- 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."
- 2003
Robert Kardashian Dies
Kardashian’s father dies at age 59 just eight weeks after learning that he had cancer of the esophagus.
- 2004
Kim Turns Stylist
After singer Brandy (left) appears on a worst-dressed list, Kardashian is hired as her personal stylist. The stint parlays into a full-time business for Kardashian as a stylist and personal shopper to stars like Lindsay Lohan. Around this time, she begins dating Brandy's brother, R&B singer Ray J. In 2006, business is booming and, with sisters Khloe and Kourtney, Kardashian opens Dash, a boutique in Calabasas, Calif. But in 2008, Brandy and Ray J's mother, Sonja Norwood, sues Kardashian and her siblings, alleging that they made more than more than $120,000 in unauthorized charges on an American Express card.
- 2006
Helping Nick Get His Groove Back
Six months after the breakup of his famous marriage to Jessica Simpson, singer, Nick Lachey (right), 32, is spotted with Kardashian, 25. PEOPLE reports that they were photographed on May 24 at an afternoon showing of The Da Vinci Code, where they held hands.
- 2007
Kim's Sex Tape with Ray J
While rumors of a sex tape involving Kardashian and ex-boyfriend, Ray J (left), swirl, Kardashian denies any such tape exists. "There is no amount of money that could ever convince me to release any tape, even if I had one," she tells Complex. But the tape eventually surfaces on the Internet, and Kardashian sues Vivid Entertainment to suppress its distribution, saying "it would humiliate me and ruin my family." By April, Kardashian settles with Vivid to distribute the tape.
Keeping Up with…
Kardashian gets her own E! reality series, Keeping Up with the Kardashians, which documents her career and family life, with sisters Kourtney and Khloe, momager Kris, and stepdad Bruce Jenner. The first season features Kim debating whether or not to pose for Playboy. "At the heart of this series – despite the cat fights and endless sarcasm – is a family that truly loves and supports one another," Ryan Seacrest, executive producer of the series, tells Daily Variety.
Footballer's Girl
Kardashian begins dating New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush. "I'm not really a sports girl," Kardashian tell the AP. "But I sit with all the wives and they know everything and I don't so they are teaching me, and I'm learning a lot about it, so I'm loving it." They split in July 2009, before reuniting after Khloe's wedding that September.
Kim Bares All for Playboy
Kardashian appears on the cover of Playboy – and bares all inside. "Of course you're nervous and want more time to work out. But I'm proud to show people who I am," she tells Men's Fitness about the shoot. "You always see the typical skinny models and I'm not that and I'm proud not to be that." In 2008, she inks a deal to be the latest face of Bongo Jeans.
Photo Credits
BIOGRAPHY (top to bottom): Vince Bucci/Getty; Ron Galella/Wireimage; John Parra/WireImage, Frazer Harrison/Getty; Brian Lindensmith/Splash News Online; Evan Agostini/AP, Clark Samuels/Startraks; Chris Polk/FilmMagic, inset: amazon.com; Courtesy E!; Seth Browarnik/WireImage; Rob Loud/Getty Images
- Name
- Kim Kardashian
- Real Name
- Kimberly Noel Kardashian
- Date of Birth
- October 21, 1980
- Birth Place
- Los Angeles, Calif.
- Relationships
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Reggie Bush, boyfriend (2007 to 2009; off and on)
Nick Lachey (dated briefly in 2006)
Ray J (Willie Norwood), ex-boyfriend (2004 to 2006)
Damon Thomas, ex-husband (2000 to 2004)
T.J. Jackson, ex-boyfriend (mid-1990s)
