Strikeforce is an American mixed martial arts organization. Strikeforce crowns champions in the lightweight, welterweight, middleweight, light heavyweight, and heavyweight divisions, and also women's bantamweight (135 lb) division.

Strikeforce champions[link]

Heavyweight Championship[link]

206 pounds (93 kg) to 265 pounds (120 kg)

No.	Name:	Date:	Location:	Defenses:
1	Alistair Overeem def. Paul Buentello	November 16, 2007 Strikeforce: Four Men Enter, One Man Survives	San Jose, CA	def. Brett Rogers on May 15, 2010 at Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery
The title was vacated on July 29, 2011 when Overeem was released from the organization.[1]
2	Daniel Cormier def. Josh Barnett	May 19, 2012 Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier	San Jose, CA

Light Heavyweight Championship[link]

186 pounds (84 kg) to 205 pounds (93 kg)

No.	Name:	Date:	Location:	Defenses:
1	Bobby Southworth def. Vernon White	December 8, 2006 Strikeforce: Triple Threat	San Jose, CA	def. Anthony Ruiz on June 27, 2008 at Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson
2	Renato Sobral	November 21, 2008 Strikeforce: Destruction	San Jose, CA
3	Gegard Mousasi	August 15, 2009 Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg	San Jose, CA
4	Muhammed Lawal	April 17, 2010 Strikeforce: Nashville	Nashville, TN
5	Rafael Cavalcante	August 21, 2010 Strikeforce: Houston	Houston, TX
6	Dan Henderson	March 5, 2011 Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson	Columbus, OH
The title was vacated on September 19, 2011 when Henderson signed with the UFC.[2]

Middleweight Championship[link]

171 pounds (78 kg) to 185 pounds (84 kg)

No.	Name:	Date:	Location:	Defenses:
1	Frank Shamrock def. Phil Baroni	June 22, 2007 Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Baroni	San Jose, CA
2	Cung Le	March 29, 2008 Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le	San Jose, CA
The title was vacated on September 17, 2009 when Le stepped down due to filming obligations.[3]
3	Jake Shields def. Jason Miller	November 7, 2009 Strikeforce: Fedor vs Rogers	Hoffman Estates, IL	def. Dan Henderson on April 17, 2010 at Strikeforce: Nashville
The title was vacated on July 1, 2010 when Shields left Strikeforce and signed with the UFC.[4]
4	Ronaldo Souza def. Tim Kennedy	August 21, 2010 Strikeforce: Houston	Houston, TX	def. Robbie Lawler on January 29, 2011 at Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg
5	Luke Rockhold	September 10, 2011 Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov	Cincinnati, OH	def. Keith Jardine on January 7, 2012 at Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine

Welterweight Championship[link]

156 pounds (71 kg) to 170 pounds (77 kg)

No.	Name:	Date:	Location:	Defenses:
1	Nick Diaz def. Marius Žaromskis	January 30, 2010 Strikeforce: Miami	Sunrise, FL	def. K.J. Noons on October 9, 2010 at Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II def. Evangelista Santos on January 29, 2011 at Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg def. Paul Daley on April 9, 2011 at Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley
The title was vacated on June 9, 2011 when Diaz signed with the UFC.[5]

Lightweight Championship[link]

146 pounds (66 kg) to 155 pounds (70 kg)

No.	Name:	Date:	Location:	Defenses:
1	Clay Guida def. Josh Thomson	March 10, 2006 Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie	San Jose, CA
2	Gilbert Melendez	June 9, 2006 Strikeforce: Revenge	San Jose, CA	def. Gabe Lemley on March 29, 2008 at Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le
3	Josh Thomson	June 27, 2008 Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson	San Jose, CA
	Gilbert Melendez def. Rodrigo Damm for interim title	April 11, 2009 Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz	San Jose, CA	def. Mitsuhiro Ishida on August 15, 2009 at Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg
4	Gilbert Melendez (def. Josh Thomson for undisputed title)	December 19, 2009 Strikeforce: Evolution‎	San Jose, CA	def. Shinya Aoki on April 17, 2010 at Strikeforce: Nashville def. Tatsuya Kawajiri on April 9, 2011 at Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley def. Jorge Masvidal on December 17, 2011 at Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal def. Josh Thomson on May 19, 2012 at Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier

Women's Division[link]

Women's Bantamweight Championship[link]

