Kendall Jenner
Kendall Nicole Jenner (born November 3, 1995) is an American fashion model and reality television personality. Jenner first came to public attention for appearing in the E! reality television show Keeping Up with the Kardashians.
Jenner is a prominent member of an emerging fashion movement which has been dubbed 'Social Media Modelling' by Harper's Bazaar and 'the Instagirl era' by Vogue. After years of being featured in commercial modelling print ads and photoshoots, Jenner had breakout seasons in 2014, walking the runways for high fashion designers during theNew York, Milan, and Paris Fashion Weeks. Jenner is known for posting celebrity selfies and career updates to her followers on social media.
Early life and family
Kendall Nicole Jenner was born in Los Angeles, California to former Olympic decathlete Bruce Jenner and television personality Kris Jenner. Jenner was given the middle name Nicole in honor of the late Nicole Brown Simpson, one of Kris Jenner's best friends. Jenner was raised in a blended family. Jenner has one younger sister, Kylie Jenner (born August 10, 1997), and eight half-siblings. Through Bruce Jenner and first wife Chrystie Crownover, Jenner is paternal half-sister to Burton "Burt" Jenner (b. September 6, 1978), and Cassandra "Casey" Jenner (b. June 10, 1980). Through Bruce Jenner and second wife Linda Thompson, Jenner is paternal half sister to indie pop singer Brandon Jenner (b. June 4, 1981), and The Hills actor Sam 'Brody' Jenner (b. August 21, 1983). Through mother Kris Jenner and Kris' now-deceased first husband, attorney Robert Kardashian, Jenner is maternal half sister to reality television celebrities Kourtney Kardashian (b. April 18, 1979), Kim Kardashian (b. October 21, 1980), Khloé Kardashian (b. June 27, 1984), and Robert Arthur Kardashian (b. March 17, 1987).
Jenner was raised with her sister and maternal half-siblings in Calabasas, a suburb west of Los Angeles. She attendedSierra Canyon School before switching to homeschooling[13] with sister Kylie Jenner in order to pursue a modelling career. According to an interview in DuJour Magazine, Jenner graduated in 2014.
Career
Modeling
Jenner got her start in modeling by signing with Wilhelmina Models at age 14, on July 12, 2009. Jenner's first modeling job was the Rocker Babes With A Twistcampaign for Forever 21 in December 2009 and January 2010. Jenner featured in a Teen Vogue Snapshot on April 19, 2010.[19] By the end of 2012, Jenner had done shoots with Kiss, Teen Vogue, Looks, Raine, Seventeen, GenLux, Elle, Lovecat, Flavour Magazine, OK!, GOGIRL!, and Girlfriend. Jenner had also done runway modeling with Sherri Hill in their September 14, 2011 New York Fashion Week show, and swimwear campaigns with White Sands Australia, Leah Madden, and Agua Bendita, a campaign she shared with Victoria's Secret model Candice Swanepoel.
On November 21, 2013, Jenner signed with The Society Management.[29][30] In ensuing months, Jenner had editorial work published in W and V magazines. In 2013 Kendall modeled for her older brother Rob Kardashian’s sock line “Arthur George” for Neiman Marcus where the pictures were used as preview online. In the spring of 2014 Jenner walked in New York for Marc Jacobs, London for Giles Deacon, and Paris for Givenchy and Chanel. In May 2014, Jenner made her socialite debuts at the New York City Met Ball and Cannes Film Festival. In June 2014, Jenner featured in Interview and was cast in a Givenchycampaign. In July 2014, Karl Lagerfeld picked Jenner to walk for Chanel in Paris. Jenner graced the cover of LOVE's August issue, and was hailed as "definitely the 'It Girl' of the season" by LOVE editor Katie Grand. Jenner also scored two September issue Teen Vogue covers.
During the month of September 2014, Jenner walked in New York Fashion Week for Donna Karan, Diane Von Furstenberg, Tommy Hilfiger, and Marc Jacobs. Jenner walked in Milan's 2014 Fashion Week for Fendi, Ports 1961, Bottega Veneta, Pucci, and Dolce & Gabbana. During Paris Fashion Week, Jenner walked for Sonia Rykiel, Balmain, Givenchy, and Chanel; she also participated in a feminist rally-themed Chanel event with Gisele Bundchen and Cara Delevingne. In November 2014, Jenner and Delevingne announced that they would fore go the 2014 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in order to walk in Chanel’s Metiers D’Art fashion show, which was held in Salzburg on December 2, 2014.
On November 15, 2014, Jenner announced through her social media accounts that she had been selected as the new global face of Estée Lauder. Within 3 days of the announcement, Estee Lauder's Instagram account gained 50,000 new followers, increasing their fanbase over 19% to 308,000 Instagrammers. On November 26, 2014, Jenner was added to Models.com's Top 50 list and placed #1 on their combined Social list: Jenner ranked as the #1 most followed model on Facebook and Instagram, and #2 most followed model on Twitter behind Tyra Banks, with a December 2014 combined reach of 33.19 million fans. On November 28, 2014, Dazed's editors chose Jenner as the top creative to watch out for in 2015, and featured her on a triple-cover issue of the magazine. On December 16, 2014, Jenner was named the second most Googled model in the world in 2014, after Kate Upton. and on January 21, 2015, GQ magazine named Jenner as the world's coolest woman.
