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Kendall Nicole Jenner (born November 3, 1995) is an American
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, and
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. She is a daughter of
Kris Jenner Kristen Mary Jenner ( Houghton , formerly Kardashian; born November 5, 1955) is an American media personality, socialite, and businesswoman. She rose to fame starring in the reality television series ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' (2007 ...
and
Caitlyn Jenner Caitlyn Marie Jenner (born William Bruce Jenner; October 28, 1949) is an American media personality and retired Olympic gold medal-winning decathlete. Jenner played college football for the Graceland Yellowjackets before incurring a kne ...
, and rose to fame in the reality television show ''
Keeping Up with the Kardashians ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' (often abbreviated ''KUWTK'') is an American reality television series which focused on the personal and professional lives of the Kardashian family, Kardashian–Jenner Stepfamily, blended family, airing b ...
.'' Jenner began modelling at the age of 14. After working in commercial print ad campaigns and photoshoots, she had breakout seasons in 2014 and 2015, walking the runways for high-fashion designers during the
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, and
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fashion weeks. Jenner has appeared in campaigns, editorials, and cover shoots for ''
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'' and various international ''
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'' editions, and is a brand ambassador for Estée Lauder. Jenner made her debut at No. 16 on ''
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'' magazine's 2015 list of top-earning models, with an estimated annual income of . In 2017 Jenner was named the world's highest-paid model by ''Forbes'', ousting model
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who had been leading the list since 2002.


Early life

Kendall Nicole Jenner was born on November 3, 1995, in Los Angeles, California to former
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champion
Caitlyn Jenner Caitlyn Marie Jenner (born William Bruce Jenner; October 28, 1949) is an American media personality and retired Olympic gold medal-winning decathlete. Jenner played college football for the Graceland Yellowjackets before incurring a kne ...
(then known as Bruce Jenner) and television personality and businesswoman
Kris Jenner Kristen Mary Jenner ( Houghton , formerly Kardashian; born November 5, 1955) is an American media personality, socialite, and businesswoman. She rose to fame starring in the reality television series ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' (2007 ...
(née Houghton). Jenner's middle name was a tribute to Kris' best friend
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, who was murdered just before Jenner was conceived. Jenner has a younger sister, Kylie, and eight older half-siblings. From Caitlyn's side of the family, she has three older half-brothers―
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,
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, and
Brody Jenner Sam Brody Jenner (born August 21, 1983) is an American television personality, model and disc jockey. He was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. In 2005, Jenner appeared in the reality television series, ''The Princes of Malibu'', which ...
―and one older half-sister Casey Marino. From Kris' side of the family, Jenner has three older half-sisters― Kourtney,
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, Khloé―and one older half-brother
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. Jenner was raised with her sister and the Kardashians in Calabasas, an upscale suburb west of Los Angeles. Jenner attended
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before switching to
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in order to pursue modeling. She graduated in 2014. In May 2014, Jenner purchased a two-bedroom, 2.5-bath condominium in Los Angeles for .


Rise to fame

In 2007, Jenner, along with her parents and siblings, Kylie, Kourtney, Kim, Khloé, and Rob, began appearing in the reality television series ''
Keeping Up with the Kardashians ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' (often abbreviated ''KUWTK'') is an American reality television series which focused on the personal and professional lives of the Kardashian family, Kardashian–Jenner Stepfamily, blended family, airing b ...
'', which chronicles the personal and professional lives of their family members. The series was successful for its network, E!, and has resulted in the creation of numerous
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including ''
Kourtney and Kim Take Miami ''Kourtney and Kim Take Miami'' (previously titled ''Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami'') is an American reality television series. It premiered on E! on August 16, 2009, as the first ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' spin-off. The series origina ...
'', ''
Khloé & Lamar ''Khloé & Lamar '' is an American reality television series that debuted on E! in the United States and Canada on April 10, 2011. The series is the third spin-off of the show ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' and features reality star Khloé ...
'', ''
Kourtney and Kim Take New York ''Kourtney and Kim Take New York'' is an American reality television series that premiered January 23, 2011, on E! and ran for two seasons. The series followed sisters Kim Kardashian and Kourtney Kardashian as they opened a Dash boutique in New ...
'', and ''
Kourtney and Khloé Take The Hamptons ''Kourtney and Khloé Take The Hamptons'' is an American reality television series that premiered on E! on November 2, 2014. The series is the fourth spin-off show of ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'', following ''Kourtney and Kim Take Miami'', ...
'', in which Jenner has made multiple guest appearances.


