Kim Kardashian

 

Kimberly Noel Kardashian West^[1] (/kɑːrˈdæʃiən/; born October 21, 1980) is an American reality television personality, entrepreneur and socialite. Kardashian first gained media attention as a friend and stylist of Paris Hilton, but received wider notice after a 2003 sex tape with her former boyfriend Ray J was leaked in 2007. Later that year, she and her family began to appear in the E! reality television series Keeping Up with the Kardashians. Its success soon led to the creation of spin-offs including Kourtney and Kim Take New York and Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami. Kardashian's personal life soon became subject to widespread media attention.^[2]
In recent years, Kardashian has grown an influential online and social media presence, including tens of millions of followers on Twitter and Instagram.^[3][4][5] She has released a variety of products tied to her name, including the successful 2014 mobile game Kim Kardashian: Hollywood, a variety of clothing and products, and the 2015 photo book Selfish. Her relationship with rapper Kanye West has also received significant media coverage; the couple married in 2014 and they have three children together.^[6]
Time magazine included Kardashian on their list of 2015's 100 most influential people,^[7] while Vogue described her in 2016 as a "pop culture phenomenon."^[8] Critics and admirers have described her as exemplifying the notion of being famous for being famous.^[9][10][11] She was reported to be the highest-paid reality television personality of 2015, with her total earnings exceeding US$53 million.^[12]

 

Advocacy

Kardashian has expressed pride in her Armenian and Scottish ancestry.^[146][147] She is not a citizen of either country and cannot speak Armenian.^[148] 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.^{[149][150][151]}
In April 2015, she traveled to Armenia with her husband, her sister Khloé, and her daughter North and visited the Armenian Genocide memorial Tsitsernakaberd in Yerevan.^[152] In April 2016, Kardashian wrote an article on her website condemning The Wall Street Journal for running an advertisement denying the Armenian Genocide.^[153] During an interview with GQ for the July 2016 issue, Kardashian described herself as a Democrat, and declared support for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 US Presidential Election.^[154]
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, which was granted by President Donald Trump in June 2018.^[155][156]