THE DARK CORNERERS WE DON’T KNOW ABOUT–Kardashian sisters: Incompetent queens of gossip or the most skilled strategists in showbiz?
For many years, the names Kim Kardashian, Kendall Jenner, Kylie Jenner,… have dominated world showbiz despite their limited artistic talent.
When it comes to the hottest “Queens of gossip” in the world’s entertainment industry, perhaps many people will immediately think of the Kardashian-Jenner family. Not known for their singing or acting talent, these sisters are still the hottest names just by exposing their private lives to the public.
Although many people criticize them as just being incompetent, they have to think again. Not everyone has a smart and calculating mind like the Kardashian family. Even when they are not talented and are hated, they can still be able to Make as much money as A-list singers and actors. It’s not easy to want to be “talentless” like them!
Kim Kardashian
When it comes to the Kardashian family, Kim is the most prominent name, and is also the member who has made great contributions to making the whole family famous.
Kim was born in 1980 in Los Angeles, the daughter of Robert and Kris Kardashian (later Kris Jenner). Kim has an older sister (Kourtney), a younger biological sister (Khloe) and a younger biological brother (Rob). Initially, Kim’s family received attention when her father – Robert – was the lawyer in the murder case of football player O. J. Simpson that once shook America. O. J. Simpson is also Kim’s godfather.
At the age of 14, Kim learned how to use relationships to venture into the entertainment industry. Her mother was the one who advised her daughter… to give her innocence to TJ Jackson – Michael Jackson’s nephew. And thanks to dating the nephew of the “King of Pop”, Kim enjoyed the “privilege” of celebrating his 14th birthday at Michael Jackson’s famous Neverland ranch.
Kim Kardashian
Kim and nephew Michael Jackson
Not only that, since kindergarten, Kim has been schoolmates with Miss Paris Hilton. Growing up, when Paris became famous thanks to the release of her s~x tape, Kim also took advantage of Paris’s popularity by frequently appearing by her side as a close friend. Although Kim was always looked down upon and overshadowed by Paris at this time, thanks to her presence in Paris, Kim appeared in the newspaper more often.
Thanks to her frequent appearances with Paris Hilton, Kim began to receive more media attention
In 2007, when she was starting to gain a bit of fame thanks to being best friends with Paris Hilton, Kim’s fame spread even further thanks to the leak of her s~x tape with ex-boyfriend Ray J. Kim sued Vivid Entertainment for releasing this tape, and eventually the two sides settled for $5 million.
Taking advantage of his hot reputation, Kim followed Paris’s “formula” in the past to become famous – filming a reality TV show. The show “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” reports on the private life of the wealthy Kardashian family, from Kim’s beauty treatments, shopping trips, and prenatal visits to the tense arguments between members. The entire Kardashian family exposes their entire lives to the public.
In turn, “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” became America’s number one television show and made the Kardashian-Jenner family members recognizable faces.
“Keeping Up with the Kardashians” became the number one TV show that “chatty” audiences in America had to watch to see what this family would do today.
Kim’s shocking scenes like beautifying herself by injecting blood into her face always stimulate the audience to watch her show.
In 2011, Kim married famous basketball player Kris Humphries. From the preparation stage to the wedding ceremony, everything was filmed for broadcast on television and earned a lot of money. Kim also took advantage of the opportunity to launch a perfume product called “Kim Kardashian Love” for business on the occasion that her wedding was the center of attention.
Thanks to this wedding, Kim earned 18 million USD (more than 400 billion VND) thanks to broadcasting royalties, money from selling wedding photos, money from selling exclusive engagement news to People magazine, money from OK! pay for reporters to attend the pre-wedding party,…
Kim’s wedding to Kris Humphries
72 days after the wedding, Kim filed for divorce, once again causing media to waste ink. Many people at that time thought that her wedding was actually just a PR ploy for the Kardashian family and their reality TV show.
Jonathan Jaxson – Kim’s former image manager – also confirmed that this short marriage was for the Kardashian family to make a lot of money. But Kim filed a lawsuit against Jaxson, and he had to apologize to Kim.