Modeling


2009–2014: Debut and breakthrough

Jenner began modeling at age 13 when
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signed her on July 12, 2009. Cinematographer
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directed the photoshoot for Jenner's Wilhelmina portfolio. Jenner's first modeling job was the ''Rocker Babes with a Twist'' campaign for
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in December 2009 and January 2010. Jenner featured in a ''
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'' Snapshot on April 19, 2010. In September 2011, Jenner walked for
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during
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. By the end of 2012, Jenner had covers on ''
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'', ''Teen Prom'', ''Looks'', ''Raine'', ''GenLux'', ''Lovecat'', and ''Flavour Magazine''. and booked campaigns for White Sands Australia, Leah Madden, and
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. In November 2012, Jenner teamed with Victoria's Secret photographer
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for editorial work and joint projects. Over the course of 2013 and 2014, their work together surfaced in ''Kurv'', ''Miss Vogue Australia'', and ''Harper's Bazaar Arabia.'' Jenner featured in James' ''Nomad Two Worlds: Australia'' book launches in
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and
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. Jenner's editorial work signaled a change of direction to high fashion, and Jenner signed with
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on November 21, 2013. Jenner walked her first Society Management bookings for
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Giles Deacon Giles Deacon (born 1969) is a British fashion designer, Creative Director and Founder of Giles Deacon group, a fashion enterprise. Deacon joined the Paris Fashion Week in 2016. Deacon has been known to challenge the traditional ideas of womenswe ...
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Chanel Chanel ( , ) is a French high-end luxury fashion house founded in 1910 by Coco Chanel in Paris. Chanel specializes in women's ready-to-wear, luxury goods, and accessories and licenses its name and branding to Luxottica for eyewear. Chanel is ...
,
Donna Karan Donna Karan (, born Donna Ivy Faske), also known as "DK", is an American fashion designer and the creator of the Donna Karan New York and DKNY clothing labels. Early life Karan was born Donna Ivy Faske to mother Helen "Queenie" Faske (née Rabin ...
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Diane von Fürstenberg Diane von Fürstenberg (born Diane Simone Michele Halfin, 31 December 1946) is a Belgian fashion designer best known for her wrap dress. She initially rose to prominence in 1969 when she married into the German princely House of Fürstenberg, as ...
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Tommy Hilfiger Thomas Jacob Hilfiger ( /hɪlˈfɪgər/; born March 24, 1951) is an American fashion designer and the founder of Tommy Hilfiger Corporation. After starting his career by co-founding a chain of jeans/fashion stores called People's Place in upst ...
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Dolce & Gabbana Dolce & Gabbana (), also known by initials D&G, is an Italian luxury fashion house founded in 1985 in Legnano by Italian designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana. The house specializes in ready-to-wear, handbags, accessories, and cosmetic ...
;
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, and Balmain. Jenner participated in two Chanel public relations events in 2014: one, a feminist rally-themed Chanel event; and two, the company's Metiers D'Art in Salzburg. Jenner shot covers and editorials for ''
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'' ''LOVE'', and ''Teen Vogue''. Jenner was cast in campaigns for Givenchy and a December-themed ''LOVE'' advent calendar promotion with Doug Inglish. In November 2014, Jenner became an official Estée Lauder representative. Jenner was hailed as "the 'It Girl' of the season" by ''LOVE'' editor
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.


