Popsugar Celebrity Celebrity Evolutions Pictures of Kim Kardashian Over the Years How Kim Kardashian Went From LA Party Girl to Hot Mom and Mogul, in Pictures 22 October 2019 by Britt Stephens Image Source: Getty Kim Kardashian turns 39 on Oct. 21, and what better way to celebrate than with a look back at her evolution over the years? We first became familiar with Kim when she was known as a close friend of Paris Hilton and the daughter of famed O.J. Simpson lawyer Robert Kardashian. But before long, she broke free of the LA party-girl pack and became a star in her own right. While Kim may have risen to fame with a, um, naughty private video, she's since become a huge reality TV star, entrepreneur, and red carpet fixture. And though her personal relationships keep her in the news, her current love with husband Kanye West has resulted in the most exciting endeavours of all: 6-year-old daughter North West, 3-year-old son Saint, 1-year-old daughter Chicago, and 4-month-old son Psalm. See Kim's journey from LA party girl to mellowed-out mom ahead. Image Source: Getty / Mark Sullivan Kim attended the red carpet premiere of the Godfather video game in LA in March 2006. 1 / 108 Image Source: Getty / John Shearer She and her then-boyfriend Ray J stepped out together for Charlotte Ronson's LA fashion show in March 2006. 2 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Gregg DeGuire Kim and her BFF Paris Hilton were all texts, no talk at the LA premiere of Entourage in June 2006. 3 / 108 Image Source: Getty / L. Cohen She and Paris partied together in Beverly Hills back in June 2006. 4 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Chris Polk Kim posed for a portrait session at her Dash store in LA in June 2006. 5 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Chris Polk Kim and Paris got down on the dance floor at the T-Mobile Sidekick 3 launch in LA in June 2006. 6 / 108 Image Source: Getty / SGranitz Kim accompanied her stepdad, Bruce Jenner, to the July 2006 ESPY Awards in LA. 7 / 108 Image Source: Getty / KMazur She joined Nicky Hilton to fete Paris at the release party for her album, Paris, in Miami in August 2006. 8 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Jeff Kravitz Kim gave a smile and wave as she arrived for Us Weekly's Hot Hollywood event in September 2006. 9 / 108 Image Source: Getty / John Shearer She and her then-beau Nick Cannon got close at a fashion event in LA back in October 2006. 10 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Chris Polk Kim joined her sister Kourtney and Lindsay Lohan for an LA party in November 2006. 11 / 108 Image Source: Getty / John Shearer She and her friend Brittny Gastineau attended a launch party together in LA in December 2006. 12 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Chris Wolf Kim sported a demure look for a Beverly Hills bash in March 2007. 13 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Arun Nevader She hit the runway for Christian Audigier during LA Fashion Week in March 2007. 14 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Jeff Vespa She was joined by her younger sisters Kendall and Kylie Jenner for the Dash Fall fashion show in March 2007. 15 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Chad Buchanan Kim was dressed up in '80s garb for a friend's themed birthday party in LA in April 2007. 16 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Henry Flores, Marcos Kim promoted her own Dub magazine cover — while endorsing Barack Obama — at an LA newsstand in June 2007. 17 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Evan Agostini She and her sister Khloé snapped selfies (with an actual camera!) during Miami Swim Fashion Week in July 2007. 18 / 108 Image Source: Getty / JP Yim She walked the runway for Heatherette during New York Fashion Week in September 2007. 19 / 108 Image Source: Getty / John Shearer Kim snapped a photo on the red carpet at the Maxim Style Awards in LA in September 2007. 20 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Chris Weeks Talk about foreshadowing: Kim met up with her then-buddy Kanye West at the opening of Intermix's LA store in September 2007. 21 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Jeff Vespa She posed with her sisters Khloé and Kourtney, brother Robert, and Kris and Bruce Jenner at the premiere party for Keeping Up With the Kardashians in LA in October 2007. 22 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Noel Vasquez Kim blew out the candles on her birthday cake during a party at LA's Les Deux club in October 2007. 23 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Andrew H. Walker She made an appearance on MTV's TRL at its NYC studio in November 2007. 24 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Rob Loud She promoted her Playboy cover at a party in her honour in NYC back in November 2007. 25 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Jason Merritt Kim and her then-boyfriend Reggie Bush made the party rounds during the Sundance Film Festival in January 2008. 26 / 108 Image Source: Getty / George Napolitano She was on hand for a WrestleMania event in Orlando, FL, back in March 2008. 27 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur Kim shared a laugh with 50 Cent on the MTV Australia Awards red carpet in April 2008. 28 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Gregg DeGuire Kim and Kourtney walked the red carpet together at a Rock the Vote event in LA in September 2008. 29 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Jesse Grant She sported a sexy Wonder Woman costume for her annual Halloween party in LA in October 2008. 30 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Mark Sullivan Kim and Reggie Bush dressed as '20s-era gangsters for an LA Halloween bash in October 2008. 31 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Gustavo Caballero Kim slipped into her bikini for a Miami beach day with sister Kourtney and Kristin Cavallari in November 2008. 