Kim KardashianKimberly "Kim" Noel Kardashian West, born on October 21st, 1980, Los Angeles, California, U. S., is a media personality, businesswoman, socialite, actress and model. Kim first attracted media attention as a friend and stylist of Paris Hilton, but became more famous after a sex tape with her former boyfriend Ray J, made during 2003, was leaked in 2007. Later that year, she and her family began to appear in the E reality TV series Keeping Up with the