2015–2017: Rise to success

In 2015, Jenner walked for Chanel, Alexander Wang, Diane von Fürstenberg, Donna Karan,
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,
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, Marc Jacobs,
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, Giles Deacon, Fendi, N°21, H&M, Balmain, the annual Dosso Dossi Fashion Show in
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, Turkey, Givenchy,
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, and Ports 1961. Jenner took part in publicity campaigns for Balmain x H&M and walked in the 2015
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. Jenner shot covers and editorials with '' Marie Claire Indonesia'', ''Harper's Bazaar'', '' GQ'', ''
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'', ''LOVE'', and ''Vogue'' issues in Japan, France and America. Jenner featured in campaigns for Marc Jacobs, Karl Lagerfeld, Fendi, Balmain, Estée Lauder, a political campaign for
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voter registration, and a second ''LOVE'' advent calendar. Jenner signed contracts with Calvin Klein Jeans in March and
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in May. In 2016, Jenner and
Cara Delevingne Cara Jocelyn Delevingne ( ; born 12 August 1992) is an English model and actress. She signed with Storm Management after leaving school in 2009. Delevingne won Model of the Year at the British Fashion Awards in 2012 and 2014. Delevingne sta ...
were recreated as wax figures for
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London Fashion Week Experience event. Jenner walked for Chanel, Diane Von Fürstenberg, Vera Wang, Michael Kors, Marc Jacobs, Fendi, Versace, Bottega Veneta, Balmain,
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, Elie Saab, and
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. Jenner shot covers and editorials in ''Vogue Brazil'', '' W Korea'', ''LOVE'', '' Vanity Fair'', ''V'', ''Self Service Magazine'', and ''Harper's Bazaar''. Vogue's editors devoted a special edition editorial supplement to Jenner in April.. Jenner had campaign features for
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, CPS Chaps, Calvin Klein,
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/Independent Journal Review, and Denimlab. Jenner announced her signing to Chilean retail chain París in April. Jenner's 2017 campaign for La Perla caused some controversy when she had to cancel a previously scheduled appearance as a
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model due to her new affiliation with La Perla.


2018–present: Supermodel status

Jenner made her debut at No. 16 on ''
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'' magazine's 2015 list of top-earning models, with an estimated annual income of . In 2017, Jenner was named the world's highest-paid model by ''Forbes'', ousting model
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, who had been leading the list for more than 14 years since 2002.


Business career

Jenner created two signature nail lacquers for the 2011 Nicole by OPI Kardashian Kolors nail polish line, for which the Jenner sisters eventually earned a combined in endorsement profit. On March 16, 2012, the Jenner sisters were named Creative Directors of the ''Gillette Venus Gets Ready with Kendall & Kylie Jenner'' webisode series, which was originally aired on Gillette's
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page. In July 2013, the Jenner sisters formed a partnership with Pascal Mouawad's Glamhouse to create the ''Metal Haven by Kendall & Kylie'' jewelry collection. In February 2014, the Jenner sisters launched a shoe and handbag line under
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's ''Madden Girl'' line for Nordstrom. The Jenner sisters previewed ''The Kendall & Kylie Collection'' with
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on November 15, 2012; the collection launched in February 2013. On February 3, 2015, the Jenner sisters confirmed ''Kendall + Kylie'' collaboration with
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, which they unveiled in November 2015 at the
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in Melbourne, Australia. The collection launched in New York on February 8, 2016. On April 27, 2016, the Jenner sisters previewed a summer swimwear collection. In September 2015, each of the Jenner and Kardashian sisters released paid subscription
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websites in collaboration with
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. Jenner's website was nominated for an
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2016
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in April of that year. The Jenner sisters partnered with
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to develop an app spinoff of '' Kim Kardashian: Hollywood''; the ''Kendall and Kylie'' app launched February 17, 2016. In June 2017, Kendall and Kylie, launched a line of "vintage" T-shirts on their website for their lifestyle brand, Kendall + Kylie. The shirts retailed at $125 and featured logos or images of famous musicians or bands (
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,
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,
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, and
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) with bright images or logos associated with the Jenners superimposed over them. The shirts were met with criticism from the public, as well as several
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letters from the estates of the musicians and artists that were featured without permission. The photographer whose portrait of Tupac Shakur was used has since sued the Jenner sisters for
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. The sisters pulled the shirts from their website and issued a joint apology, "to anyone that has been upset and/or offended, especially to the families of the artists." In June 2020, the Jenners sisters addressed reports that their fashion brand Kendall + Kylie has failed to pay factory workers in
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as a result of the
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. It was reported that
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(GBG) previously listed the Kendall + Kylie brand on its website. As a result, the Jenners stated that their company is owned by a separate entity known as 3072541 Canada Inc. even though they say that their brand "has worked with CAA-GBG in the past, in a sales and business development capacity only" and that they "do not currently have any relationship at all with GBG". Jenner has partnered with Moon, an oral-care brand created by Shaun Neff of Neff Headwear. Jenner helped create one product for the brand, the Kendall Jenner Teeth Whitening Pen in April 2019., In 2019, Jenner made a partnership with the skin-care company
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. In January 2020, she confirmed that a cosmetics line in collaboration with
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was in the process. Kylie Cosmetics launched Kendall Jenner x Kylie Cosmetics on June 26, 2020. In October 2020, she launched a stain-removal toothpaste in collaboration with Moon and designer
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on a limited edition orange stain-removal toothpaste, with just 350 units available on online marketplace
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. This collaboration simultaneously marking StockX's debut into the personal care/beauty realm.


