Truthfully, some celebrities have had it easier than others. And while privilege might seem to be a handy excuse to avoid working, that apparently wasn’t the case with Kim Kardashian. Her business success in the clothing and cosmetics industry goes back to her high school years when the first dollar she ever earned was while working at a trendy, Los Angeles-based wardrobe retailer called Body. “I worked at a clothing store for four years,” Kim said to Variety. “I loved it. When I turned 16, my dad made me sign a contract — he made us sign contracts for everything — that if I hit my car, I would be responsible for paying for it.”
At the time, her father, Robert Kardashian was making headlines of his own as part of O.J. Simpson’s legal team during his murder trial. When Kim was involved in a minor fender bender, that association with her famous father worked against her with the plaintiff successfully suing her for a sizeable sum. Working at Body paid off the suit, and she managed to buy clothes with the rest.
Growing up, the “SKIMS” co-founder was constantly made aware by her parents that the family’s opulence didn’t happen by accident. If she wanted something, she had to work to get it. “I always was working,” she told Teen Vogue. “I never asked people for money. That was never really my thing. I always just figured it out.”