Kendall Nicole Jenner (born November 3, 1995)
is an American fashion model and television personality. Jenner first came to public attention for appearing in the E! reality television show
Keeping Up with the Kardashians. Jenner is a part of an emerging fashion movement which has been dubbed "Social Media Modelling" by
Harper's Bazaar and "the Instagirl era" by
Vogue. After working in commercial print ad campaigns and photoshoots, Jenner had breakout seasons in 2014, walking the runways for high fashion designers during the New York, Milan, and Paris Fashion Weeks. Jenner is known for posting celebrity selfies and career updates to her followers on social media.
Jenner began modeling at age 14 when Wilhelmina Models signed her on July 12, 2009.
Jenner's first modeling job was the
Rocker Babes With A Twist campaign for Forever 21 in December 2009 and January 2010.Jenner was featured in a
Teen Vogue Snapshot on April 19, 2010.
In September, 2011, Jenner walked for Sherri Hill during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
By the end of 2012, Jenner had covers on numerous teen-oriented magazines
. Including
American Cheerleader,
Teen Prom,
Looks,
Raine,
GenLux,
Flavour Magazine,
GoGirl,and
Miss Vogue Australia. Jenner also modelled in swimwear campaigns with White Sands Australia, Leah Madden, and Agua Bendita.
In April 2013, Jenner was featured on the cover of
Harper's Bazaar Arabia.
Jenner set up an eBay account where she auctions old clothing to raise money for the Children's Hospital Los Angeles. The Kardashian and Jenner sisters used eBay in this way to raise money for their charities in 2013. Jenner joined her family in a charity yard sale on November 10, 2013.Proceeds from the sale were donation-matched and sent to Share Our Strength: No Kid Hungry and the Greater Los Angeles Fisher House Foundation. Jenner and Kim Kardashian attended a Christmas Eve visit with the kids at Children's Hospital Los Angeles on Tuesday December 24, 2013.Jenner joined Khloe Kardashian, Lil Twist, and The Game at PINZ bowling alley in Studio City, California for a charity bowling game on January 19, 2014.The event was held to raise money for The Robin Hood Foundation, a nonprofit for which The Game pledged to raise $1 million in donations. The Jenner sisters participated in singer Chris Brown's two Kick'n It For Charity Celebrity Kickball games in Glendale, California on July 19, 2014 and on August 16, 2014.
On February 14, 2015, Jenner appeared at Marc Jacobs' Bookmarc store in New York City for the launch of
Love magazine issue 13. Jenner posed in a limited-edition T-shirt sale to raise proceeds for Designers Against AIDS
.
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