Other ventures

Beginning 2015, Jenner featured in a series of commercial ads for various products including Jenner's signature Pure Color Envy Matte Sculpting Lipstick. In February 2016, Jenner and beauty blogger Irene Kim became guest editors for the Estée Edit, accompanied by a signature Eyeshadow Palette. In 2016, Jenner began a career as a photographer, her first published work was photographing and styling
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, daughter of supermodel
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, for the sixteenth anniversary issue of ''
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''. In 2010, Jenner was cast in boy band One Call's ''Blacklight'' video along with
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and Kevin McHale. In 2012, Jenner appeared as AJ on the ''
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'' episode "I Ka Wa Mamua". Jenner did voiceover for the character Strawberry in ''
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'' episode "Shakesparagus Speare", which aired on January 20, 2014. In August 2014, Jenner appeared in singer PartyNextDoor's video "Recognize" with sister Kylie Jenner and rapper Drake (rapper), Drake. Jenner made a cameo appearance in the heist film ''Ocean's 8'', which was released on June 8, 2018. ''Seventeen (American magazine), Seventeen'' magazine featured Kendall and Kylie Jenner as Style Stars of 2011 and selected them as "Style Ambassadors" for the magazine. In 2014, the Jenner sisters co-authored novel ''Rebels: City of Indra'' with ghostwriter Maya Sloan. On May 24, 2016, the Regan Arts division of Phaidon Press announced that the Jenner sisters, Elizabeth Killmond-Roman, and Katherine Killmond created ''Time Of The Twins'' as a sequel to ''Rebels: City Of Indra''.


Personal life

Jenner started dating NBA player Blake Griffin in summer 2017. The two broke up in April 2018. Jenner was in an On-again, off-again relationship, on-again-off-again relationship with NBA player Ben Simmons from June 2018 to February 2020. From June 2020 to October 2022, Jenner was in a relationship with National Basketball Association, NBA player Devin Booker. In November 2020, Jenner faced large public criticism after having a birthday party with a hundred plus attendance during the COVID-19 pandemic, coronavirus pandemic. The party was attended by many celebrities, including Justin Bieber, Justin and Hailey Baldwin, Hailey Bieber, the Weeknd, and Winnie Harlow, despite Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County having a Stay-at-home order, Safer-at-Home order in effect. Jenner's mother responded to the criticism, telling Andy Cohen, "we are really responsible, and we make sure that everyone in our family and our closest friends are tested religiously. So, you know, we do what we can, we, we try to follow the rules."


Public image

Jenner was named as one of ''People (magazine), People'' magazine's 50 most beautiful people in the world on April 9, 2014. ''Time (magazine), Time'' magazine named the Jenner sisters as two of the 30 Most Influential Teens 2014 and 2015. On December 16, 2014, Google named Jenner as the second most Googled model in the world. Jenner debuted at No. 2 on ''FHMs annual FHM's 100 Sexiest Women (UK), 100 Sexiest Women in the World list at the end of April 2015. Tumblr named Jenner as its most reblogged model for 2015. In November 2017, ''
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'' listed Jenner as the No.1 highest-paid model in the world.


