Kim Kardashian: Snapshot
- Name
- Kim Kardashian
- Birth Date
- October 21, 1980
- Birth Place
- Los Angeles, Calif.
The daughter of O.J. Simpson defense attorney, the late Robert Kardashian, L.A.-bred Kardashian first made her mark in Hollywood as stylist to stars like Brandy and Lindsay Lohan and now owns the Calabasas, Calif. boutique, Dash. Though she doesn't smoke or drink, Kardashian parties with childhood pal Paris Hilton and stepbrother, The Hills star Brody Jenner. Previously linked to a post-Jessica Nick Lachey, the bodacious babe flaunted her signature curves on the cover of Playboy and seems to have found her match with New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush.
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Kim Kardashian: Five Fun Facts
- Kim Kardashian's first boyfriend was Tito Jackson's son, and her 14th birthday party was at family friend Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch.
- Deep-fried Oreos are among Kim Kardashian's splurges. "If I like a food, I'll eat it, even if I know it's not good for me," she told PEOPLE.
- In Fall Out Boy's music video, "Thnks fr th Mmrs," Kim Kardashian canoodled with bassist Pete Wentz – and a monkey!
- When Kim Kardashian crashed her BMW as a teen she got an after-school gig at Body, an L.A. boutique, to pay for the repairs. "I had to find a way to pay for the repairs without telling my dad," she told the New York Post.
- Kim Kardashian is the well-behaved one in her family. "I do not drink alcohol at all. My sisters drink, so when they get a little crazy, I am there to pull them down," she told PEOPLE.
Kim Kardashian: Biography 
- 1980
Kimberly, Paris...and O.J.
Defense attorney Robert Kardashian and wife, Kris Houghton, welcome their second child, Kimberly Noel, to their posh L.A. lifestyle. The growing brood already includes one-year-old Kourtney and will add Khloe in 1984 and Robert Jr. in 1987. By pre-school, Kim is palling around with Paris Hilton, and by 1994, her father is in the media spotlight when he houses and later defends O.J. Simpson (right) following the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.
- 1990s
Dangerous Curves Ahead!
After her parent's divorce – her mother remarries Olympian Bruce Jenner (left) in 1991 – Kardashian hits puberty and is ashamed of her growing body. "I used to say my prayers before bed and pray I would stop developing," she tells Playboy. With time, though, Kardashian grows confidence, even defending the authenticity of her curves: "I always laugh when it says on the Internet that I have fake boobs or butt implants or injected lips, because it's so not true."
- 2000
Kardashian Marries Damon Thomas
Kardashian, 20, marries music producer Damon Thomas (right), 30, who works with the likes of Pink and Faith Evans. But death doesn't do them part, as Kardashian and Thomas endure a messy divorce in 2004. According to PEOPLE, Thomas calls Kardashian a "compulsive shopper."
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