From shy starlet to the world’s next supermodel: Just 19 and worth £1.9million, the meteoric rise of Kendall Jenner (and why Kim isn’t happy about it)
- Kendall's career boomed as she forayed into fashion in 2014
- Voted GQ's coolest woman in the world and tipped for greatness this year
- Is tipped for 'supermodel' status with a £1.9m fortune
- Leaked email suggests she charges up to £630,000 for an endorsement
- She is rumoured to be the new face of Chanel Spring/Summer 2015
- Already walked in top shows and starred in Vogue several times
- Kim is seemingly jealous of younger sister in upcoming KUWTK
Unless you've been living under a rock, you'll know that Kim is the breakout star of her family reality TV show, Keeping Up With The Kardashians.
But while Kim (and her world-famous derriere) hogs the headlines thanks to her risque outfits, relationship with Kanye West and daring photoshoots, her 19-year-old sister Kendall has been quietly carving a career for herself.
Kendall, the second youngest half-sister of Kim, started out on the E! show as the shyest sibling - avid fans will remember when she was too nervous to interview people on the street for her Teen Vogue column.
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Kendall Jenner launched her modelling career in 2014 and landed some of the biggest and best fashion campaigns; and it seems that 2015 is going to be even bigger for the young star (pictured at Fashion Week)
But fast-forward a few years and she's the coolest Kardashian/Jenner export - with a reported net worth of £1.9m and counting - and even Kim seems to be feeling threatened.
Indeed, style bible GQ this week hailed Kendall the coolest person in the world citing 2015 as 'the year of the Jenner'.
So how has the 19-year-old made such a name for herself, landed the hottest fashion campaigns, and forged the coolest friendship group at an age when her big sister was only known as Paris Hilton's stylist?
Kendall may have started out on the E4 show as the shyest, but she's quietly carved a huge name for herself
At the tender age of 21, Kim had already married - and divorced - and was tottering around Tinseltown in Paris' shadow. It wasn't until her sex tape with singer Ray J got leaked in 2007 that she got tongues wagging.
Kendall, meanwhile, was thrust into the limelight on the hit TV show, which follows the life of her glamorous family, when she was 14.
It has been her lifelong dream to break away from the show that propelled her to fame and cement her name as a model - and now Kendall is making her fantasy a reality.
The youngest of the Kardashian clan walked in the season's hottest fashion week shows and was recently unveiled as the face of Estee Lauder.
Then, Karl Lagerfeld, the industry's most esteemed designer, revealed that Kendall has been chosen as the face of his SS15 campaign.
The Chanel head honcho has reportedly asked the reality TV star to feature in the ad for his Spring/Summer 2015 collection alongside fellow models Sasha Luss, Ming Xi and Baptiste Giabiconi.
Earlier this year she starred in Givenchy's A/W 2014 campaign, which was shot by renowned photographers Mert and Marcus.
And over the last two seasons she has been booked for show after show.
When she walked the Marc Jacobs A/W 2014 runway, she made headlines all over the world in a daring nipple-baring top, and is the brand's current campaign star.
Appearances in LOVE Magazine - including in an embrace with Cara Delevingne - haven't hurt either.
Estee Lauder named Kendall as their new face and asked her to announce the news via her social media accounts; she has a cool 33m Instagram followers
In September, Kendall walked the Givenchy Spring/Summer 2015 show in Paris, watched from the front row by Kim, Kanye and baby North West
Editor Katie Grand - who has championed Kendall in her publication - said of the decision to cast the young star, 'When we are casting Marc Jacobs, I always try and throw in a couple of unexpected models.
'When Kendall Jenner's agent, Christopher Michael, called me and asked me to meet Kendall, I was intrigued.'
The recent models.com list of the top 50 models in the world also seemed to confirm that Kendall is overtaking her peers in the high fashion stakes.
The list ranks models according to how many campaigns, front covers and followers they have - and Kendall made the cut for the first time.
Writing about the model on her bio page, the site says: 'A+ management and a selective slate of bookings have elevated Kendall to the heights of modeling in record time.
Kendall and Cara have both walked for Chanel, but it is thought Kendall will take the brand's SS15 campaign
'With an Estee Lauder contract under her belt, a multi-page editorial in US Vogue and work with the likes of Karl Lagerfeld, Katie Grand and Marc Jacobs, Kendall is the bonafide girl of the moment.
'You can expect her wholesome good looks and millions of followers to take her straight to the top.'
It probably doesn't hurt that the second youngest of the Kardashian clan has a cool 33 million Instagram followers - the equivalent of more than half the population of the UK.
Kendall - who recently earned a 13-page spread in the December issue of Vogue and another this month - is very much enamoured with the fashion industry, though, claiming that she has worked had to get where she is today.
In a recent interview, she said: 'I’m not trying to use a family name or anything. In reality I worked pretty hard for this… It wasn’t like I just got it magically and it just happened.'
She continued: 'I would always be looking at these supermodels, they were just so amazing to me, they were like superheroes.
'I want to be some little girl's superhero. I want to be the best role model I can be to a little girl or a little boy or to anybody.'
Kendall has fast become a fashion favourite; she was a big name at the British Fashion Awards, left, and works closely with Katie Grand, right, on a shoot modelling a Children In Need T-shirt
She and best pal Cara skipped the Victoria's Secret show to close the Chanel Metiers d'Art Collection
Kendall first found fame in Keeping Up With Kardashians, which follows the lives of her and her sisters. Here she is pictured with Khloe, left, and Kylie, right, at the American Music Awards
The new Chanel girl? Kendall, left, has already walked in the prestigious Chanel show and could well replace her friend Cara Delevingne, right, as the face of the French fashion house
Although Kendall might not have been modelling for as long as her pals, she's already bringing in the big bucks.
