Kimberly Kardashian West is an American media personality, model, businesswoman, 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 to appear in 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).