126 pounds (57 kg) to 135 pounds (61 kg)

Formerly known as the Women's Welterweight Championship and the Women's Featherweight Championship

No.	Name:	Date:	Location:	Defenses:
1	Sarah Kaufman def. Takayo Hashi	February 26, 2010 Strikeforce Challengers: Kaufman vs. Hashi	San Jose, CA	def. Roxanne Modafferi on July 23, 2010 at Strikeforce Challengers: del Rosario vs. Mahe
2	Marloes Coenen	October 9, 2010 Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II	San Jose, CA	def. Liz Carmouche on March 5th, 2011 at Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson
3	Miesha Tate	July 30, 2011 Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson	Hoffman Estates, IL
4	Ronda Rousey	March 3, 2012 Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey	Columbus, OH

Defunct Championships[link]

Women's Featherweight Championship[link]

136 pounds (62 kg) to 145 pounds (66 kg)

Formerly known as the Women's Middleweight Championship and the Women's Lightweight Championship

No.	Name:	Date:	Location:	Defenses:
1	Cristiane Santos def. Gina Carano	August 15, 2009 Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg	San Jose, CA	def. Marloes Coenen on January 30, 2010 at Strikeforce: Miami def. Jan Finney on June 26, 2010 at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum NC vs. Hiroko Yamanaka on December 17, 2011 at Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal
Santos was stripped of the title on January 6, 2012 after testing positive for anabolic steroids in a pre-fight drug test.[6]

Middleweight U.S. Championship[link]

170 pounds (77 kg) to 185 pounds (84 kg)

Name:	Date:	Location:	Defenses:
Eugene Jackson def. Ronald Jhun	December 8, 2006 Strikeforce: Triple Threat	San Jose, CA

Lightweight U.S. Championship[link]

145 pounds (66 kg) to 155 pounds (70 kg)

Name:	Date:	Location:	Defenses:
Josh Thomson def. Nam Phan	December 8, 2006 Strikeforce: Triple Threat	San Jose, CA	def. Nick Gonzalez on June 22, 2007 at Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Baroni

Tournaments[link]

Weight Division	Champion	Runner-up	Date	Location	Event
Middleweight	Jorge Santiago	Trevor Prangley	November 17, 2007	San Jose, California	Strikeforce: Four Men Enter, One Man Survives
Women's Bantamweight	Miesha Tate	Hitomi Akano	August 13, 2010	Phoenix, Arizona	Strikeforce Challengers: Riggs vs. Taylor
Heavyweight	Daniel Cormier	Josh Barnett	May 19, 2012	San Jose, California	Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier

See also[link]

• List of current mixed martial arts champions
• List of Strikeforce events
• Mixed martial arts weight classes

References[link]

Look up list in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

List or lists may refer to:

Enumerations[link]

• Any enumeration of a set of items
• A list of comma separated values, a common way of listing in everyday life and computing. (British usage: Comma-separated values)
• A mailing list
• An electronic mailing list
• An electoral list
• List (computing)
• Task lists, a list of tasks to be completed
• Listicle, an article in list format
• Watchlist
• Ranker

Other meanings[link]

• List (watercraft), the leaning to either port or starboard of a ship
• List, an alternative term for roll in flight dynamics
• Lists (jousting), a roped-off enclosure where medieval knights jousted
• SC Germania List, German rugby union club
• List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America

People[link]

• Friedrich List, German economist
• Guido von List, Austrian Armanist
• John List, murderer
• Liesbeth List, Dutch singer
• Maximilian List, SS officer and Commandant of Lager Sylt, a labour camp on Alderney
• Paul List, chess player
• Peyton List, the name of two American actresses:
  • Peyton List (actress born 1986), American actress in the TV series Mad Men
  • Peyton List (actress born 1998), American actress in the Disney Channel TV series Jessie
• Siegmund Wilhelm List, WWII German field marshal

Places[link]

• List, Schleswig-Holstein, the northernmost village in Germany, on the island Sylt

Work titles[link]

The List may refer to:

• The List (magazine), a Scottish magazine
• The List (South Park), an episode of the television show South Park
• The List (The X-Files), an episode of the television show The X-Files
• The List (2007 film), a film based on the novel by Robert Whitlow
• The List (album), an album by Rosanne Cash

See also[link]

• Liszt (surname)
• Listing (disambiguation)

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Look up champion in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

A champion (from the late Latin campio) is the victor in a challenge, contest or competition. There can be a territorial pyramid of championships, e.g. local, regional / provincial, state, national, continental and world championships, and even further (artificial) divisions at one or more of these levels, as in soccer. Their champions can be accordingly styled, e.g. national champion, world champion. In certain disciplines, there are specific titles for champions, either descriptive, as the baspehlivan in Turkish oil wrestling, yokozuna in Japanese sumo wrestling; or copied from real life, such as the koenig and kaiser ('king' and 'emperor') in traditional archery competitions (not just national, also at lower levels) in the Low Countries.

