), but were still thinking of ways to get Kris Humphries out of the picture.
Kim Kardashian got engaged on May 18th, 2011, to New Jersey Nets forward Kris Humphries after just dating for six months. Kim is currently in the process of planning one of the biggest weddings to ever grace reality television.
Kim and Kris were married in a hugely publicized wedding that was broadcast after the ct Kims Fairytale Wedding: A Kardashian Event on the E! network. The wedding cost tens of millions of dollars, and its reported that the couple earned $17.9 million from media deals stemming from the wedding, including a $2.5 million photo deal withPeoplemagazine.
A mere 72 days after the blowout nuptials, Kim Kardashian filed for divorce on October 31, citing irreconcilable differences. The $17.9 million she made from her wedding works out to a modest income of $10,358.82 per hour from being married to Kris. Wise investment?
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