While the divorce was not finalized, Kim continued to date famous rapper Kanye West. In 2013, Kim gave birth to her first daughter, and caused a stir in the press with the “unlike anyone else” name she gave her daughter – North West. Many people condemned Kim for giving her daughter a name that was no different from…compass just because she wanted public attention.
Kim – Kanye and baby North West
In 2014, Kim and Kanye held a lavish wedding in Italy. Once again, Kim’s wedding with the world’s top rapper was also filmed for exclusive broadcast on her TV show. The beauty pocketed up to 21 million USD (more than 470 billion VND) thanks to millions of viewers watching this wedding on Kim’s show.
The wedding created such a big craze that the photo of the couple kissing at the wedding once held the record for having the most likes on Instagram.
Kim and Kanye’s wedding photo once held the record for most likes on Instagram
In December of last year, Kim gave birth to her son with Kanye and shocked her again when she named the baby Saint West, making many people shake their heads, and feel sorry for the boy who had to has a different name just because his parents “hungry for attention”.
In addition to the scandalous private life that makes the press “crazy”, Kim also takes advantage of her existing appearance to help herself become a topic of discussion, especially her fiery curvy body.
Among Kim’s countless photos showing off her body, the most notable is the butt photo shoot she took for Paper magazine. Normally, the magazine’s website only has about 25,000 views per day, but the moment Kim’s photo set was released, this number increased to 15.9 million!
Kim’s “Break the Internet” butt photo shoot for Paper magazine once caused the magazine’s website to reach 15.9 million views a day.
However, it is hard to deny that Kim is extremely talented in the field of making money. Using her existing reputation, Kim not only sells perfume and fashion business, but is also a pioneer star in selling “unexpected” things. Among them, the photo book “Selfish” can be mentioned with 325 pages full of… her selfie photos, the cover is a photo showing off her hot breasts.
Kim is also a pioneer in releasing games, including the game “Kim Kardashian: Hollywood” – the game that brings in the 5th most money for Apple – which later many stars imitated, from Taylor Swift to Katy Perry. In addition, the emoji set that Kim created himself called “Kimoji” for Apple’s operating system also became a “gold mine” for the company, in the Top 5 most purchased apps of the week.
Kim’s income in 2015 was revealed by Forbes magazine to be up to 53 million USD (more than 1,100 billion VND).
Kendall – Kylie Jenner
Kendall Jenner was born in 1995, the child of Mrs. Kris and her then-husband – Bruce Jenner (later transformed into Caitlyn Jenner).
Initially, Kendall became known for appearing in the TV show “Keeping Up with the Kardashians”. Although she has a very beautiful face, Kendall is quite “stubborn” on the show, sometimes calling her mother a “whore” and sometimes cursing her younger sister Kylie severely for not letting her borrow her dress. Kendall gradually became a notable character on the show.
Unlike Kim’s plump body, Kendall has the ideal height and toned body to be a fashion model. From the age of 14, Kim’s younger sister from another father signed a contract to be a model. Kendall is already famous from the show “Keeping Up with the Kardashians”, so magazines and fashion brands all want her to model. Therefore, Kendall’s career flourished even more easily.
On social networks, Kendall built a strong fan base for herself with selfies backstage at fashion shows, updates on work and what life is like as a young model. This helps Kendall become a pioneer in promoting herself through social networks. The famous Vogue magazine also gave her the title “the Instagirl era” for being a pioneer in taking advantage of social networks.
This photo of Kendall once broke Kim and Kanye’s record for the most likes on Instagram
Thanks to the growing fame of her family and herself, Kendall’s career is growing faster than any other real model. H&M, Chanel, Balmain to Calvin Klein, all famous brands have her appearing in advertisements.
However, Kendall’s success is also entangled in many controversies, as there are many opinions criticizing her for her unimpressive appearance and normal catwalk, which is only a success thanks to her famous family, especially when Kendall struts her stuff. walked in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.
Kendall is said to have succeeded so quickly thanks to her famous family
Meanwhile, Kendall’s younger sister Kylie Jenner is aiming for a fiery image like Kim’s. Not being a fashion model like Kendall, Kylie initiated many hot trends among young people. In particular, Kylie’s cosmetically swollen lips created a trend, in which many people competed to do everything they could to make their lips as thick as Kylie’s.