Impact of viral promotion on fashion e-commerce

Jenner's rapid career ascent led ''Dazed'' magazine's editors to rank her "top creative to watch out for" in 2015 on their annual Dazed 100 list, Jenner collaborated with the editors of ''Dazed'' on a ''Mean Girls''-inspired "Burn Book" parody, responding to her online critics and industry detractors. The video was later shortlisted in September 2015 for the
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' annual Lovie Awards in the Internet Viral Video category. The rapid rise of the "Instagirls" has accelerated a decade-long reassessment of the interaction between fashion and social media. Jenner's adeptness at connecting with Millennials online has given her access to a large demographic market, with the ability to further segment her fan base and find ideal clients. Designer Sally LaPorte claimed Jenner's approval of her line helped the designer identify the characteristics of her ideal buyers. Former Calvin Klein women's creative director Francisco Costa (designer), Francisco Costa praised Jenner's social cachet: "Her social media reach is just incredible […] As a house, you become part of the culture by embracing someone like her." Jenner's ongoing participation in Calvin Klein promotions has proven to be profitable, as parent company the PVH (company), Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation announced a 13% increase in net sales over the previous year's first quarter in May 2016, with the financials also indicating a 10.5% increase in revenue. According to CEO Emanuel Chirico, increased earnings resulted from the restructuring of the company's global creative strategy for Calvin Klein and its associated ''#MyCalvins'' ad campaigns. Consequently, other brands have adapted to the potential impact of high-profile influencers on promotional strategies. Dear Frances footwear brand creative Jane Frances engineered an open-door branding strategy in such a way that her brand is able to successfully do promotional work either with or without influencer input. European ice cream company Magnum (ice cream), Magnum moved aggressively into online branding initiatives by featuring Suki Waterhouse and Jenner as company spokesmodels. Even without a sponsorship deal, Jenner's fashion choices can have an impact, as seen by fashion brand Rat & Boa, who had a boost to sales when Jenner wore a pair of their shorts at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Coachella festival. In the midst of these changes, tech entrepreneur Frank Spadafora designed his company's D'Marie app as a fashion industry-specific Q Score alternative in order to effectively measure the monetary imprint fashion influencers and brand ambassadors are able to attain. The app's deployment worked to Jenner's advantage; she ranked as D'Marie's #1 fashion influencer across all categories as of February 19, 2016, with the ability to earn between and for a single update to her social media platforms.


Cutera lawsuit

On February 10, 2016, lawyers representing Jenner Inc. filed a $10 million lawsuit against esthetic medical company Cutera at the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Jenner's legal team objected to the company using her brand without authorization. Cutera had featured Jenner in ad campaigns for its Laser Genesis acne treatment. In May 2016, Jenner's attorneys dropped the charges.


Fyre Festival

In 2017, Kendall Jenner was paid $275,000 for an Instagram post announcing that some members of the G.O.O.D. Music record label would be performing at Fyre Festival, and that her followers could buy tickets using a discount code she provided. The post, which has since been deleted, was not tagged as an #ad despite Jenner's compensation and the Federal Trade Commission law which requires paid posts on social media to be disclosed transparently. Fyre Festival was a fraudulent "luxury music festival" founded by Billy McFarland (fraudster), Billy McFarland, CEO of Fyre Media Inc, and rapper Ja Rule. Three months after Netflix and Hulu released incriminating documentaries revealing the corrupt and unorganized preparations behind Fyre Festival, Jenner apologized for her involvement during an interview with the New York Times. Jenner said, "You get reached out to by people to, whether it be to promote or help or whatever, and you never know how these things are going to turn out, sometimes it's a risk, I definitely do as much research as I can, but sometimes there isn't much research you can do because it's a starting brand and you kind of have to have faith in it and hope it will work out the way people say it will. You never really know what's going to happen." The trustee for the Fyre Festival bankruptcy sued Jenner, along with other artists and influencers associated with the festival, alleging that payments to influencers were part of the scheme to defraud investors. Jenner settled for $90,000.