On January 8, 2015, Jenner landed her first solo feature in Marc Jacobs' spring campaign. In the same month, Jenner also featured in a Karl Lagerfeld campaign and Chanel show for Paris Fashion Week. Jenner walked the Autumn/Winter 2015 Fashion Weeks in New York for Chanel Haute Couture, Alexander Wang, Diane Von Furstenberg, Donna Karan, Vera Wang, Michael Kors, Marc Jacobs, and Oscar de la Renta; London for Giles Deacon; Milan for Fendi and N°21; and Paris for H&M and Balmain.
Media appearances
Kendall and Kylie Jenner regularly co-host public events together. The Jenner sisters hosted Glee: The 3D Concert Movie at the Regency Village Theater in Westwood, California on August 6, 2011. The Jenner hosted the premiere of The Vow[86] in Hollywood, California on February 6, 2012. The Jenner sisters interviewed the cast of The Hunger Games premiere in the Bing Box at The Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on March 12, 2012. The Jenner sisters hosted the 2014 Billboard Music Awards, where Kendall mistook punk band 5 Seconds Of Summer as One Direction live on national television. The Jenner sisters co-hosted theMuch Music Video Awards in Toronto, Canada on June 15, 2014. Jenner drew considerable attention for the risqué Fausto Puglisi-designed dress she wore on the red carpet.
Jenner worked with the online website Dazed and made a parody video using the idea of the “Burn Book” from the movie Mean Girls to poke fun at the things people were saying about her.
Acting
Jenner first came to prominence by appearing in her extended family's E! reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians. In 2010 Jenner was cast in boy bandOne Call's Blacklight video, along with Ashley Benson and Kevin McHale. In 2012, Jenner she appeared on Hawaii Five-0, as the character, "AJ," in an episode titled, "I Ka Wa Mamua." Jenner played the voiceover character Strawberry in The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange episode Shakesparagus Speare (Season 2, episode 23), which aired on January 20, 2014.
Writting
Seventeen magazine featured Kendall and Kylie Jenner as Style Stars of 2011 and featured them as Seventeen's Style Ambassadors for the magazine. In 2014, the Jenner sisters co-authored novel Rebels: City of Indra with ghostwriter Maya Sloan. The novel was criticized upon release as a ghostwritten work, which prompted Sloan to clarify that the book was compiled and edited from the Jenner sisters' original ideas. On January 16, 2015, Jenner appeared as a featured columnist in an op-ed piece for WSJ.
Personal branding
Jenner has two nail lacquers from the Nicole by OPI Kardashian Kolors nail polish, All Kendall-ed up and Kendall on the Katwalk. The Jenner sisters earned $100,000 each for their OPI endorsements in 2013, which are carried commercially by CVS Pharmacy. On November 15, 2013, the Jenner sisters announced that they would launch The Kendall & Kylie collection with PacSun which launched on February 2013. Since its conception, the sisters have released several collections for this line. In July 2013 the Jenner sisters launched a jewelry line with Pascal Mouawad's Glamhouse to create the Metal Haven by Kendall & Kylie jewellery collection, which was sold through Nordstrom. In February 2014, Kendall and Kylie launched a shoe and handbag line for Steve Madden's Madden Girl line, for Nordstrom. On October 13, 2014, TIME magazine named the Jenner sisters as two of the most influential teens of 2014 for their considerable influence among teens on social media. Media rumors of a Kendall & Kylie clothing line collaboration with Topshop were confirmed on February 3, 2015.
Charity
Jenner set up an eBay account where she auctions old clothing to raise money for the Children's Hospital Los Angeles. The Kardashian and Jenner sisters used eBay in this way to raise $277,469.60 for their charites 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 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, andThe 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 The Robin Hood Foundation, a nonprofit for which The Game pledged to raise $1 million in donations. The Jenner sisters participated in singer Chris Brown's two Kick’n It For Charity Celebrity Kickball games in Glendale, California on July 19, 2014 and on August 16, 2014. At the first game, Jenner played on Chris Brown‘s Team Breezy; sister Kylie competed on actor/singer Quincy Brown's Team. On February 14, 2015, Jenner appeared at Marc Jacobs' Bookmarc store in New York City for the launch of LOVE Magazine issue 13. Jenner posed in a limited-edition T-shirt sale to raise proceeds for Designers Against AIDS.
Personal life
In 2012, Jenner formed a long-term relationship with fellow Sierra Canyon School alumnus and Nevada Wolf Pack wide receiver Julian Brooks, keeping the relationship a secret for a year before the couple shared messages on Twitter and photos on social media. The couple broke up in August over allegations of Brooks' infidelity.
In May 2014, Jenner purchased a two-bedroom, 2.5-bath condominium in a high-rise building in Los Angeles for $1.4 million.
Born: Kendall Nicole Jenner. November 3, 1995 (age 19). Los Angeles, California, United States.
Nationality: American
Occupation: Model, television personality
Years active: 2007-present
Height: 5ft 10in (1.78m)
Hair color: Brown
Eye color: Brown
Measurements: 32-24-34 (81-61-87)
Dress size: 2-4 (US); 32-34 (EU)
Shoe size: 8.5 (US); 39 (EU); 36 (UK)
Manager: The Society Management, Elite Model Management (London, Paris, Milan)
Instagram: @kendalljenner
Twitter: @KendallJenner
Facebook: Kendall Jenner
