Khloé Kardashian Odom
Odom in Sydney, Australia in November 2011
Born	Khloé Kardashian (1984-06-27) June 27, 1984 (age 27)[1] Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Businesswoman, socialite, television personality, radio personality, model
Years active	2007–present
Television	Keeping Up with the Kardashians Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami The Celebrity Apprentice Khloé & Lamar
Spouse	Lamar Odom (m. 2009) «start: (2009)»"Marriage: Lamar Odom to Khloé Kardashian" Location: (linkback:http://en-wiki.pop.wn.com/index.php/Khlo%C3%A9_Kardashian)
Parents	Robert Kardashian (father) Kris Jenner (mother) Bruce Jenner (stepfather)
Relatives	Kourtney Kardashian (sister) Kim Kardashian (sister) Rob Kardashian (brother) Kendall Jenner (half-sister) Kylie Jenner (half-sister) Burt Jenner (stepbrother) Casey Jenner (stepsister) Brandon Jenner (stepbrother) Brody Jenner (stepbrother)

Khloé Kardashian Odom (née Khloé Kardashian; June 27, 1984) is an American businesswoman, television personality, radio host, socialite, and model. She is a member of the Kardashian family and when she, along with her family, began appearing in the reality television series Keeping Up with the Kardashians, she become known internationally. She has since appeared in spin-off series including Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami and Khloé & Lamar.

Kardashian is married to basketball player Lamar Odom, has worked in the modelling industry and has a business involvement in the clothing boutique D-A-S-H and various other stores, along with her sisters.

Early life[link]

Khloe Kardashian was born in Los Angeles, California and grew up in Beverly Hills, California. Her parents are American business woman and television personality Kris Jenner and the late Robert Kardashian, a high-profile Los Angeles attorney.^[2] She is of Scottish and Dutch descent through her mother.^[3][4] She has two older sisters, Kourtney and Kim; one younger brother, Rob; and two younger half-sisters, Kendall and Kylie Jenner.^[5] She has three stepbrothers, Burt, Brandon, and Brody Jenner; and one stepsister, Casey Marino.^{[citation needed]}

In a 2010 interview, Kardashian stated that she had to be home-schooled after dropping out of high school, and that she graduated with honors at 17.^[6]

Career[link]

Reality television[link]

In April 2009, Kardashian and her sister Kourtney announced that they were contracted to star in a spin-off, which followed their move to launch a D-A-S-H store in Miami, Florida. The series, Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami, debuted on E! on August 16, 2009.^[7] Starting May 29, 2009, Kardashian joined Miami Top 40 Mainstream outlet WHYI for a weekly four-hour talk/entertainment programm, co-hosted by 106 & Park 's Terrence J.^[8]

Khloe and her sisters Kim and Kourtney made a cameo appearance in the Season 3 premiere of the series 90210.^[9]

Kardashian made an appearance in episodes 2, 4, and 8 of Kourtney and Kim Take New York, which premiered in January 2011. On April 10, 2011, Khloé & Lamar, Khloe's own show with her husband, Lamar Odom, debuted.^[10]Khloé Kardashian Odom revealed that her show, "Khloé & Lamar" would cover her and her husband's move from Los Angeles to Dallas, Texas.

Retail ventures[link]

Khloé has a business interest in D-A-S-H, a clothing boutique in Calabasas, Miami and SoHo, with her sisters Kourtney and Kim.^{[citation needed]} In June 2009, Khloé and her sisters teamed up with the Natural Products Association to create a teeth whitening pen called Idol White.^[11] Kardashian appeared in one of PETA's "I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur" campaigns.^[12] The three sisters released a jewelry line in March 2010.^[13]

In the spring of 2010, the sisters released a clothing line for Bebe.^[14] Bebe announced they were dropping the line in December 2010.^[15]

In September 2010, Kardashian and her sisters released another clothing line, K-Dash on QVC.^[16] Kardashian and her sisters marketed a fake tan product, released in 2010 and called Kardashian Glamour Tan.^[17]

The sisters also released a book, Kardashian Konfidential, in November 2010.^[18][19]

In February 2011, Kardashian and her husband released a unisex fragrance called "Unbreakable."^[20]

In May 2011, Kardashian and her sisters announced the release of their first novel. The sisters requested the help of the fans to name the upcoming novel, stating that the person who came up with the winning title would make a cameo appearance on the novel, set to hit bookstores November 1, 2011. It was revealed on July 2011 that the winning title was Dollhouse.

Other ventures[link]

Kardashian tweeted that she would be getting her own radio show. The show, "The Mix Up With Khloé Kardashian Odom", airs on January 30, 2012. The show would be a “one-hour, commercial-free show where Khloe will take requests, chat with her celebrity friends, and more during the Mavericks’ season while she’s in Dallas with her husband Lamar Odom.”^[21]

Personal life[link]

On September 27, 2009, Kardashian married Dallas Mavericks, then Los Angeles Lakers, forward Lamar Odom,^[22][23] later changing her name to Khloé Kardashian Odom.^[24]

On January 11, 2012, RadarOnline reported that Robert Kardashian's ex-wives Jan Ashley and Ellen Pierson had come forward in an exclusive interview stating that he had revealed to each of them that he was not Khloe's biological father.^[25] Khloe has denied Ashley and Pierson's claims.^[26]

Legal issues[link]

On March 4, 2007, Kardashian was arrested for driving under the influence.^[27]

On July 18, 2008, Kardashian turned herself in and reported to jail to serve time for violation of probation. She faced a sentence of up to 30 days and enrollment in an alcohol treatment program within three weeks of her release from jail. She was released from jail fewer than three hours later due to overcrowding.^[28]

In 2009, she was sued by a transsexual woman who claimed Khloe Kardashian had assaulted her outside a nightclub.^{[29][30][31][32][33]}

Filmography[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Khloe Kardashian

• Official website
• Khloe Kardashian Bio, Pics and News from E!
• Khloé Kardashian at the Internet Movie Database

Kardashian
Family name
Stone Carving
Meaning	"Kardash" means 'stone' ("kar") + 'carver' ("dashogh" - "dash")
Region of origin	Armenia
Language(s) of origin	Armenian

Kardashian (Armenian: Քարդաշյանը) is an Armenian surname. "Kardash" means 'stone' ("kar") + 'carver' ("dashogh" - "dash") in Armenian and patronymic suffix (ending) "-ian".

The most notable people with the surname Kardashian come from one Armenian-American family:

First generation:

• Robert Kardashian (1944-2003), lawyer who represented O. J. Simpson.
• Kris Jenner (formerly Kardashian; née Houghton), American television personality who was married to Robert Kardashian from 1978 to 1990.

Second generation (all children of Robert and Kris); all of whom are American television personalities:

• Kourtney Kardashian, socialite, businesswoman, and model
• Kim Kardashian, socialite, businesswoman, and model
• Khloé Kardashian Odom, socialite, businesswoman, and model
• Rob Kardashian, model and talent manager

Third generation:

• Mason Dash Disick, son of Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick.

Distinguish from[link]

• Cardassian (Star Trek alien species)

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