Kendall Jenner
Kendall Nicole Jenner (born November 3, 1995)[3] is an American media personality, socialite, and model. Jenner is the daughter of Kris Jenner and Caitlyn Jenner, and rose to fame in the reality television show Keeping Up with the Kardashians. Jenner began modelling at the age of 14. After working in commercial print ad campaigns and photoshoots, Jenner had breakout seasons in 2014 and 2015, walking the runways for high-fashion designers during the New York, Milan, and Paris fashion weeks. Jenner has done multiple campaigns, editorials and cover shoots for LOVE and various international Vogue editions, and is a brand ambassador for Estée Lauder.[4]
Born Kendall Nicole Jenner
November 3, 1995 (age 25)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation Media personality socialite model
Years active 2007–present
Jenner made her debut at No. 16 on Forbes magazine's 2015 list of top-earning models, with an estimated annual income of US$4 million. In 2017 Jenner was named the world's highest-paid model by Forbes, ousting model Gisele Bündchen who has 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,[69] for which the Jenner sisters eventually earned a combined US$100,000 in endorsement profit.[70] On March 16, 2012, the Jenner sisters were named Creative Directors of the Gillette Venus Gets Ready with Kendall & Kylie Jenner webisode series,[71] which was originally aired on Gillette's Facebook page. In July 2013, the Jenner sisters formed a partnership with Pascal Mouawad's Glamhouse[72][73] to create the Metal Haven by Kendall & Kylie jewelry collection. In February 2014, the Jenner sisters launched a shoe and handbag line under Steve Madden's Madden Girl line for Nordstrom.[74][75]
The Jenner sisters previewed The Kendall & Kylie Collection with PacSun on November 15, 2012;[76] the collection launched in February 2013. On February 3, 2015, the Jenner sisters confirmed Kendall + Kylie collaboration with Topshop,[77] which they unveiled in November 2015 at the Chadstone Shopping Centre in Melbourne, Australia.[78] The collection launched in New York on February 8, 2016.[79][80] On April 27, 2016, the Jenner sisters previewed a summer swimwear collection.[81][82]
In September 2015, each of the Jenner and Kardashian sisters released paid subscription mobile app websites in collaboration with Whalerock Industries.[83][84] Jenner's website was nominated for an International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences 2016 Webby Award in April of that year.[85] The Jenner sisters partnered with Glu Mobile to develop an app spinoff of Kim Kardashian: Hollywood;[86] the Kendall and Kylie app launched February 17, 2016.[87]
In June 2017, Kendall and her sister, 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 (Tupac Shakur, The Doors, Metallica, Pink Floyd, and The Notorious B.I.G.) with bright images or logos associated with the Jenners superimposed over them.[88] The shirts were met with criticism from the public, as well as several cease and desist 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 copyright infringement.[89] 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 Bangladesh as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. It was reported that Global Brands Group (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.,[90] In 2019, Jenner made a partnership with the skin-care company Proactiv. In January 2020, she confirmed that a cosmetics line in collaboration with her sister Kylie' Kylie Cosmetics 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 Heron Preston on a limited edition orange stain-removal toothpaste, with just 350 units available on online marketplace StockX. This collaboration simultaneously marking StockX's debut into the personal care/beauty realm.[91]
