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Kim Kardashian’s Journey: What Sets Her Apart?

Whenever I hear the name Kim Kardashian, I usually cannot help but wonder how exactly she became so famous that everyone in the world has at least heard of her. All I can think about is the glamour and wealth that comes with not having to struggle too much. Kim is a very well-known reality TV star who has been famous since 2007 and ascended to a level that is now deemed a symptom in the culture. Her name alone is a whole brand and it isn’t even a surprise to see her blowing minds and putting a stop show at Met Galas. So what is the journey of this celebrity whose fame no one really saw coming? What exactly sets her apart? Let’s have a look

1. She is among the celebrities with the most number of followers on social media

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As much as X (formerly Twitter) is not a reliable measure of influence, Kim has nearly 16 million followers putting her at number nine in the world, three places after President Obama. Her strong following has given her such a strong social media presence which in this day and age means a lot given how being influential is measured by how strong your following is on social media.

2. She runs a chain of clothing stores

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Together with her sisters Khloe and Kourtney, she runs a chain of clothing stores known as Dash. She has a Las Vegas outlet popularly known as Kardashian Khaos that promotes makeup and fashion lines under the label, Kardashian Kollection. All of these act as an opening to the business of womanhood, fashion, and beauty. Kim represents femininity and success which is what has attracted many women who love fashion and the finer things in life to her sense of living.

 3. The Kardashians reality TV series set off thanks to Kim’s scandal

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In 2007, Kim found herself in an ugly scandal when a sex tape of her and her then-boyfriend, Ray J, leaked online. She of course sued the distributor of the video and later received an out-of-court settlement. The frenzy and attention of the whole incident helped the Kardashian family land their popular reality TV series, Keeping Up with the Kardashians, which followed their daily lives. This includes Bruce Jenner’s later transition into a woman and the whole attention it gave their family. The show was a ratings success and all family members attained different levels of celebrity with Kim mostly known for her good looks and curvaceous figure. This is what has made her a pop culture phenomenon.

4. She doesn’t force it!

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With Kim, if something’s not working out, it’s not and she won’t force things regardless of what it will do to her image. This all became clear when she filed for divorce from Kris Humphries, a basketball player after only three months of marriage. The blizzard wedding coverage was such a huge deal and it was said to be worth millions. Some say it was all a stunt to level up her TV show and she was titled the most cynical woman in America. Regardless, she still divorced the guy and took all the hate and backlash like a champ.

5. Kim has had so many endorsements under her name

Over the course of her celebrity status, Kim has been involved in numerous endorsement deals and so many other business ventures. This includes a fitness DVD, beauty product promotion, and game app promotion that allows users to create a celebrity. In 2019, she also launched a shapewear company skims. She has had so many brand promotions to her name and that’s exactly what continues to make her so popular and relevant no matter how big her haters just as much as her fan base are.

6. Kim has also been in numerous film roles

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The immense popularity that Kim has to her name has led to her making it big in big screen debuts like Disaster Movie released in 2008, Deep in The Valley in 2009, Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage in 2013, and many other TV appearances. She also notably starred in the spin-off series, ‘Kourtney and Kim Take New York,’ between 2011 and 2012. Then in 2020, Kim and other family members signed a production deal with Hulu, a popular streaming service, and the following year, Keeping Up with the Kardashians ended. In 2022, The Kardashians started airing on Hulu.

7. Kim is a humanitarian

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Around 2010, Kim became involved in prison reforms, and through her relentless efforts, so many incarcerated individuals were released. In 2018, she also helped secure a presidential commutation for Alice Marie Johnson, a woman who was serving a life sentence just for a nonviolent drug charge. In 2020, the TV documentary, Kim Kardashian West: The Justice Project also started airing. This gave people a glimpse of the other side of Kim. The side that makes her human and not shallow contrary to haters’ belief.

8. She aspires to be a role model for the younger women in society

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Kim Kardashian has always characterized her typical fan base as “a younger girl, like 15 or 16, who loves fashion, loves to be a girly girl, loves beauty, glam.” She therefore works hard to ensure she doesn’t let them down no matter what. She says she respects her fans as a backward projection of herself and hence takes her projects revolving around teenage girls’ fashion and beauty very seriously. She points out that being comfortable in your body is very important because she isn’t “your stick-skinny typical model.”

9. She is consistent

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The thing with Kim Kardashian that sets her apart is how consistent she is as far as her career is concerned. It is common knowledge that she has received so much hate over the years but that has never stopped her from being herself and shutting out the noise. Regardless of the hate, she keeps going. From the time the world got to know her name, her celebrity status has never dwindled and that is what continues to to make her relevant.

10. She’s a beauty with brains!

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Kim is not only gorgeous but pretty smart too! A lot of people nowadays who are interested in studying law don’t have to necessarily enroll in a university. It’s not a prerequisite in the state of California and that’s the route Kim took. She didn’t enroll in a state-accredited law school but stated that she was studying the law which involves an apprenticeship with lawyers in the field and even passing the First Year Law Students’ Examination, also known as the baby bar exam. Her interest in law emanates from her passion for fighting social injustice and being a beacon of change as far as justice and law are concerned.

Kim is indeed something different. Her view of life and fame is admirable and that is what has always set her apart from the rest over the years.