Going from Olympian’s daughter to reality fixture to fashion superstar, Kendall Jenner has grown up in front of fans’ eyes. Now, she’s taking the world by storm.
In 2017, Forbes named her the world’s highest-earning model after the then-22-year-old raked in a $22 million in a single year.
Two years prior, in an interview with WSJ Magazine, Jenner reflected on leaving her childhood behind. “I feel like I grew up too fast a long time ago,” she said at the time. “Having older siblings, you grow up around adults, so you mature more quickly. I saw my sisters and parents working every day, so I was pretty much brought up to be a workaholic.”
At the time, she had just turned 19 and was trepidatious about turning 20. “It’s the first step out of being a teenager,” she explained. “My sister Khloé [Kardashian] always says to me and my younger sister, Kylie [Jenner], ‘You have your whole life to be an adult but only so long to be a kid’ And we get it. In the right situations, I try to be as immature as I can sometimes — react to things as if I were 12. You can’t take things too seriously. I just laugh thinking about my dad being a teenager, partying. It’s the funniest thing. And it makes me think — what am I going to be like when I’m 65?”
If Kendall is still afraid of adulthood, she’s certainly not showing it, confidently striding down fashion runways around the world — and pushing herself into a variety of different business ventures, including her 818 Tequila brand.
“For almost 4 years I’ve been on a journey to create the best tasting tequila. After dozens of blind taste tests, trips to our distillery, entering into world tasting competitions anonymously and WINNING … 3.5 years later I think we’ve done it!” Kendall wrote via Instagram in February 2021, three months before launching 818 Tequila. “This is all we’ve been drinking for the last year and I can’t wait for everyone else to get their hands on this to enjoy it as much as we do! @drink818 coming soon.”
Kendall received an outpouring of love from her family ahead of the launch, including sister Kylie.
“KENDALL!!!!! yes!!! I’ve seen all the hard work and LOVE you’ve put into 818!!! and u did it … the best tequila !!! proud of u,” she commented on the announcement post.
Scroll down to see photos of Kendall’s life in the spotlight, starting with one of her first red carpet appearances with her famous family.
Kendall was just 2 years old when she and her parents, Kris Jenner and Caitlyn Jenner, attended the 1998 premiere of Disney’s Mulan. Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage
Kendall and younger sis Kylie both attended the Emperor’s New Groove premiere with their parents in 2000. Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage
The fam dressed patriotically for the Fourth of July-themed 6th birthday party of John Anthony DeJoria, son of billionaire John Paul DeJoria, in 2003. Cesare Bonazza/WireImage
In 2004, Kendall and Kylie wore matching skirts to the Hollywood premiere of Teacher’s Pet. Lee Celano/WireImage for Hollywood Reporter
At 11 years old, Kendall likely had no idea how much her life was about to change as she joined Kylie and older sister Kim Kardashian at a 2007 viewing party for Keeping Up With the Kardashians. Jeff Vespa/WireImage
Kendall didn’t mind showing off her braces at a 2008 benefit event for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. Donato Sardella/WireImage
The rising star rocked an airbrushed, monogrammed cap at Variety's 4th annual Power of Youth event in 2010. Jason Merritt/WireImage
Kendall, then 16, foreshadowed her future modeling career at a Rent the Runway pop-up shop in 2012. Chris Weeks/WireImage
Kendall wowed the Milan Fashion Week crowd in 2014 as she modeled this flowing Pucci dress. Victor VIRGILE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images
The reality star exuded glamour in a daring transparent dress at the Cannes premiere of From the Land of the Moon (Mal de Pierres) in 2016. Ian Gavan/Getty Images
For Vanity Fair’s 2018 Oscars afterparty, Kendall rocked a Giambattista Valli creation. What the dress lacked in length, it made up for in shoulder ruffles! John Shearer/Getty Images
Purple was the name of Kendall’s game at the Longchamp Spring/Summer 2019 Runway Show in New York City. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
The reality star looked like an haute couture showgirl in this feathered Versace creation at the 2019 Met Gala. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/Shutterstock
Kendall wore a hot pink, tiered dress from the Giambattista Valli x H&M collection at the 2019 amfAR Cannes Gala. Matt Baron/Shutterstock
Kendall — dressed in a black latex and red floral Richard Quinn dress — didn’t seem in on the joke about “real people just being themselves” in her and Kim’s scripted intro to the Best Reality TV Show Competition category at the 2019 Emmy Awards. Brian To/Fox/PictureGroup/Shutterstock
The model wore two dresses during 2019’s Giambattista Valli Loves H&M fashion show in Rome, including this ruffled number. WWD/Shutterstock
Kendall made headlines in 2019 while throwing back a can of Stella Artois beer at a New York Rangers game in NYC. JD Images/Shutterstock
Years after her on-off romance with Harry Styles, Kendall reunited with the “Adore You” singer as he guest-hosted The Late Late Show With James Corden in 2019. She even begged him to reveal which songs he has written about her during a game of “Spill Your Guts or Fill Your Guts,” but he refused. Terence Patrick/CBS
The E! personality drove Twitter wild in 2020 when she clapped back at a troll who claimed that “Nba players [pass her] around” after she was spotted with Ben Simmons and Devin Booker. “They act like i’m not in full control of where i throw this cooch,” she fired back. Swan Gallet/WWD/Shutterstock; Shutterstock; Matt York/AP/Shutterstock
Soon after Kendall’s clapback, Us confirmed that she was “hooking up” with Booker. A source later revealed that the pair are “not super serious, and they’re just having fun together.” Richard Young/Shutterstock; Shutterstock
Kendall and Kylie celebrated the next chapter of their beauty collaborations in 2020 with the launch of the Kendall x Kylie makeup collection.
“What an incredible experience I have had thus far, learning about this beautiful place, its beautiful culture, and the beautiful people!” Kendall wrote via Instagram after 818 Tequila launched in 2021. “@drink818 has launched in California… we will be rolling out to the rest of the US all summer long, keep a look out!!!” John Roca Photography/MEGA
Kendall and Booker celebrated their one-year anniversary in 2021. The model shared an intimate photo cuddled up with her man on a plane captioned, “365,” giving fans an inside look at their romance. “They really respect each other’s careers and give each other space to focus on her modeling or his basketball career,” a source exclusively told Us Weekly at the time. “That’s probably what makes their relationship work so well is that they have that work-life balance.” Courtesy of Kendall Jenner/Instagram
In 2022, the model debuted a new look when she dyed her hair auburn. David Fisher/Shutterstock
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