Kim Kardashian Net Worth 2012

Kimberly Kardashian

Net Worth: $35 million
May 2011 to May 2012 Earnings according to FORBES: $18 Million
How she made her money: Entrepreneur, Actress, Model, Socialite

American socialite, television personality, model, and actress, Kimberly “Kim” Kardashian Humphries, has an estimated net worth of $35 million. The wealthy daughter of the high-powered late defense attorney Robert Kardashian and Kris Jenner (and the stepdaughter of Olympic athlete Bruce Jenner), born Kimberly Noel Kardashian on October 21, 1980 in Los Angeles, California, she grew up in Beverly Hills, CA, and attended an exclusive all-girls Catholic high school in the City of Angels.

As a young woman, Kardashian worked at her father’s music marketing firm, Movie Tunes, then parlayed her entrepreneurial instincts into a successful career as a wardrobe stylist for television programs, magazine photo layouts, and infomercials. She also gained attention in the mid- to late 2000s for her friendship with heiress and socialite Paris Hilton. She is known for a s*x-tape with her former boyfriend Ray J, before her s*x-tap in 2007, Kim was just an assistant and stylist to the stars. Since then her fame has skyrocketed to the stratosphere.

In terms of on-camera roles, Kardashian’s resumé sports appearances on The Simple Life and a stint as one of the co-stars on the N network’s Beyond the Break series. She also runs her own production shingle, Kimsaprincess Productions, LLC. In 2007, Kardashian signed with the E! network to host her own reality series “Keeping Up with the Kardashians”.

Kim Kardashian reportedly makes $40,000 per episode for her reality TV show, but also rakes in an additional from endorsements, appearances and her perfume line. Kim also earns money for appearances at opening clubs and hosting events. She has even launched a clothing line, perfume, and weight loss products. Along the way she has also found time to date a few NFL stars.

She’s the sister of Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian, sister-in-law of Lamar Odom, used to be best friend of Paris Hilton. She and Paris Hilton have known each other since they were little girls: their mothers were friends. The 30 year old was married to R & B producer Damon Thomas from 2000 to 2004.

Kim started dating Kris Humphries in late 2010, and the relationship turned serious as the calendar flipped to 2011.On May 18th, Kris Humphries proposed to the starlet with a 20.5-carat diamond Lorraine Schwartz ring. The engagement ring is reportedly cost $2 million; they married on August 20, 2011 in Montecito, California. On 31st October 2011, it was confirmed that Kardashian would be filing for divorce from Humphries, after only 72 days of marriage.

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