While Cara landed herself on the list of Forbes list of the highest-earning models last year for her £2.2million fortune, with a net worth of £1.9million ($2.89m) Kendall isn't trailing far behind.
Plus, a leaked email from one of the Kardashian clan's assistants recently suggesting that Kendall charges anywhere up to £630,000 per endorsement, so she's not even going to have to work that hard to catch up.
Before she broke into the fashion industry, the majority of Kendall's salary came from Keeping Up With The Kardashians, with her and Kylie reportedly making around £9,800 per episode.
Kendall is friends with many stars, she's pictured here with young hearthrob Justin Bieber and fellow model Gigi Hadid at a party in Paris
Although Kendall's romance with One Direction's Harry Styles was short-lived it no doubt boosted her fans
The first look trailer released for the upcoming season of the highly-popular E! series sees Kim seemingly lashing out at younger sister Kendall Jenner
She and Kylie have a popular clothing brand, Pac Sun, as well as their young adult book Rebels: City Of Indra, which is based on two young girls Lex and Livia
Other forms of income come from her and Kylie's clothing brand, Pac Sun, as well as their young adult book Rebels: City of Indra, which is based on two young girls Lex and Livia, who embark on a journey together, but later realise their biggest danger might be each other.
Kendall told E! News: 'Kylie and I love the creative challenge and are thrilled to have been given the opportunity to share this story.'
Kylie added: 'We can't wait to share these characters and the world we created with readers everywhere. We are so excited!'.
The main thing she's doing right is working. She's not over exposed, she's not over the top, and she's playing the game very well - Nick Ede, brand expert
Speaking about Kendall's meteoric rise to fame - and her earning potential - PR and brand expert Nick Ede said: 'Kendall has earned nearly a million in the last year alone with a combination of modelling work, Kardashian TV work (as she still gets royalties) and also her new lash endorsement. Because of these, she is quickly becoming the hottest star in town.
'She has the potential to become one of the highest-paid models around and I think she will be in the supermodel league very soon. Not only is she earning hundreds of thousands for strutting her stuff on the catwalk, her social media prowess makes her one of the hottest young starlets.
'She also has the potential to become a brand ambassador, commanding thousands for an appearance or even just a tweet.'
Despite Kendall's net worth being relatively diminutive in comparison to Kim's reported £42m ($65m), this hasn't stopped Kim from seeming a little jealous of Kendall's foray into the fashion world.
The first look trailer released for the upcoming season of the highly-popular E! series features plenty of fights, sex, romance and even infringement claims for reality television's favourite family.
Kendall and her sister Kylie Jenner arrive on the red carpet to host the MuchMusic Video Awards last year
In one of the more tense moments in the clip, Kim Kardashian appears to lash out at younger sister Kendall Jenner, who has a fast growing modelling career.
The 34-year-old television personality was talking to older sister Kourtney when she appeared to take aim at the 19-year-old high-fashion model saying:'I'm not buying her a f**king pair of shoes, I bought her a f**king career.'
While it is unclear how much Kendall will feature on the upcoming series, Nick says the show was perfect for the three Kardashian sisters but the Jenners, he says, are a 'different breed'.
'Kendall is doing the right thing by shying away from the show,' he said. 'She needs to be seen as cool, and her friendship with Cara Delevingne has helped her to get acceptance from the very fickle fashion elite.'
Indeed, Kendall has very carefully selected her friends and certainly runs with the in crowd, dubbed Hollywood's new brat pack.
Kendall is fiercely close with her sisters Kylie, left, and Kim, centre
Over the last twelve months Kendall has walked for some of the biggest labels in the world, from Tommy Hilfiger (left) to the Ports 1961 show (right)
From hanging out with her uber famous sisters; Kim, Khloe, Kourtney and Kylie, to kicking back with some of the most famous stars on the planet, Kendall is not only close friends with Justin Bieber, she's also been spotted hanging out with Selena Gomez and Jaden Smith.
And from December of 2013 to February 2014 she dated one of the world's most eligible bachelors, Harry Styles.
Being seen with the One Direction heartthrob provided an incredible boost to her fan base.
Her nearest and dearest, however, is fellow supermodel, Cara Delevingne. The pair's friendship has boosted both of their reputations. They skipped the Victoria's Secret show to walk hand-in-hand down the Chanel runway and arrived at the British Fashion Awards together.
Nick added: 'Kendall is doing everything right. She is aligning herself with some great people like Cara, great brands like Karl Largerfeld and beauty giants like Estee Lauder, which all have international pull.
'She is living a wholesome, fun life which we can easily follow via her social media. She has not been seen crawling out of clubs like some stars, she’s more often simply having fun, which any young person should.
'She also isn’t flaunting the excesses of fame and fortune and basically doing the complete opposite of what her Kardashian sisters are famous for. The main thing which she is doing right is that she is working; she’s not relying on her already hefty bank account and is often going to castings and sometimes doesn’t get picked, but she’s showing an independence that is perfect as a role model for a generation of millennials.
'She’s not over exposed, she’s not over the top, and she’s playing the game very well.'
It seems that 2015 really will be all about Keeping Up With Kendall (especially for Kim).
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