Kimberly Kardashian West is a model, entrepreneur, socialite and actress. Kardashian first gained media attention as a friend and stylist of Paris Hilton, but received wider notice after a 2002 sex tape, Kim Kardashian, Superstar, with her then-boyfriend Ray J was released in 2007. Later that year, she and her family began appearing on the E! reality television series Keeping Up with the Kardashians (2007–present). Its success soon led to the creation of spin-offs, including Kourtney and Kim Take New York (2011–2012) and Kourtney and Kim Take Miami (2009–2013).
Kardashian has developed an online and social media presence, including hundreds of millions of followers on Twitter and Instagram. She has launched a variety of products linked to her name, including the 2014 mobile game Kim Kardashian: Hollywood, a range of clothing and products, the 2015 photo book Selfish, and her personal namesake app.
Her relationship with rapper Kanye West also received major media coverage; the couple married in 2014 and have four children together. As an actress, Kardashian has appeared in films such as Disaster Movie (2008), Deep in the Valley (2009), and Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013).
In recent years, Kardashian has focused on her own businesses by founding KKW Beauty and KKW in 2017. In 2019 she launched Skims, which was previously called Kimono, but the name was changed due to immediate backlash. She has also become more politically active by lobbying President Donald Trump for prison reform and advocating for clemency for Alice Marie Johnson. Kardashian also plans to become a lawyer by completing a four-year law apprenticeship supervised by the law firm #cut50, where Van Jones is a partner.