32 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Jordan Strauss She rang in the New Year with Khloé and Kourtney at Las Vegas's LAX Nightclub in December 2008. 33 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Gregg DeGuire Kim walked the red carpet for the Grammy Awards in LA in February 2009. 34 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Gustavo Caballero She smashed a guitar (on purpose) at the grand opening of Seminole Hard Rock Hotel in Florida back in April 2009. 35 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Winter Kim cuddled with a sweet puppy at the Race to Erase MS event in LA in May 2009. 36 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Jemal Countess/KK She posed with local children during a visit to the Motswedi Rehabilitation Centre in Botswana in July 2009. 37 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Kristian Dowling/KK She planted a garden with her family in LA in August 2009. 38 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur Kim debuted blond locks at the Teen Choice Awards in LA in August 2009. 39 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Arun Nevader Kim sat front row at the Tracy Reese runway show with Gabrielle Union, Ciara, and Kelly Rowland during New York Fashion Week in September 2009. 40 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Gregg DeGuire Kim posed with her sister Kourtney at the Emmys in LA in September 2009. 41 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Frazer Harrison She blew a kiss to showgoers as she walked the runway for Heart Truth's Red Dress Collection show during New York Fashion Week in February 2010. 42 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Denise Truscello She celebrated the launch of her fragrance at Tao Las Vegas in February 2010. 43 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Alexander Tamargo Kim rang in ShoeDazzle's first birthday at a Miami Beach event in March 2010. 44 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Larry Busacca Kim met up with a young Justin Bieber at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington DC in May 2010. 45 / 108 Image Source: Getty / STAN HONDA Uncanny! She posed next to her wax figure at Madame Tussauds New York in July 2010. 46 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Winter/TCA 2010 Kim, Kourtney, and Khloé participated in a spoof with George Lopez while on stage at the Teen Choice Awards in LA in August 2010. 47 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Gregg DeGuire She signed autographs of her book Kardashian Konfidential at an LA Barnes & Noble store in December 2010. 48 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Gregg DeGuire Kim, along with Kourtney and Khloé, attended the People's Choice Awards in January 2011. 49 / 108 Image Source: Getty / C Flanigan Kim rivaled Jennifer Lopez in a sexy gold dress at the February 2011 Grammys in LA. 50 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Brian To Kim was on hand to support her then-new boyfriend, basketball player Kris Humphries, at the NBA All-Star weekend party in LA in February 2011. 51 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Larry Busacca She posed with Elton John during his annual Oscars-viewing party in LA in February 2011. 52 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Frazer Harrison Kim was named as the face of Midori liqueur in May 2011 and celebrated her new gig at an LA party that month. 53 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Denise Truscello She was joined by family, friends, and fans for her bachelorette party at Tao Las Vegas in July 2011. 54 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Jason LaVeris Kim planted a smooch on Kris Humphries at the Kardashian Kollection launch party in LA in August 2011. 55 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Jason Binn She and Kris were welcomed to NYC with a party in their honour at Capitale in August 2011. 56 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Winter/NBCUniversal Kim and Kris made a postwedding appearance together on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno in October 2011. 57 / 108 Image Source: Getty / David Livingston She served Thanksgiving dinner at the Los Angeles Mission in November 2011. 58 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Michel Dufour Kim showed support to Kanye at his first runway show during Paris Fashion Week in March 2012. 59 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Noel Vasquez The couple got cosy while taking in an LA Lakers playoff game at the Staples Centre in May 2012. 60 / 108 Image Source: Getty / George Pimentel They were front and centre at Kanye's Cruel Summer film premiere during the Cannes Film Festival in May 2012. 61 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Christopher Polk Kim rubbed elbows with Jay Z and Beyoncé Knowles when she joined Kanye at the BET Awards in LA in July 2012. 62 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Dimitrios Kambouris Kanye and Kim were dressed to the nines for the NYC Angel Ball in October 2012. 63 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Denise Truscello She showed off her growing baby bump when she and Kanye attended a New Year's Eve party at The Mirage in Las Vegas in December 2012. 64 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Jason Kempin Kim had her bump on display in a white gown at Elton John's Oscars-viewing party in LA in February 2013. 65 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Chris McKay She cradled her stomach at the Atlanta premiere of Tyler Perry's Temptation: Confession of a Marriage Counselor in March 2013. 66 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Jennifer Graylock Kim made a serious statement in a floral Givenchy gown at the Met Gala with Kanye in NYC in May 2013. 