Kim Kardashian: Snapshot
- Name
- Kim Kardashian
- Date of Birth
- 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, with her sisters Kourtney and Khloe.
The bodacious babe, who dated a post-Jessica Nick Lachey and New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush, flaunted her curves on the cover of Playboy and ABC's Dancing with the Stars.
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Kim Kardashian: Five Fun Facts
- Kim Kardashian's first boyfriend was Tito Jackson's son, T.J. of the boy band 3T. "We became extra close when my mom passed away," T.J. told PEOPLE in 1995. "She dropped everything to be with me."
- 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!
- Kim Kardashian had her 14th birthday party at family friend Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch.
- 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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