00:01Born in Los Angeles in 1980, to Robert Kardashian and Kris Jenner, there probably aren't many
00:07people on the planet who don't know who Kim Kardashian West is.
00:12It all started with the reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians, which turned all
00:16the Kardashian and Jenner sisters into instant it girls.
00:20The idea came when Kim wanted to be a part of the series The Hills, which starred her
00:25stepbrother Brody Jenner.
00:27She was turned down by producers, so she called Ryan Seacrest with her idea of a real-life
00:32soap about her and her crazy family, and the rest is history.
00:37But you might have heard of the family even before they shared their lives with us on a
00:41weekly basis.
00:42In 1995, famous lawyer Robert Kardashian, Kim's father and OJ Simpson's friend, stepped in
00:49to defend Simpson in one of America's biggest murder trials.
00:53Over the years, Kim and her sisters have become true style icons.
00:57Kendall Jenner is the classy supermodel.
00:59Khloe is very outgoing and more adventurous with her style, and Kim is more high fashion.
01:05For example, she doesn't throw on just any gown for a red carpet event.
01:09My stylist at home, Renny, worked with this designer from China who made this dress for me.
01:15Her name is Lan Yu, and I'm so excited.
01:20It's a new brand that I've never worn before, and they flew out from China and brought me
01:25the dress and was hand sewing it to make sure it fit.
01:28It was exciting, a little stressful, but I knew that I would have amazing jewels to do.
01:35That's fantastic.
01:35You know you must be pretty important when someone in China hand makes a gown especially
01:40for you.
01:40But other iconic designers like Jean-Paul Gaultier also custom-create dresses for the star.
01:46Even though she's a real style icon now, Kim confesses she's also had her fashion mistakes.
01:52In fact, according to her, anywhere from 2007 to 2011 or 12 are her worst years for fashion.
01:59And her look really has changed a lot since then, going from an outspoken style with lots
02:05of bright hues and prints to a more subdued color scheme.
02:08And now that Kim has done a Fashion 180, she doesn't mind sharing some of her wisdom.
02:13Always have a gown with you no matter what.
02:16A few options in case something breaks, you fall, you never know how hard you're gonna party.
02:20You have backups and have gorgeous jewelry.
02:23But despite making a few mistakes, fashion is the place where Kim's career really shines.
02:29Before she was a reality star, she worked as a stylist for no less than Paris Hilton, who
02:34was also her BFF.
02:36Paris and Kim went together to the biggest events, where Kardashians soon started to get
02:40a lot of attention thanks to her Armenian beauty and curvy body.
02:44Kim also made headlines with her marriage to Kris Humphries, not only because it was one of
02:49the biggest weddings ever and shown to the world on a special episode of her real-life
02:53soap.
02:54But also because it was really short.
02:57Kim and Kris were only married for 72 days.
03:00But who cares, as they earned twice as much money from the wedding as they spent on it.
03:05One year later, the star found love again and married rapper and producer Kanye West, who
03:11she now has three children with.
03:13Over the years, Kimmy's also dipped her toe into the world of acting, with small parts
03:18on shows like How I Met Your Mother, Drop Dead Diva, and CSI New York.
03:22She even had a part in the disaster movie, which was such a disaster that it earned her a Razzie
03:28award.
03:28Ouch.
03:29She's the woman who's famous for being famous, and the one people love to hate.
03:34But it's also very clear that Kim Kardashian is here to stay, and will be for a long time
03:41to come.
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