• In a broader sense, nearly any sort of competition can be considered a championship, and the victor of it a champion. Thus, there are championships for many non-sporting competitions such as spelling bees or wargames. In this context, it is used as an noun. An example would be, "Bianca is a CHAMPION".

• It is also possible to champion a cause. In an ideological sense, encompassing religion, a champion may be an evangelist, a visionary advocate who clears the field for the triumph of the idea. Or the champion may merely make a strong case for a new corporate division to a resistant board of directors. Such a champion may take on responsibility for publicizing the project and garnering funding. Such a champion is beyond a simple promoter. Here it is used as a verb. An example is, "The fundraiser championed rights for everyone."

• A national champion is a large company that is dominant in its field and favored by the government of the country in which it is based in the belief that it will be in that country's interests if the company is successful in foreign markets. The practice is controversial, and not widely believed by economists to be beneficial, but has long been a policy of France and other countries.

The original meaning of the word partakes of both these senses: in the Feudal Era, knights were expected to be champions of both prowess in combat and of causes, the latter most commonly being either patriotic, romantic or religious in nature. This reaches its most literal in a trial by combat, in which each combatant champions the cause of one side of the trial. A "King's Champion" is appointed for ceremonial purposes at the coronation of an English Monarch, to defeat any challenger to the monarch's right to be crowned.

World Champion is a title used to denote a winner of a World championship in a particular sport, discipline or game.

See also[link]

• World championship
• Championship

References[link]

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Medal record
Women's Judo
Competitor for the  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze	2008 Beijing	70kg
World Championships
Silver	2007 Rio de Janeiro	Middleweight
Pan American Games
Gold	2007 Rio de Janeiro	70kg
Pan American Judo Championships
Gold	2004	63kg
Gold	2005 Caguas	63kg
Silver	2006 Buenos Aires	63kg

Ronda Rousey (born February 1, 1987) is an American judoka and mixed martial artist and the current Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion. She has finished all of her opponents by armbar in the first round. She formerly trained at the Olympic Training Center in Wakefield, Massachusetts under guidance of Jimmy Pedro and is now part of Team Hayastan in Santa Monica, California.

Rousey trains under Gokor Chivichyan and Edmond Tarverdyan of the Glendale Fighting Club in Glendale, CA.^[1] Rousey also trains with Leo Frincu and Gene Lebell, along with Team Hayastan fighters such as Manny Gamburyan, Karen Darabedyan, Sako Chivitchian and Sevak Magakian. She is managed by Darin Harvey of Fight Tribe MMA.^[2]

Rousey is currently the #1-ranked pound-for-pound female MMA fighter in the world by MMARising.com,^[3] and is ranked #1 at 135 pounds and #2 at 145 pounds according to the Unified Women's MMA Rankings.^[4]

Olympic judo career[link]

At just 17, Rousey qualified for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, becoming the youngest judo player in the entire Games. Also in 2004, Rousey won a gold medal at the 2004 World Junior Judo Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

In April 2006, she became the first U.S. female athlete in nearly 10 years to win an A-Level tournament as she went 5-0 to claim gold at the Birmingham World Cup in Great Britain. Later that year, the 19-year-old won the bronze medal at the Junior World Championships, becoming the first U.S. athlete ever to win two Junior World medals.

In February 2007, Rousey moved up to 70 kg where she is currently ranked as one of the top three women in the world. She won the silver medal at the 2007 World Judo Championships in the middleweight division and the bronze medal at the 2007 Pan Am Games.

