The Los Angeles-area socialite, Kim Kardashian, stars with sisters Kourtney and Khloe on the E! reality series Keeping Up With The Kardashians. She was romantically linked to football star Reggie Bush, however, the couple split in July of 2009, after dating for two years.http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20294214,00.html

Kardashian was guest who appeared in an episode of America's Next Top Model on October 21, 2009.http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1617570/20090804/story.jhtml

Kim Kardashian released a 2009 calendar that featured several provocative photos of her taken by photographer Troy Jensen. Kardashian revealed that she used an anti-cellulite treatment as well as "worked out" to prepare for the calendar photo shoot.http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,468605,00.html

Kardashian appeared in a 2009 issue of the magazine "Complex." The magazine posted a pre-retouched photo of her on their website which highlighted Kardashian's cellulite. It was soon removed and replaced with the official retouched photoshopped version.US Magazine: I have a little cellulite... who cares? (March 25, 2009)

Kardashian is the daughter of the late Robert Kardashian, a member of O.J. Simpson's "dream team" of defense lawyers, and Kris Jenner, now the wife of decathlete and Olympic gold medalist Bruce Jenner.Yuddy.com: Kim Kardashian

On August 25, 2008, ABC announced that Kardashian would be a contestant on Dancing with the Stars season 7 and would be paired with Mark Ballas Jr.Official Site: New Cast Revealed Kardashian was voted out early on in the season and returned for a final reunion episode.

After gaining notice in the press as Paris Hilton's best friend, Kardashian made gossip headlines in February 2007 when a homemade sex tape featuring herself and R&B artist/producer Ray J went public.Hip Hop Press: Vivid Entertainment Spends $1-Million To Acquire Notorious Video (February 7, 2007) Kardashian at first denied the existence of the tape until it was sold by an unknown party to the X-rated video company Vivid and commercially released. She later received a $5 million settlement from the company.New York Post: Happy Ending? (May 1, 2007)

Kardashian owns two clothing stores with her mother and sisters, the medium-high-fashion Dash Boutique and the children's store Smooch. She launched her own clothing line in October 2007 and posed nude for the December 2007 issue of Playboy.