Pepsi advertisement

In April 2017 Pepsi cast Jenner as the star for the commercial advertisement in a role in which she used the beverage to make peace between police officers and protesters. This ad was criticized for trivializing the protests against police brutality, particularly as it affects African Americans. Pepsi pulled the ad within a day, and apologized to Jenner for putting her in this position. She was reportedly "devastated" by the ad, although she "had the right to approve the ad before it was released". According to the same source, Jenner's contract with Pepsi prohibited her from commenting on the fallout.


818 tequila campaign

In May 2021 Jenner was criticised for culturally appropriating Mexican culture after sharing the campaign shoot for her tequila company, 818 Tequila, on Instagram. The advertisement featured scenes of Jenner on a horse in an agave field where native farmers were harvesting the agave, before raising a glass with them. Jenner shortly disabled comments on the post following complaints and her representatives declined to comment when contacted.


Liu Jo lawsuit

In August 2021 Jenner was sued for $1.8 million by Italian fashion company Liu·Jo, Liu Jo for allegedly breaching her contract. The suit claimed that Jenner had caused "great expense" for the company by only completing one of two photoshoots for which she had already been paid $1.35 million of the total $1.5 million, in addition to 20% service fees she had been offered. The brand claimed that Jenner had completed the photoshoot for the Spring/Summer 2020 campaign but, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, could not complete the one intended for the Fall/Winter 2020 campaign. The company states that they offered to postpone the shoot but Jenner "repeatedly failed to provide [them] with definitive responses to [their] proposals, proposed no reasonable alternatives, and ultimately turned down all of their "good-faith offers of compromise". The suit claims that Jenner cited health concerns and told the brand she could not travel to Italy for the shoot but then did so for another designer, whilst also travelling for numerous "non-essential trips and hosting large parties with her friends". Jenner herself did not comment, but a representative for her stated that the suit was meritless and that Jenner had offered the fashion company alternative dates for the second photoshoot and "willingly offered to complete services honouring her commitments".


Philanthropy

Jenner set up an eBay account where she auctions old clothing to raise money for Children's Hospital Los Angeles. The Kardashian and Jenner sisters used eBay in this way to raise money for their charities in 2013. Jenner joined her family in a charity yard sale on November 10, 2013. Proceeds from the sale were donation-matched and sent to Share Our Strength: No Kid Hungry and the Fisher House Foundation, Greater Los Angeles Fisher House Foundation. Jenner and Kim Kardashian attended a Christmas Eve visit with the kids at Children's Hospital Los Angeles on Tuesday December 24, 2013. Jenner joined Khloe Kardashian, Lil Twist, and The Game (rapper), The Game at PINZ bowling alley in Studio City, California, for a charity bowling game on January 19, 2014. The event was held to raise money for Robin Hood Foundation, The Robin Hood Foundation, a nonprofit for which The Game pledged to raise US$1 million in donations. Jenner. with her sister, Kylie, participated in singer Chris Brown's two Kick'n It For Charity celebrity kickball games in Glendale, California, in 2014 and on August 16, 2014. Jenner, Ansel Elgort, Gigi Hadid, and Jenner's agent Ashleah Gonzales encountered homelessness, unhoused model/actor John Economou in Venice Beach during a fashion shoot in 2015, a meeting which led to Economou being signed to a Two Management contract by company president Luc Brinker. On February 14, 2015, Jenner appeared at
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' Bookmarc store in New York City for the launch of ''Love (magazine), Love'' issue 13. She posed in a limited-edition T-shirt sale to raise proceeds for Designers Against AIDS. On her birthday in 2017, Jenner launched a birthday campaign and invited fans to donate $22 in honor of her turning 22 to Charity: Water, a non-profit organization bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing countries. In 2020, Jenner, with her brand, Zaza World, launched merchandise to benefit Coronavirus relief efforts; net profits went to Feeding America, a nationwide network of food banks which supports homeless shelter, shelters, soup kitchens, and underserved communities.


Filmography


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Music videos


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