67 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Pascal Le Segretain Kim and Kanye sported matching black-on-black looks at the Givenchy runway show during Paris Fashion Week in September 2013. 68 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Bertrand Rindoff Petroff In January 2014, she took in a show at Paris Fashion Week. 69 / 108 Image Source: Getty / NCP/Star Max Kim stepped out in New York City in February 2014. 70 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Alo Ceballos In March 2014, Kim and Kanye were seen in Tribeca, NY. 71 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Gustavo Caballero In March 2014, Kim showed off her postbaby body at the Dash Miami Beach opening. 72 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Mike Coppola Kim and Kanye made their second Met Gala appearance in May 2014. 73 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Jim Spellman Kim attended the NBC Universal upfronts in May 2014, showing some signature skin. 74 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Marc Piasecki Ahead of their wedding, Kim and Kanye went shopping on Paris's Avenue Montaigne. 75 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Jason Merritt In August 2014, Kim promoted her tanning lotion in LA. 76 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Frazer Harrison Kim walked the red carpet at the MTV VMAs with Kendall and Kylie Jenner in August 2014. 77 / 108 Image Source: Getty / David M. Benett Kim and Kanye packed on the PDA at the GQ Men of the Year Awards in London in September 2014. 78 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Bertrand Rindoff Petroff Kim and Kanye brought baby North to the Balenciaga runway show during Paris Fashion Week in September 2014. 79 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Denise Truscello She celebrated her 34th birthday with a party in Las Vegas in October 2014. 80 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Scott Barbour Kim sported a sexy latex dress for her fragrance launch in Australia in November 2014. 81 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Manny Carabel Kim attended an NYC benefit in December 2014. 82 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Jason Merritt She and Kanye showed loads of PDA on the Grammys red carpet in February 2015. 83 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Pascal Le Segretain Kim debuted platinum blonde hair during Paris Fashion Week in March 2015. 84 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur Kim and Kanye attended the Met Gala in May 2015. 85 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Gregg DeGuire The couple made a statement at the MTV VMAs in LA in August 2015. 86 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Steve Granitz Kim showed lots of cleavage at Cosmo's 50th birthday celebration in October 2015. 87 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur She rocked a blonde wig for Kanye's Yeezy Season 3 show during NYFW in February 2016. 88 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Denise Truscello Kim made her first red carpet appearance since welcoming son Saint West at a Vegas event in April 2016. 89 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Jamie McCarthy She and Kanye took the red carpet by storm at the Met Gala in May 2016. 90 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Gisela Schober She was glammed up for a Cannes Film Festival party in May 2016. 91 / 108 Image Source: Getty / ANGELA WEISS Kim put her curves on display at the MTV VMAs in August 2016. 92 / 108 Image Source: Getty / James Devaney She was dressed in all white while leaving her NYC apartment in September 2016. 93 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Pascal Le Segretain Kim stepped out for the Givenchy runway show during Paris Fashion Week in October 2016. 94 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Stefanie Keenan In December 2016, Kim visited her KKW Beauty pop-up shop in Costa Mesa, CA. 95 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Neilson Barnard She spoke onstage at the 3rd Annual Daily Front Row Awards in LA in April 2017. 96 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur Kim was a vision in white at the 2018 Met Gala. 97 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Taylor Hill The reality TV star spoke at the 2017 Forbes Women's Summit in NYC. 98 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Stefanie Keenan In June 2017, Kim and Kris Jenner celebrated the launch of KKW Beauty in LA. 99 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Michael Stewart Kim shone bright at the Harper's Bazaar Icons bash in NYC in September 2017. 100 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Vivien Killilea Kim was a guest speaker at the Create & Cultivate conference in LA in February 2018. 101 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Jason Kempin She hit the red carpet dripping in gold at the 2018 Met Gala. 102 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Theo Wargo She was honoured with the CFDA Influencer Award in NYC in June 2018. 103 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Jeff Kravitz She took home a trophy for best reality series for Keeping Up With the Kardashians at the 2018 MTV Movie and TV Awards. 104 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Phillip Faraone Kim kept things sexy when she attended the Beautycon festival in LA in July 2018. 105 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Taylor Hill Kim and Kanye hit the red carpet together at the 2019 Met Gala. 106 / 108 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur Kim and Winnie Harlow celebrated their KKW Beauty collaboration in NYC in September 2019. 107 / 108 Image Source: Getty / JC Olivera She showed off her curves in a form-fitting black gown at the 2019 Creative Arts Emmy Awards in September. 108 / 108 Celebrity EvolutionsCelebrity BirthdaysKim KardashianRay JParis HiltonBruce JennerNicky HiltonNick CannonLindsay LohanKourtney Kardashian