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As the last few weeks have proved, Kim Kardashian-West is nothing if not divisive. The reality TV star sparked debates on female sexuality, 20ft murals and spats with high-profile people after sharing a nude selfie only weeks after her husband, Kanye West, was causing headlines with almost every tweet on his feed.
Kardashian-West has built an empire over the last 13 years and become increasingly famous thanks to her attempts to break the internet. Her success is evident in the 63.9million people who look through her latest selfies on Instagram, 41.9million internet users reading her thoughts on Twitter, the large television audiences who have kept up with the Kardashians for 11 seasons and those that play her game, download her app and use ‘kimojis’ in their texts.
From “vampire” health treatments and ear-splitting singing attempts to naked magazine front covers, here are some of her most controversial moments:
Show all 11 1 /11Kim Kardashian West's most controversial moments Kim Kardashian West's most controversial moments 'Selfish' The Queen of selfies actually released a book of selfies in 2015. Yes, appropriately titled ‘Selfish’ the book provided a timeline from her very first selfie and filled out 352 pages.
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Kim Kardashian West's most controversial moments Nude selfie row Kim divided the internet in March 2016 when she posted a nude photo of herself on social media. She addressed the controversy in open essay for International Women’s Day and criticised the slut-shaming and body-shaming she’d received.
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Kim Kardashian West's most controversial moments FDA warning Kim was accused of burying a correctional advertisement post on her Instagram in September 2015. After endorsing a morning sickness drug on Instagram previously she received a warning letter from the FDA for not including all the possible side-effects. She posted the correctional ad but in amidst numerous selfies from the MTV VMAs.
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Kim Kardashian West's most controversial moments 'Vampire facelift' On an episode of Keeping up with the Kardashians, Kim treated herself to a ‘vampire facial’ which involves being given a facial of your own blood. She vowed never to get a facelift after having the beauty treatment.
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Kim Kardashian West's most controversial moments Covering Vogue Kim and husband Kanye West were chosen by Anna Wintour to grace the cover of Vogue magazine back in 2014. The high-fashion magazine faced a lot of backlash for its choice.
Kim Kardashian West's most controversial moments Released an awful song A woman of many skills, Kim turned her attention to music in 2011 releasing the single “Jam (Turn It Up)”. Despite the help of producer-extraordinaire The Dream, she was called “the worst singer in the reality TV universe”. Kim later called the song the biggest regret of her life.
Kim Kardashian West's most controversial moments Photo with Amber Rose After her husband Kanye West became embroiled in a Twitter spat with Rose and the father of her child, Wiz Khalifa, Kim shocked the internet by sharing a selfie with Rose.
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Kim Kardashian West's most controversial moments Twitter takedown The usually politie-on-social media Kim took aim at Bette Midler, Chloe Grace Moretz and Piers Morgan for criticising her nude selfie.
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Kim Kardashian West's most controversial moments Brands Indian food ‘digusting’ Kim apologised after she branded Indian food “disgusting” on the show. “In NO way was this intended as an insult to the Indian people or their culture,” she clarified.
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Kim Kardashian West's most controversial moments Breaking the internet In 2014 Kim appeared on the cover of Paper magazine baring her naked famous rear. The headline ‘Break the internet’ seemed appropriate given the huge attention the cover received.
Kim Kardashian West's most controversial moments Eating placenta Kim advocates ‘eating’ the placenta, claiming she had the placenta of both her daughter North and son Saint turned into tablets in an apparent bid to reduce her chances of experiencing post-natal depression.
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