Kim Kardashian celebrated her 46th birthday with a family night out in Beverly Hills this week, turning heads in a minidress that highlighted her famously youthful appearance.
Today, she is among the world’s most recognisable celebrities. But two decades ago, Kim worked as a closet organiser for her friend Paris Hilton, making only brief appearances in paparazzi photographs alongside the blonde heiress.
Drawing on the entrepreneurial spirit she says she inherited from her attorney father, Kim helped shape her family’s rise to fame. Their reality series launched in 2007, just months after the leak of her sex tape with singer Ray J.
In the early episodes of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, Kim was portrayed as the pampered middle sister, often dressed in Juicy Couture tracksuits and flip-flops while occasionally turning up for shifts at the family’s Los Angeles clothing boutique, DASH.
Kim has never been afraid to reinvent her appearance. She has frequently changed her hair colour, including dramatic transformations timed around major events such as the Met Ball.
However, despite openly discussing her changing style, Kim has consistently rejected claims that she has undergone multiple plastic surgery procedures.
Kim Kardashian celebrated her 46th birthday with a family night out in Beverly Hills this week, showcasing her age-defying appearance in a minidress
Kim Kardashian is now one of the world’s most recognisable faces, but two decades ago she worked as Paris Hilton’s closet organiser; pictured in 2006
Across the past 20 years, the reality star has publicly acknowledged only regular Botox treatments and breast augmentation surgery.
Her figure has also fuelled widespread speculation, particularly after the Kardashian family’s famously curvaceous image was linked to the growing popularity of Brazilian butt lift procedures.
Kim has repeatedly denied having butt implants to enhance her well-known backside.
She was so determined to dismiss the claims that she underwent an X-ray during season six of Keeping Up With The Kardashians in an effort to prove her critics wrong.
Kim has also faced years of speculation over whether she has had a nose job. She has maintained that the skills of her glam team help conceal a “small bump” on her nose, which she has described as her “biggest insecurity”.
International plastic surgeon Dr Fadi Hamadani, who has not treated Kim, says ‘there’s no denying that her face has changed considerably’ over the past 20 years, but says that many of the changes could be due to small, and carefully considered tweakments rather than major surgery.
“Her features appear much more sculpted and refined, particularly around her cheeks, lips and lower face,” Dr Hamadani notes.
“Although she’s denied having facial fillers, I wouldn’t be surprised if she’s had some carefully placed filler over the years.”
Before the family reality show launched in 2007, Kim’s only brush with fame came through occasional appearances in paparazzi photographs of her blonde heiress friend
“Her cheeks appear fuller, her lips more defined, and her chin and jawline look noticeably more contoured.”
Kim’s insistence that she prefers a natural approach to beauty has also supported the success of her businesses, including her $4 billion shapewear company Skims and skincare brand SKKN by Kim. Both promote quick ways to enhance and sculpt the body or skin without surgery.
Although Kim continues to reject many plastic surgery allegations, the mother of four has been candid about some of the cosmetic treatments she has tried.
She has discussed her enthusiasm for Morpheus8, a treatment that combines radiofrequency energy with microneedling to lift and tighten the skin while improving firmness and texture.
She famously got Botox for the first time on season 5 of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, and she also admitted to lasering the baby hairs off her forehead to re-sculpt her hairline.
Speaking of laser treatments, Kim openly experimented with having stretchmarks zapped off her cleavage in an episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians.
Dr Hamadani says Kim’s skin is ‘particularly impressive at 46’.
She’s no stranger to switching up her look, but whilst she’s been open about her style evolution, Kim has always denied rumours she’s had multiple plastic surgeries; Pictured left in 2007 and right in 2026
Kim has spoken about her penchant for Morpheus8, which uses radiofrequency microneedling to lift and tighten the skin as well as improve skin firmness and texture
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‘Her complexion looks incredibly smooth, with very few visible lines, and I suspect she’s had regular skin treatments alongside Botox to maintain that youthful appearance,’ the surgeon suggests.
In December 2022, the reality star told Gwyneth Paltrow that she has tried multiple non-invasive procedures while on the hunt for perfect skin.
‘I thought that I have learned so much in my journey and I have had the best facialists, the best aesthetician, tried every laser,’ she explained.
‘I’ve tried everything … and I wanted to bottle that up and take everything that I’ve learned and work with my favorite aesthetician… and develop products that are the next level.’
In 2025, Kim and her younger sister Khloe enjoyed a pilgrimage to South Korea where they tried out the latest in advanced regenerative and anti-ageing treatments.
She shared photos at the time of her platelet treatment, which uses a patient’s own platelets to promote skin rejuvenation and hair growth.
A small portion of blood is drawn and spun down to concentrate the platelets before being injected into the desired areas of the skin.
In 2025, Kim and her youngest sister Khloe enjoyed a pilgrimage to South Korea where they tried out the latest in advanced regenerative and anti-ageing treatments
In December 2022, the reality star told Gwyneth Paltrow that she has tried multiple non-invasive procedures while on the hunt for perfect skin
Whilst Kim has kept shtum about going under the knife, her family have recently sparked a trend for openly sharing their surgical procedures.
Kim’s little sister Kylie Jenner, 29, delighted fans when she shared her ‘boob job recipe’, responding to a fan comment with the exact details on her breast enlargement procedure, including the size, placement and doctor.
‘445 cc, moderate profile, half under the muscle!!!!!. Silicone!!! Garth Fisher!!! Hope this helps lol,’ she told the fan.
Kylie and Kim’s mum Kris Jenner, 70, meanwhile, proudly flaunted the results of her 2025 facelift, which was rumoured to cost her $100,000.
‘I want to be the best version of myself, and that makes me happy,’ she told Vogue at the time. ‘Just because you get older, it doesn’t mean you should give up on yourself.
‘If you feel comfortable in your skin and you want to age gracefully – meaning you don’t want to do anything – then don’t do anything. But for me, this is aging gracefully. It’s my version.’
The reality star, pictured left in 2006 and right in 2019, has admitted to lasering the baby hairs off her forehead to re-sculpt her hairline
Kim, pictured in 2023, openly experimented with having stretchmarks zapped off her cleavage in another episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians
It wasn’t the first time Kris went under the knife. In 2011 she documented her first facelift on an episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, and in 2018 she let the cameras in when she got her earlobes reduced.
Last year Khloe, 42, published a list of her facial procedures which include a nose job, skin lightening, Botox, filler, collagen injections and regular ‘salmon sperm facials’.
‘I want people to know, not that anyone thinks this is all natural, but it’s not,’ Khloe told fans. ‘There is maintenance involved. I’ve been in the public eye since I was 21.
‘And so age has something to do with it, weight loss for sure. But yes, I’ve had enhancements. I’ve had my nose done. I love any sort of laser or injectable.’
Khloe admitted that Kim shares her love of a non-invasive procedure, spilling that the sisters ‘go down these rabbit holes’.
‘I’ll see like it can be a stretch mark laser commercial, and when I send it to her, I’m like, “Do you think this is real?” and we’re like, “We need that”.’
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