In August 2008, Rousey competed at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. She lost her quarterfinal to the Dutch ex-world champion Edith Bosch but qualified for a Bronze medal match through the repechage bracket. Rousey defeated Annett Boehm by Yuko to win a bronze medal (note: Judo offers two bronze medals per weight class). With the victory, Rousey became the first American to win an Olympic medal in women's judo since its inception as an Olympic sport in 1992.^[5]

Mixed martial arts career[link]

Rousey made her mixed martial arts debut as an amateur on August 6, 2010. She defeated Hayden Munoz by submission due to an armbar in 23 seconds.^[6]

She entered the quarterfinals of the Tuff-N-Uff 145 lbs women's tournament on November 12, 2010 and submitted promotional veteran Autumn Richardson with an armbar in 57 seconds.^[7]

Rousey faced Taylor Stratford in the Tuff-N-Uff tournament semi-finals on January 7, 2011 and won by technical submission due to an armbar in 24 seconds. She then announced plans to turn pro and was replaced in the tournament.^[8]

Rousey made her professional mixed martial arts debut on March 27, 2011 at King of the Cage: Turning Point. She submitted Ediane Gomes with an armbar in 25 seconds.^[6][9]

Rousey faced kickboxing champion Charmaine Tweet in an MMA bout at Hard Knocks Fighting Championship: School of Hard Knocks 12 on June 17, 2011 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.^[10] She submitted Tweet with an armbar in 49 seconds.^[11]

Verbal attacks[link]

Rousey is notable for introducing trash talking to Women's MMA. In many interviews Rousey has used harsh vocabulary and openly downplayed her opponents. Rousey doesn't deny the accusations and is not apologetic for something she explains is a way to generate more publicity for the sport.^[12][13]

Strikeforce[link]

Rousey was scheduled to make her Strikeforce debut against Sarah D'Alelio on July 30, 2011 at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.^[14] The fight was pushed back and eventually took place on the Strikeforce Challengers 18 main card on August 12, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada.^[15] Rousey defeated D'Alelio by technical submission due to an armbar early in the first round. The victory was controversial as referee Steve Mazzagatti only stopped the fight because D’Alelio appeared to make a brief sound. According to instructions given to fighters before they compete, this is typically deemed to be a verbal submission. Mazzagatti initially did nothing, but after Rousey looked at him and stated that D’Alelio had submitted, he stopped the fight. D'Alelio admitted after the fight that she let out a verbal indication of pain.^[16]

Rousey faced Julia Budd at Strikeforce Challengers 20 on November 18, 2011 in Las Vegas.^[17] She won via submission due to an armbar in the first round, dislocating Budd's elbow in the process. Following the fight, she announced plans to move down to 135 pounds to challenge Miesha Tate, the Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion at the time.^[18]

Rousey challenged Tate for her Strikeforce title on March 3, 2012 in Columbus, Ohio. She defeated Tate by submission due to an armbar in the first round, again dislocating her opponent's elbow, to become the new Strikeforce women's bantamweight champion.^[19]

Personal life[link]

Rousey was formerly a vegan.^[20] Her mother, Ann Maria Rousey DeMars, also had a decorated Judo career and was the first American to win a World Judo Championship with her victory in 1984.

Championships and accomplishments[link]

Mixed martial arts[link]

• Strikeforce
  • Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Championship (One time; current)

• Tuff-N-Uff
  • Tuff-N-Uff Amateur Women's Featherweight Tournament Semifinalist

• Women's MMA Awards
  • 2011 Female Fighter of the Year
  • 2011 Female Featherweight of the Year
  • 2011 Female Newcomer of the Year

• Inside MMA
  • 2011 Female Fighter of the Year Bazzie Award

• MiddleEasy
  • 2011 No-Tap Submission of the Year vs. Julia Budd on November 18

• Fight Matrix
  • 2011 Female Rookie of the Year

Judo[link]

• International Olympic Committee
  • 2008 Summer Olympics Senior Bronze Medalist

