Kimberly Noel Kardashian (born October 21, 1980) is an American media personality, socialite, model, businesswoman, stylist, producer, and actress. Kardashian first gained media attention as a friend and stylist of Paris Hilton but received wider notice after a 2002 sex tape, Kim Kardashian, Superstar, with her then-boyfriend Ray J was released in 2007.