Khloé Odom
Khloé Kardashian attending Maxim's 10th Annual Santa Monica, CA on May 13, 2009
Born	Khloé Alexandra Kardashian June 27, 1984 (1984-06-27) (age 25) Calabasas, California, U.S.
Nationality	American, Armenian
Occupation	Entrepreneur Socialite Television personality Radio personality Model
Years active	2007–present
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Known for	Reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians, The Celebrity Apprentice, Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami
Spouse(s)	Lamar Odom
Parents	Robert Kardashian Kris Jenner Bruce Jenner (stepfather)
Relatives	Kim Kardashian (sister) Kourtney Kardashian (sister) Robert Kardashian Jr. (brother) Kendall Jenner (half-sister) Kylie Jenner (half-sister) Burt Jenner (stepbrother) Casey Jenner (stepsister) Brandon Jenner (stepbrother) Brody Jenner (stepbrother)

Khloé Kardashian Odom (born June 27, 1984) is an American television personality, radio host, model, celebutante. She is best known for her appearances on Keeping Up with the Kardashians and Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami.

Early life

Khloé Kardashian Odom was born on June 27, 1984 in California. She is of Armenian descent through her father, attorney Robert Kardashian, and of Scottish-Dutch descent through her mother, Kris Jenner (née Houghton). ¹ She was born in California² Robert died on September 30, 2003.³ Khloe's mother Kris divorced Robert in 1989 and married Olympian Bruce Jenner in 1991.⁴ She has two sisters, Kourtney and Kim Kardashian, two half sisters, Kendall and Kylie Jenner, and a younger brother, Rob. She also has three stepbrothers, Burt, Brandon, and Brody Jenner, and one stepsister, Casey Jenner.⁵

Business ventures

Kardashian as seen in PETA campaign.

As seen on Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Odom co-owns and operates D-A-S-H, a clothing boutique in Calabasas, California and Miami with her sisters Kourtney and Kim.

In June 2009, Kardashian and her sisters teamed up with the Natural Products Association to create a teeth whitening pen called Idol White.⁶ Kardashian also appeared in one of PETA's "I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur" campaigns.

Media career

Reality TV

In 2007, Kardashian was invited to co-star in E!'s Keeping Up with the Kardashians, a reality show centering on the lives of her and her sisters.

In April 2009, Kourtney and Khloé announced that they were contracted to star in their own reality TV spin-off, which followed their move to launch a D-A-S-H store in Miami, Florida. The series, Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami, debuted on E! on August 16, 2009 at 10 PM.⁷ In between the taping, Khloé also added radio personality to her resume starting May 29, 2009 when she joined Miami Top 40 Mainstream outlet WHYI for a weekly four-hour talk/entertainment program.⁸

Acting

In 2008 Kardashion apeared in 2 episodes of Mad TV playing various roles including herself, her sisters, Audrina Patridge and Hugh Hefner's new girlfriend.

In December 2009 Khloe will apear in a minor role in the in the independant drama film Psychotherapist.

Legal problems

As documented on Keeping Up with the Kardashians on the November 12, 2007 episode entitled "Remembering Dad,"⁹ Kardashian was arrested for driving under the influence.⁵ The show did not capture the actual incident, but was a re-enactment.¹⁰ The show suggested that Kardashian's actions were the result of her difficulties coping with the anniversary of her father's death.¹¹

On July 18, 2008, Kardashian reported to jail to serve time for violation of probation for her DUI incident. She faced a sentence of up to 30 days and enrollment in an alcohol treatment program within three weeks of her release from jail. She was released from jail less than three hours later due to overcrowding.¹² In an interview with PR.com after her DUI arrest, Kardashian stated, "I'm still grateful that this happened to me, because I'm the one that gets to now really teach my family. I've learned a lot and now I'm always the advocate to my friends."¹³

Personal life

On September 27, 2009, Kardashian and Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom were married. She was escorted down the aisle by stepfather Bruce Jenner. She wed in a Vera Wang dress before a crowd consisting of 250 people.¹⁴ The pair were married at the Bel Air estate of music mogul Irving Azoff.¹⁵ Sisters Kim and Kourtney Kardashian served as maids of honor.¹⁶ On October 9, 2009, she appeared on The View and announced she had changed her name to Khloe Kardashian Odom, dropping her original middle name and changing her maiden name to her new middle name.¹⁷

Odom has struggled with her weight for years, having begun eating to address her emotional response to her parent's divorce. "You just don't understand stress like that when you're younger," she stated in a November 2009 Life & Style magazine chronicling her weight loss at the time.¹⁸

Filmogrpahy

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External links

• Media related to Khloé Kardashian at Wikimedia Commons
• Khloé Kardashian Official Website
• Khloé Kardashian Official Myspace
• Khloé Kardashian at the Internet Movie Database
• Khloe Kardashian Bio, Pics and News from E!
• Khloe Kardashian & Lamar Odom to Get Married