• International Judo Federation
  • 2008 World Cup Senior Gold Medalist
  • 2008 Belgian Ladies Open Senior Bronze Medalist
  • 2007 Jigoro Kano Cup Senior Silver Medalist
  • 2007 Finnish Open Senior Gold Medalist
  • 2007 World Judo Championships Senior Silver Medalist
  • 2007 German Open Senior Bronze Medalist
  • 2007 Pan American Games Senior Gold Medalist
  • 2007 Pan American Championships Senior Bronze Medalist
  • 2007 World Cup Senior Gold Medalist
  • 2007 British Open Senior Gold Medalist
  • 2006 Finnish Open Senior Bronze Medalist
  • 2006 Swedish Open Senior Gold Medalist
  • 2006 World Judo Championships Junior Bronze Medalist
  • 2006 Rendez-Vous Senior Gold Medalist
  • 2006 Pan American Championships Senior Silver Medalist
  • 2006 World Cup Senior Gold Medalist
  • 2006 Belgian Ladies Open Senior Gold Medalist
  • 2005 Ontario Open Senior Gold Medalist
  • 2005 Rendez-Vous Senior Gold Medalist
  • 2005 Pan American Championships Senior Gold Medalist
  • 2004 Ontario Open Senior Gold Medalist
  • 2004 Ontario Open Junior Gold Medalist
  • 2004 World Judo Championships Junior Gold Medalist
  • 2004 Rendez-Vous Senior Bronze Medalist
  • 2004 Pan American Championships Senior Gold Medalist
  • 2003 Rendez-Vous Senior Gold Medalist
  • 2001 Coupe Canada Senior Cup Gold Medalist

• USA Judo
  • USA Senior National Championship (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010)
  • USA Senior Olympic Team Trials Winner (2004, 2008)
  • 2007 US Open Senior Gold Medalist
  • 2006 US Open Senior Gold Medalist
  • 2006 USA Fall Classic Senior Gold Medalist
  • 2006 US Open Junior Gold Medalist
  • 2005 US Open Senior Gold Medalist
  • 2005 US Open Junior Silver Medalist
  • 2004 US Open Senior Bronze Medalist
  • 2003 US Open Senior Silver Medalist
  • 2003 USA Fall Classic Senior Gold Medalist
  • 2002 US Open Junior Gold Medalist

Mixed martial arts record[link]

Amateur record[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official Website
• Olympic profile at sports-reference.com
• USA judo - Ronda Rousey bio
• Video clips with Ronda on judovision.org
• Interview with Ronda Rousey at JudoInfo.com
• See Ronda in The HyeFighters Show!

Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian Fragrance Launch, Glendale, CA on February 22, 2011
Born	Kimberly Noel Kardashian (1980-10-21) October 21, 1980 (age 31) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Ethnicity	Armenian, Dutch, Scottish
Occupation	Businesswoman, socialite, television personality, model, actress
Years active	2007–present
Height	5 ft 2.5 in (1.59 m)
Television	Keeping Up with the Kardashians Kourtney and Kim Take New York
Spouse	Damon Thomas (m. 2000–2004) «start: (2000)–end+1: (2005)»"Marriage: Damon Thomas to Kim Kardashian" Location: (linkback:http://en-wiki.pop.wn.com/index.php/Kim_Kardashian) Kris Humphries (m. 2011) «start: (2011)»"Marriage: Kris Humphries to Kim Kardashian" Location: (linkback:http://en-wiki.pop.wn.com/index.php/Kim_Kardashian) (separated)
Parents	Robert Kardashian (father) Kris Jenner (mother) Bruce Jenner (stepfather)
Relatives	Kourtney Kardashian (sister) Khloé Kardashian (sister) Robert Kardashian Jr. (brother) Kylie Jenner (half-sister) Kendall Jenner (half-sister)
Website
kimkardashian.celebuzz.com

Kimberly Noel "Kim" Kardashian^[1] (born October 21, 1980^[2]) is an American socialite, celebutante, television personality, model, actress and businesswoman. She is known for starring in Keeping Up with the Kardashians, the E! reality series that she shares with her family, and its spin-offs including Kourtney and Kim Take New York.^[3]

Prior to the development of her career as a reality television star, Kardashian gained notoriety as the subject of a sex tape that subsequently resulted in a court awarding her $5 million. She has been involved in the production of several lines of clothing and fragrances. In 2010, she was the highest earning reality star, with estimated earnings of $6 million, and is one of the most highly documented and followed celebrities in the world in popular media.

In August 2011, Kardashian married basketball player Kris Humphries in a widely publicized ceremony. In October 2011, Kardashian filed for divorce, 72 days after the wedding.

