Does every success come from a long hard way? I guess not, unless you are a Kardashian. Speaking of the Kardashians, where do you think these billions came from? Even the Kardashians come from nothing, but we can still say they were lucky. They are a complicated example:
The first known Kardashian is Robert Kardashian. Robert was born in Los Angeles, he attended USC before heading to law school at UC San Diego. Then he married Kris Jenner in 1978 and they had four kids; Kourtney, Kim, Khloé, and Robert. Robert and Kris divorced in 1991. It was several years before their friend Brown Simpson was murdered and Robert became a key figure on Simpson’s defense team. People started to notice the Kardashians. But then, Robert died of cancer at age 59.
Kris remarried with Bruce Jenner -we know him as Caithlyn now- when the kids were in their late teens and early 20s. Bruce brought his own wealth to the marriage. Then they had two kids of their own; Kendall and Kylie. Even as far back as her eighth grade graduation, young Kim knew she will achieve what she wants. In a video she talks about her dreams about the future and she asks the camera “Does everyone get a tape of this? I hope you do, so you can see me when I’m famous and remember me as this beautiful little girl!”.
In 2003, Kim Kardashian started working with the popular TV star Paris Hilton on the reality show “The Simple Life” but Kim was Paris’ assistant at one point. Kourtney, Khloé and Kim launched their own store “DASH” in 2006. On the other hand, Kourtney graduated from the University of Arizona, with a degree in theater and a minor in Spanish. The store didn’t help them earn much money but it did help to raise their profiles.
In 2007, Kris offered Ryan Seacrest to make a reality show about her family and he accepted. That’s when Keeping Up With the Kardashians first started. While the show continued, Kim joined the cast of Dancing With the Stars but it didn’t last long. After long episodes, things started to get a little stale and that’s when Kourtney got pregnant. “They just keep making more babies, and there’s always another story.” people said. After the births of Kourtney’s kids followed by Kim’s pregnancies and the births of North and Saint West, everyone’s eyes were on them.
“Every day, I woke up and walked into my office and asked myself, ‘What move do you need to make today?’ It was very calculated. My business decisions and strategies were very intentional, definite and planned to the nth degree.” Kris said. Her moves really worked. Cosmopolitan magazine named the Kardashians America’s “first family”. The ladies have created their own personal websites which people actually pay. After all those success they are not slowing down. Their show is still going on in 2023.