Kim Kardashian

At the age of 19, she eloped with a music producer Damon Thomas. They filed for a divorce in 2003 and she stated that emotional and physical abuse were the reasons for her separation with Thomas.

On August 20, 2011, she married NBA player Kris Humphries, only to file for divorce within 72 days of the wedding. The divorce was granted in 2013.

In December 2012, she announced that she was pregnant with rapper Kanye West’s baby. They had been dating for a while.

She was born as Kimberly Noel Kim Kardashian in Los Angeles, California, to Robert Kardashian and Kris Houghton. She has three siblings, Kourtney, Khloé and Rob.

After her parents divorced in 1991, her mother re-married Bruce Jenner, an athlete, the same year. She has twin half-sisters, Kendall and Kylie, born out of her mother’s second marriage.

She went to the Roman Catholic, girl’s school, Marymount High School in Los Angeles.

Around, 2003, she first came to limelight for her friendship with well-known socialite, Paris Hilton.

In 2007, she gained media attention after her sex tape with her ex-boyfriend, Ray J, taped in 2003, was leaked. She later filed a suit against Vivid Entertainment, who distributed the tape. She later dropped the suit for a settlement of 5 million.

From October 10, 2007, she and her other family members signed to star in the realty television show, 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians'. The show went on to become a huge success.

In 2008, she played the role of ‘Lisa’ in the spoof film, ‘Disaster Movie'. The same year, she also announced that she would take part in the realty dance show, ‘Dancing with the Stars'.

In 2009, she appeared as a guest star of the episode, ‘Benefits' of the TV show, ' How I Met Your Mother’. That year, she endorsed ShoeDazzle shopping, and the vanilla cupcake mix flavour called 'Va-Va-Va-Nilla of the bakery, ' Famous Cupcakes'.

Her realty television show, 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians’ was a massive hit and became one of the highest rated shows, within the first month of its release. In 2013, the show reached a milestone of 100 episodes.