Biography[link]

Early life[link]

Kardashian was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of attorney Robert Kardashian and his wife Kris Kardashian (née Houghton). Her father was a third generation Armenian American, and her mother is of Dutch and Scottish descent.^[4] Kardashian has two sisters, Kourtney and Khloé, and one brother, Robert. She has stepbrothers Burton Jenner, Brandon Jenner, and reality TV star Brody Jenner, step-sister Casey Jenner, and half-sisters Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner.^[5] She attended Marymount High School.^[6]

In 2000, Kardashian married music producer Damon Thomas; their relationship ended in divorce in 2004. Subsequently she dated R&B singer Ray J, NFL star Reggie Bush^[7] and Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Miles Austin.^[8] She also dated model Gabriel Aubry.^[9]

2003–07: Controversy and reality television[link]

In February 2007, a home sex video that she made with singer Ray J in 2003^[10] was leaked.^[11] Vivid Entertainment bought the rights for $1 million and released the film as Kim Kardashian: Superstar on February 21.^[11] Kardashian sued Vivid for ownership of the tape. In late April 2007, Kardashian dropped the suit and settled with Vivid Entertainment for $5 million.^[12]

Kardashian was a friend of Paris Hilton, who introduced her to the socialite scene.^[13] Her first acting role was in the television series Beyond the Break. In October 2007, along with her two sisters, mother, brother, half-sisters, and stepfather she starred in the E! television series, Keeping Up with the Kardashians. As of October 2011, the series has aired 69 episodes over six seasons.

2007–2010: Modeling and retail[link]

Kardashian in Santa Monica, California on May 13, 2009 at Maxim's 10th Annual Hot 100 Celebration

Kardashian co-owns a clothing boutique called D-A-S-H with her sisters Kourtney and Khloé.^[14] In December 2007, Kardashian posed nude for Playboy.^[15] In February 2008, Bongo Jeans announced that she would be their face model.^[16] She has also modeled for Carl's Jr., Sugar Factory lollipops, and various other products.^[17][18]

Kardashian starred in the 2008 disaster film spoof Disaster Movie as Lisa,^[19] and appeared in the How I Met Your Mother episode "Benefits". She also appeared on the Season 3 premiere of the series 90210 with her sisters Khloé and Kourtney; they all played themselves.^[20] Kardashian was a guest hostess of WrestleMania XXIV and appeared as a guest judge during Cycle 13 of America's Next Top Model.^[21] On December 16, 2009, Kardashian made a guest star appearance on CBS's CSI: NY with Vanessa Minnillo.^[22][19] In 2009 she had a cameo as club bouncer in the 2009 porn film spoof Deep in the Valley^[19]

Kardashian was one of 13 participants on the seventh season of Dancing with the Stars.^[23][19] She was partnered with Mark Ballas and was the third contestant voted off the show on September 30, 2008, finishing in 11th place overall.^[24] Sanford Siegal, the creator of the Cookie Diet, sued Kardashian, claiming she defamed him on Twitter. According to Siegal, Kardashian tweeted in October 2009 that he was "falsely promoting" that she was on the cookie diet. Siegal filed a claim in a Florida state court claiming the statements are false and defamatory. He also alleges that Kardashian was on QuickTrim's payroll when she posted the tweet. Kardashian's tweet appears to stem from an article on CookieDiet.com, that named Kardashian as one of many celebrities who saw positive results on the diet. Kardashian sent a cease-and-desist order to Siegal, demanding the link be removed.^[25]

Kardashian released her own fragrance product in 2010.^[26] In March 2009, Kardashian launched an endorsement with ShoeDazzle shopping,^[27] of which she is the co-founder and chief fashion stylist.^[17] The following month on April 9, 2009, Kardashian released a workout DVD series, Fit In Your Jeans By Friday, with trainers Jennifer Galardi and Patrick Goudeau.^[14][28] In September 2009, Fusion Beauty and Seven Bar Foundation launched "Kiss Away Poverty", with Kardashian as the face of the campaign. For every LipFusion lipgloss sold, $1 went to the Foundation to fund women entrepreneurs in the US.^[29]

She has also been featured in numerous international editions of FHM, including the cover of the April 2010 Australian edition and the UK March 2011 edition.^[30] Famous Cupcakes, a Los Angeles bakery, created a vanilla cupcake mix for Kardashian. The cupcake flavor is called Va-Va-Va-Nilla.^[17] Kardashian has also created jewelry along with her sisters, Khloé and Kourtney. They produced a collection for Virgins, Saints, and Angels in 2010.^[31]

