Kim Kardashian is a famous American TV reality star, model and businesswoman. She is listed among the ‘100 most influential people of 2015’ according to Time magazine and is arguably the most notable member of the Kardashian family. The curvy reality star is married to rapper, Kanye West and it’s her third time of tying the knot.
Born in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, the second daughter of Robert and Kris Kardashian lived in Opulence as a kid and has remained so ever since.
In order to capture the unique lifestyle of the large Kardashian household on television, the family entered into a business contract with E! Entertainment for the airing of the show Keeping up with the Kardashians which has been a roaring success.
Kim Kardashian Biography (Age)
Kim Kardashian was born in Los Angeles California on 21st October 1980, as the second daughter of Robert Kardashian (1944 – 2003) who is mostly remembered for his role in the defense of O.J. Simpson in his 1994 murder trial and Kris Jenner, known as the matriarch of the Kardashian family; a socialite and is lately involved in managing her increasingly popular children. Her parents got divorced in 1991.
Kim has an elder sister Kourtney, a younger sister Khloe’ and a younger brother Bob. This is in addition to half-sisters Kendall and Kylie Jenner inherited from her mother’s remarriage to Bruce Jenner (now Caitlyn), the Olympic gold medalist.
Growing up, Kim had an early exposure to fame by association with a former preschool classmate, Paris Hilton. She attended Marymount High School, an exclusive school for girls and at Age 19, She eloped with the movie producer, Damon Thomas. However, the marriage was marred by Physical and emotional abuse as claimed by Kim which eventually led to their divorce in 2003.
Later on, She got engaged to Kris Humphries, a former NBA player and they got married on 20th August 2011. It was to be the shortest marriage in the Kardashian family because they split just after 72 days citing irreconcilable differences as their reason. The divorce garnered a lot of media attention with many people saying that the marriage was indeed a hoax. She thereafter married Kanye West on May 24th 2004 in an elaborate ceremony.
Career
Although Kim Kardashian had already stepped into the business world with the opening of a boutique D-A-S-H in conjunction with her two sisters, it was a scandalous sex videotape that Kim made with Singer Ray J, which was leaked in 2007 that made Kim famous. This became a turning point towards fame for the relatively unknown superstar.
The video was bought for $1 million dollars by an Adult film company, Vivid entertainment and was highly promoted. That same year, the family signed a contract with E! to start airing the reality TV show, Keeping up with the Kardashians. The success of the program led to spin-offs such as Kourtney and Kim Take New York and Kourtney and Kim Take Miami
She has featured in a number of movies since featuring in her film debut ‘ Disaster movie’ (2008). Her other movies include “Deep in the valley” (2009) and also ocean’s 8 (2018). She was also a guest judge of Wrestlemania XXIV and has also featured in America’s Next Top Model.
Kardashian has frequently been scrutinized for wearing fur cloth. She, however, recently showed her humanitarian side by appealing for and working towards the release of Alice Maria Johnson who is a first-time drug offender, in Tennessee. She is also involved in prison reform laws in America.
In addition to being a successful entrepreneur, Kim is equally a mom. Although her pregnancy journies hasn’t been smooth, she has given birth to two kids namely daughter North West (June 15, 2013) and son Saint West (December 5, 2015).
In 2018, the couple welcomed another daughter Chicago West via Surrogate. They are currently expecting another son via surrogate as well.
Diet
Maintaining this svelte body is no mean feat. Kim keeps in shape by adherence to the Atkins diet which means she has to go low on carbs, and also by incorporating a 6 days a week work out plan in her routine.
Moreover, she follows the ketogenic weight loss diet and avoids any form of processed food.
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Body Measurement
It’s a well-known fact that Kim, The Choice Female Hottie nominee in both 2010 and 2011, is one of America’s sexiest and curvy celebrity. The woman who had been described as “being famous for being famous” is blessed with an amazing hourglass body shape which she usually shows off in tight-fitting dresses. Measuring an incredible 38-26-41 inches, the star has been able to retain her figure after each pregnancy with fast postpartum snapbacks.
The Social media star stands at a height of 160cm(5 ft 3 inches) and weighs 54.5kg (120 pounds).
Kim Kardashian Net Worth
With a wide range of beauty products, workout DVD’s, etc, it’s no surprise that Kim Kardashian’s net worth is about $350 million dollars as of 2019. And She is not done yet. She recently voiced out her dream of becoming a lawyer and would be taking the bar exam by 2022, thereby following the footstep of her late father, Robert Kardashian.
However, in April 2021, Forbes named Kim Kardashian West on the list of world billionaires with a net worth of $1 billion. This was a huge leap from her previous worth of $780 million in October 2020. The reality tv star has relied on self-promotion of her latest lucrative business: KKM Beauty and Skims which launched around 2017, using her social media pages to market directly to consumers – a method that had worked pretty well for her sister Kylie Jenner who also made it on the billionaire list.