Kylie Jenner created the trend of thick lips that was once a “fever” among young people around the world
Like Kim and Kendall, Kylie also boosted her reputation through exposing her entire life on social networks, showing off hot skin images. Currently, both she and Kendall are in the Top 10 most followed stars on Instagram.
Only 18 years old, but Kylie has already caused quite a bit of controversy and scandal. Among them is a photo of her wearing provocative clothing and sitting in a wheelchair, which was loudly criticized for insulting people with disabilities.
Although famous mainly thanks to the luck of being born into the family of Kim Kardashian, it cannot be denied that sisters Kendall – Kylie Jenner have made good use of their existing reputation. Collaborating together, the two sisters launched the fashion product line “Kendall & Kylie”. The two also learned from Ms. Kim to publish her own game and also make a lot of money from it.
In addition, Kendall also has her own nail polish brand, collaborating to advertise for a series of famous brands such as Estée Lauder, Magnum,… In 2014, she bought her own house in Los Angeles. Angeles for 1.4 million USD (more than 30 billion VND). Kendall’s income is estimated to be 4 million USD (nearly 90 billion VND) in 2015.
Now that the family has the conditions, Kendall knows how to enrich himself
Kylie has her own app, an app that revolves around makeup, her new house and her pet dog. Even when Kylie’s app was launched, it reached number one on Apple’s popular app chart, surpassing even her sisters.
In addition, Kylie also has her own cosmetics brand. In 2015, she bought herself a 2.7 million USD (60 billion VND) villa in Los Angeles.
Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian
Thanks to Kim revealing the s~x tape, leading to the success of the show “Keeping Up with the Kardashians”, Kim’s sister and sister – Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian – also “enjoyed” Kim’s fame and created a spin-off show called “Kourtney”. and Khloe Take Miami”.
On television, Kourtney exposed her entire private life. She especially attracted attention for her on-again, off-again relationship with Scott Disick during the time “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” was broadcast. The couple has been together since 2006, when Scott had to go to rehab for alcoholism, and when Kourtney burst into tears because Scott had an affair. By 2015, the couple broke up after having 3 children together but not yet married.
Kourtney often causes a stir on “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” because of her troubled relationship with her boyfriend Scott Disick for many years.
Khloe has also been involved in many scandals in her personal life. In 2007, she was arrested for driving under the influence. In 2008, Khloe went to prison for violating the conditions of her probation, but was released on bail after 3 hours in jail because the prison was overcrowded.
In addition, Khloe often attracts attention because of her huge butt even more than her sister Kim. In 2009, Khloe married famous basketball player Lamar Odom. Four years later, she filed for divorce. While waiting for the judge to approve the divorce petition, Lamar lost consciousness and was hospitalized in 2015 for a suspected drug overdose. In later years, Khloe continued to become the subject of gossip in the press when she dated rapper French Montana and football player James Harden.
Using their fame through marketing, the three sisters Kourtney, Kim and Khloe cooperated to open a fashion company, sell tanning products, publish autobiographies, sell perfume,… Khloe also participated in hosting the show. Shown on the US version of The X Factor.
Khloe hosts the American version of The X Factor with Mario Lopez
Every day, the Kardashian sisters appear in the newspaper, not only because of showing off their skin but also because of their personal scandals. Many people hate these sisters, but can’t stop clicking on articles about them to update the Kardashian family’s life. As a result, they become more and more famous and richer.
Thinking back, up to now, there have been many other beauties who have had their s~x tapes exposed, but how many of them know how to “take advantage” of it as well as Kim? From a girl who only followed Paris Hilton around to being given errands by Paris, Kim has learned from Paris and even calculates her moves better than Paris. Being famous without artistic talent is difficult, but bringing a famous family with you is even more admirable. And for nearly ten years, Kim has shown no signs of “not being hot” in world showbiz. Call the Kim sisters “incompetent”, but how many “incompetent” people can do the above?