In the public eye for more than 15 years, reality star turned entrepreneur, Kim Kardashian is worth an estimated $1.8 billion (£1.4b), according to Forbes. Having developed several multimillion-dollar businesses, with a growing family to boot, the SKIMS owner has an impressive property portfolio to match. As a recent documentary sheds new light on the motivation behind her incredible rise to glory, we take a closer look at the homes she’s picked up along the way…..
Where does Kim Kardashian live?
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The social media influencer, entrepreneur and aspiring attorney has lived in a variety of homes around the Los Angeles area, including Bel Air and Beverly Hills. She currently splits her time with her four 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren between her Hidden Hills mansion, after she bought out ex-husband Kanye West during their divorce, and a beach house in Malibu. But where did the famous Kardashian grow up?
Kim Kardashian’s 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥hood
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Pictured here with her lawyer father, Robert Kardashian and sister Kourtney, Kim grew up in the idyllic surrounds of Los Angles. Her parents Kris and Rob raised the 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren; Kim, Kourtney, Khloe and Rob until their divorce in 1991.
Kim Kardashian’s 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥hood home
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Before the split, the Kardashian family lived together in this Beverley Hills 90210 manse, a short hop from Rodeo Drive. According to Realtor, after tying the knot in 1978, newly married Kris and Rob splashed out the tiny sum of $383,500 (£301k) on the home a year later, eventually selling in 1994 for a huge $1.5 million (£1.2m).
Where is Kim Kardashian from?
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The sprawling open-plan property in Beverley Hills stretches over 3,922 feet and was built in 1951. With four bedrooms and four bathrooms, the home had plenty of space for the young Kardashian clan.
Where did Kim Kardashian grow up?
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In 1998, seven years after her mum Kris married Caitlyn Jenner, then known as Bruce, Kim graduated from Marymount High School in Bel Air, California, which she attended with future socialite friend, Paris Hilton. But it would be a few years before her career started to take off.
The start of Kim Kardashian’s career
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At just 20 years old, the soon to be reality star secretly wed music producer Damon Thomas. But when Kim’s dad passed away in 2003, her marriage broke down a year later. Around this time she also became close with former high school friend, Paris Hilton and began working as the celebutante’s assistant where she got her first taste of the limelight. In a 2019 episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, Kim acknowledged that Hilton ‘literally gave me a career’.
Kim Kardashian’s reality show debut
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But it wasn’t until 2007 when reality show, Keeping Up With The Kardashians first aired on E! Entertainment that Kim became a household name. The show followed the daily exploits of the Kardashian-Jenner family including stepfather Caitlyn Jenner and younger half-sisters Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner. 2006 was also the year that Kim, Kourtney and Khloé opened their first DASH store in Calabasas.
Kim Kardashian’s LA Condo
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Just before she was first thrust into the limelight on KUWTK, Kim moved out into her first home in 2005. Although we don’t know what the star paid for her new Beverly Grove pad, she sold up in 2010 for $885,000 (£695k) according to the listing.
Kim Kardashian’s LA Condo
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While the décor has changed since the Kardashian lived here, it’s easy to see how the young starlet lived. Spread across 1,720 square feet, the condo boasts three bedrooms, and a kitchen complete with Viking appliances. The space also features a breakfast bar ideal for the star to enjoy those huge Chinese chicken salads that she is so fond of.
Kim Kardashian’s LA Condo
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Large floor-to-ceiling windows grace the open-plan living area allowing for stunning views across Los Angeles. Playing host to a working fireplace and space for a dining room table, it’s the perfect room for entertaining.
Kim Kardashian’s LA Condo
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The extra-large master bedroom includes a spa-like bath as well as a separate shower, fireplace and huge walk-in wardrobe. Becoming somewhat of a style icon herself, the fashion-loving star certainly would have enjoyed the extra wardrobe space.
Kim Kardashian’s business career
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Kim soon became a successful entrepreneur, making her fortune through modelling, clothing collections including shapewear brand SKIMS and even a very successful app game, alongside her daily role as an influencer. Kim’s boasts over 340 million followers on Instagram and is still one of the world’s most popular reality stars to this day.
Kim Kardashian’s Beverly Hills Villa
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After slowly climbing up the celebrity ranks, Kim released her own perfume in 2009 and a year later bought her first mansion. This Tuscan gated resort villa was home to the star from 2010, when she bought it for $3.4 million (£2.7m), according to the listing. The five-bedroom, five-bathroom abode sweeps across nearly 3,800 square feet and boasts its own private pool, perfect for filming KUWTK scenes.
Kim Kardashian’s Beverly Hills Villa
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Rich, hardwood flooring flows throughout the large chef’s kitchen complete with a centre island that’s lit by via the plethora of hanging lights and panelled windows. The kitchen area opens out to the family room and lower level outdoor living space for large get-togethers and Kardashian family dos.
Kim Kardashian’s Beverly Hills Villa
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Ornate floor and wall tiling adorn the upstairs bathroom which is illuminated via recessed spot-lighting, whilst wall sconces and two large windows provide leafy views over the garden and beyond.
Kim Kardashian’s Beverly Hills Villa
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During her three year stay at the home, the businesswoman married former NBA basketball player Kris Humphries in August 2011. Despite featuring in a special titled Kim’s Fairytale Wedding: A Kardashian Event, Kim filed for divorce just 72 days into the marriage as reported by US Weekly. The pair lived in the house together until their divorce, which was maybe why Kim decided to sell up in 2013 for $4 million (£3.1m), making a tidy profit.
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West
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Shortly after her divorce from Kris Humphries, Kim started dating long-time friend Kanye West. After dating for two years, the pair married in May 2014. Unsurprisingly, their wedding was a high profile celebrity-filled affair, held at Fort di Belvedere in Florence, Italy following a seven-month engagement according to ABC News.
Kim Kardashian’s Bel Air Mansion with Kanye West
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Before the wedding in 2014, the pair announced their first pregnancy in January 2013 during Kanye’s New Year’s Eve performance in Atlantic City. Before North West was 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 in June 2013 the parents purchased this family-sized mansion within the guard-gated community of Bel Air Crest for a cool $9 million (£7m) according to the listing.
Kim Kardashian’s Bel Air Mansion with Kanye West
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All 9,000 square-foot of the Bel Air mansion was renovated and redesigned to the duo’s style, featuring fresh white walls, stainless steel fixtures and clean lines throughout. A glass wall in the living area boasts covetable vistas over Los Angeles from the privacy of their gated community.
Kim Kardashian’s Bel Air Mansion with Kanye West
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With seven bedrooms and seven bathrooms, there was plenty of room for a growing family and on 5 December 2015, while the couple still lived in the home, Kim gave 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡 to their son, Saint West. Elsewhere, the sleek minimalist kitchen boasts a long, slim centre island and stainless steel appliances.
Kim Kardashian’s Bel Air Mansion with Kanye West
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After transforming the abode to their minimalist taste, Kim and Kanye decided to sell the property. Making a tidy profit, the Bel Air mansion sold for $17.8 million (£14m) in 2017. In the summer of 2017 it was confirmed by People that Kim and Kanye had hired a surrogate to carry their third 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥, so it looked like the growing family were in the market for a new home!