Again with her sisters, Kardashian has released various clothing lines. One called K-Dash was to be sold on QVC in 2010,^[32] and in the same year they produced a range for Bebe.^[33][34][35] As of August 2011 they are creating another for Sears, called the Kardashian Kollection.^[36] In addition, Kardashian and her sisters created a sunless tanner called Kardashian Glamour Tan in 2010.^[37] On July 1, 2010, the New York City branch of Madame Tussauds revealed a wax figure of Kardashian.^[38]

2010–present: Marriage and other ventures[link]

Kardashian is the producer of The Spin Crowd, a reality television show about Command PR, a New York City public relations firm, run by Jonathan Cheban and Simon Huck. The show follows them as they settle into their new offices in Los Angeles. Kardashian is friends with both, specifically Cheban, and frequently appears on her reality shows. She also appeared at the 2010 MTV VMAs on September 12, 2010.^[39] She also appeared in and was the subject and judge of a task on the ninth episode of Season 10 of The Apprentice in 2010; the two teams had to create an in-store display for her new perfume line, to be sold at Perfumania.^[40][41] Kim, Kourtney, and Khloé wrote an autobiography entitled Kardashian Konfidential, which was released in stores on November 23, 2010.^[42]

Kardashian at the Style Your Slim event.

In April 2010, Kardashian sparked controversy over the way she held a cat for a photograph.^[43] The same year, animal rights organization PETA criticized Kardashian for repeatedly wearing fur coats, and named her as one of the five worst people or organizations of 2010 when it came to animal welfare.^[44] In June 2010, The Guardian commented on her ability to attract payments of up to US$10,000 from sponsors for each tweet that she broadcasts.^[45]

In December 2010, Kardashian filmed a music video for a song titled "Jam (Turn It Up)". The video was directed by Hype Williams; Kanye West makes a cameo in the video.^[46] Kardashian premiered the song during a New Year's Eve party at TAO Las Vegas on December 31, 2010.^[47] The song was produced by The-Dream and Tricky Stewart. When asked if an album is in the works, Kardashian replied: "There's no album in the works or anything – just one song we did for Kourtney and Kim Take New York, and a video Hype Williams directed, half of the proceeds we're giving away to a cancer foundation, because The-Dream's and one of my parents passed away from cancer. It's just all having fun – with a good cause".^[48] Jim Farber, writing for the Daily News, called the song a "dead-brained piece of generic dance music, without a single distinguishing feature," and suggested that the single made Kardashian the "worst singer in the reality TV universe."^[49]

Kardashian's 2010 earnings were the highest among Hollywood-based reality stars, being estimated at $6 million.^[50]

Kardashian has supported the recognition of the Armenian Genocide on numerous occasions and has encouraged Barack Obama and the United States government to consider its acknowledgement. On April 21, 2011, a few days before the 96th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, she wrote about the issue on her blog in an effort to put it under spotlight and also sent a tweet to her fans urging its recognition.^[51]

Kardashian began dating NBA player Kris Humphries of the New Jersey Nets in October 2010. They became engaged in May 2011,^[52] and married on August 20, 2011 in Montecito, California.^[53] A two-part TV special showing the preparations and the wedding itself aired on E! in early October 2011, amidst what the Washington Post called a "media blitz" related to the wedding.^[54] After 72 days of marriage, Kardashian filed for divorce from Humphries on October 31, 2011, citing irreconcilable differences.^[55] After filing for the divorce, Kardashian asked the court to order Humphries to pay his own legal expenses.^[56] On December 1, 2011, Humphries filed his response to Kardashian's petition, requesting an annulment on the grounds of fraud or if the court will not grant an annulment, a decree of legal separation rather than Kardashian's requested divorce.^[57]

Several news outlets have surmised that Kardashian's marriage to Humphries was merely a publicity stunt to promote the Kardashian family's brand and their subsequent television ventures.^[58] Her former publicist has also claimed that her short-lived wedding was indeed staged and a ploy to generate money. Kardashian has since filed suit against him, saying his claims were untrue.^[59] A widely circulated petition asking to remove all Kardashian related programing off the air has been followed since their split.^[60] In March 2012, Kardashian and her sisters Kourtney and Khloe were named in a $5 million class action lawsuit against QuickTrim, the weight loss supplement they endorse.^[61]

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