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A recent casualty of Dancing with the Stars was born Kimberly Kathleeen Kardashian on October 21, 1980 in Los Angeles. The babelicous reality TV star later grew up with sisters Kourtney and Khloe, and little brother Robert, as a daughter of privilege to O.J. Simpson trial lawyer, Robert Kardashian.

Famous for being famous, curvacious Kim burst upon the Hollywood party scene with fellow celebutante, party gal pal Paris Hilton, and has since been a frequent subject of the Web rumor mill and newspaper gossip pages across the country.

Married to R&B producer Damon Thomas from 2000 to 2004, Kim Kardashian has also been romantically linked to pop star Nick Lachey, actor Nick Cannon, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, and more notoriously to ex-boyfriend Ray J with whom she appeared in a rather, um, intimate moment on a video tape which was leaked onto the Internet in 2007.

Now most recognizable for her role in the reality TV series Keeping Up with the Kardashians which debuted on cable channel E! in October 2007, she continued to attract a larger contingent of hot-blooded male fans several months later with a centerfold spread in the December 2007 issue of Playboy.

Kim is currently dating New Orleans Saints football player Reggie Bush and in September joined the lineup of the September premiere of Dancing with the Stars.

(Despite rumors that she would wow audiences with her sexy moves, Kim was voted off the hit reality show during the second week of competition.)

Offscreen, Kim works with sisters Kourtney and Khloe on fashion designs sold in their joint-owned clothing store DASH located in Calabasas, California.

Kim's stepdad is Olympic gold medalist Bruce Jenner (whom mom Kris Jenner married in 1995) and, in addition to her 3 siblings, has a large extended family including 2 half-sisters, 3 step-brothers and 1 step-sister.

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