Everyone is familiar with the gorgeous model who is Miss Kendall Jenner, if you don’t know you must’ve been hiding under a rock for the past 8 years?! She is an American fashion model and television personality who first made waves after appearing in the sometimes cringeworthy, but nonetheless internationally famed E! reality television show, Keeping Up With The Kardashians. The all-rounder has been collaborating with top fashion and beauty brands including Marc Jacobs, Chanel, Estee Lauder and Victoria´s Secret to acting in Hawaii Five-0 – this girl is seriously talented and at the top of her game aged only 20.
It´s with no shame Kendall admits to using the reality show as a platform to launch her existing modelling career – which has sparked a difference from her famous sisters Kim, Khloe, Kourtney and Kylie who have all launched clothing lines but have never stepped foot on the catwalk itself. Kendall has made a big jump into the modelling industry thanks to her striking good looks and killer figure and compared to her siblings, she is considered a positive role model to all her young fans. A little bit more chic, sexy and classy than the likes of Kim and Khloe – who regularly get public beratings for over the top antics and barely there dresses!
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Kendall first appeared on the reality show in 2007. Her childhood from the age of 12 has been televised on the show and fans have watched her blossom from a sulky child into the beautiful woman she is today. Kendall, unlike her sisters, has always been less of a reality star diva and more of a career driven go-getter which is what sets her apart from the rest. The show highlights her close relationship with her baby sister Kylie, her 8 half siblings including the Kardashian sisters and her parents Kris and newly gender transitioned dad Caitlyn Jenner, try that for a crazy family!
FASHION MODEL
Kendall began modelling at the early age of 14 after being signed up by Wilhelmina Models who scouted her potential. Her earliest campaign was in 2009 for the fashion chain Forever 21 and in 2011 she walked for Sherri Hill during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week after which her career soared from strength to strength. The end of 2012 saw Kendall on the covers of various teen targeted magazines including GenLux and by the end of the year she teamed up with world famous Victoria’s Secret photographer Russell James. The partnership between the two hit Harper’s Bazaar and the model featured her writing in ‘James Nomad Two Worlds: Australia’, the quality of her editorial work saw the transition from commercial to high fashion which led to her signing with The Society Management in 2014. In spring 2014, Jenner walked for the prestigious fashion weeks in New York for Marc Jacobs and Paris for Givenchy and Chanel. Her acceptance by high fashion labels proved to models and designers that she was cut out for the best modelling jobs in the world; Kendall is tall, dark haired and beautiful and the catwalk has indeed become her life. She has also walked on catwalks for Donna Karan, Tommy Hilfiger and Fendi just to name a few. She has been on the covers of GQ and Vogue and was the face of the Balmain campaign alongside model and best friends Gigi and Bella Hadid (all this before hitting 20 we have to add). Kendall is indeed living her dream, she was interviewed at 13-years-old stating she would love to be a Victoria’s Secret Angel and she recently ticked that dream off her bucket list…she walked the Victoria’s Secret Fashion show in 2015 which was recorded at the 69th Regiment Armoury in New York looking poised and flawless.
POPULARITY
The model has a large and strong following. She has been ranked as one of 30 most influential teens alongside her sister Kylie for the past two years and has been placed as the No.1 most followed model on Facebook, Instagram and the 2nd most followed model on Twitter not far behind modelling tycoon Tyra Banks. Alongside her popularity from her teen fans she also debuted as No.2 on FHM’s annual 100 Sexiest Women in the World list in April 2015 proving that she is in demand by just about everyone. Kendall, like many other normal girls her age, uses her social media platforms to share photos of herself, family and friends but unlike the others she uses them to plug her many endorsements and commercial projects. The unique factor is that she uses her social media to influence her fashion credibility in a way that speaks to millions. Kendall has used the Kardashian affiliation that first shot her into the limelight and made a lasting name for herself but she always had the gift since an early age. “I would literally sit at home and have my friends take pictures of me on my little Canon camera that my mum gave me for Christmas, obviously the show was being in front of a camera, it’s just something I have always been around.” Kendall stated about her busy lifestyle balancing the show and modelling: “It’s definitely two different worlds. I feel like Hannah Montana but it is fun.”
ENDORSEMENTS
Ms Jenner has featured alongside her sister in their ‘Kendall + Kylie’ collaboration with Topshop which was a global success. The biggest highlight of her career came recently in the form of being the brand face for the world´s largest cosmetic company, Estee Lauder, netting her a cool $4m last year alone. She has also fronted ads for Modern Muse le Rouge, Shimmer Body Lotion and Pure Colour collection and the company created a limited edition Kendall Jenner shade brand of Pure Colour Envy Matte Sculpting Lipstick in 2015. Kendall also has her own official website with lifestyle blogs and paid subscription mobile app extensions. Plus, earlier this year the Jenner sisters paired with Glu Mobile and developed a spin off from their half-sisters mobile app ‘Kim Kardashian: Hollywood’ called ‘Kendall and Kylie’ which launched last month…there is no stopping Kendall´s global superstar status.
RELATIONSHIPS
It goes without saying that Kendall has attracted a lot of male attention from the who´s who of A-List hotties. She famously dated One Direction´s Harry Styles for a year and has rumoured to have hooked up with Nick Jonas, Lewis Hamilton and the Biebs! Unlike her sisters the model is quiet about her love life and she has never flaunted a relationship on the show before – but she does post pictures of her and these A-list links on her social media accounts, breaking admirer’s hearts worldwide.
RIGHT NOW
Kendall is currently rocking her fashion status and recently walked New York Fashion Week for Vera Wang and Michael Kors alongside Lady Gaga and made her fashion debut walking for Dior. Last month Kendall was photographed by Karl Lagerfeld alongside Jerry Hall and Gigi Hadid in an editorial for V’s 100th Issue. She is a young model making serious fashion history…Go Kendall.
