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Paris Hilton - The television personality essentially came into the spotlight for being rich. As the great-granddaughter of Hilton Hotel’s founder Conrad Hilton, Paris’s charmed life as an heiress enabled her to star on ‘The Simple Life’ reality show.

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Paris Hilton - Since the show ended, Hilton continues to make television appearances over the years, and has made various business ventures. However she has mostly kept her star status through tabloid scandals and arrests.

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Amber Rose - The model, music video star, and former exotic dancer first became known to the public through her relationships with rappers Kanye West and Wiz Khalifa.

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Amber Rose - Rose has made several television appearances and she has become a prominent women’s rights activist with her annual LA-based SlutWalk to fight against the culture of slut shaming.

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Lauren Conrad - The beloved television personality and entrepreneur became famous after starring on MTV’s reality show ‘Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County’ and spin-off series ‘The Hills.’

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Lauren Conrad - However, Conrad has since become a star in her own right. After the reality shows, she took the fashion industry by storm and released the highly popularized book series ‘L.A. Candy’ and ‘The Fame Games.'

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Kim Kardashian - The reality television personality initially gained notoriety after a sex tape with rapper Ray J was leaked. Not long thereafter, she and the rest of her family were signed to their own reality show, ‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians,’ which is currently in its 14th season.

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Kim Kardashian - Thanks to her presence on the reality show—and her famously voluptuous figure—she has become an internationally recognized figure. Thanks to various business ventures and endorsements, she now has an estimated net worth of $175 million.

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Nicole Richie - As Lionel Richie’s daughter, this socialite was born into fame. Along with her good friend Paris Hilton, Richie gained public attention after their reality show ‘The Simple Life’ was a breakout hit, bringing in over 13 million viewers.

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Nicole Richie - The actress, TV personality, and fashion designer remained in the spotlight for years after ‘The Simple Life’ due to her struggles with eating disorders, arrests, and prolonged drug abuse.

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Audrina Patridge - This television personality, actress, and model got her start on the reality series ‘The Hills’ in 2006.

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Audrina Patridge - Since the show, she has made various TV appearances, including competing in 11th season of ‘Dancing with the Stars.’ For a short period of time she also had her own VH1 show called ‘Audrina.’

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Kylie Jenner - While ‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians’ might have catapulted her into the spotlight at a very young age, Jenner didn’t truly gain star status until recently. After her major physical transformation from lip injections, she became a beauty icon and a social media star.

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Kylie Jenner - Since then she has created her own makeup brand called ‘Kylie Cosmetics’ and become a major social media influencer. Jenner is now the most wealthy member of the Kardashian/Jenner family.

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Heidi Montag - This television personality, author, and fashion designer became known to the public after she starred on MTV’s reality show ‘The Hills.’

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Heidi Montag - She is most commonly known for her marriage to fellow reality star and TV personality, Spencer Pratt. Most recently, she has starred on the British reality game show ‘Celebrity Big Brother.’

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Farrah Abraham - The reality TV personality came into the spotlight when she starred on the MTV docu-series ‘16 and Pregnant’ in 2009. She was later cast in the notoriously dramatic spin-off series ‘Teen Mom.’

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Farrah Abraham - Since then Abraham has released a studio album entitled ‘My Teenage Dream Ended.’ She released a memoir with the same title that made it on the New York Times Best Seller List.

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Khloé Kardashian - Like the rest of the Kardashian/Jenner clan, the fashion designer, TV personality, and businesswoman has been famous ever since ‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians’ began.

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Khloé Kardashian - The reality star then went on to star in various spin-off series such as ‘Kourtney and ‘Khloé Take Miami’ and ‘Khloé & Lamar.’ Most recently she has hosted her own talk show, ‘Kocktails with Khloé,’ and the fitness docu-series ‘Revenge Body with Khloé Kardashian.’

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Kevin Federline - Otherwise known by his rap name K-Fed, the backup dancer came into the spotlight mainly for his relationship to the pop sensation Britney Spears and for the lengthy custody battle that followed their divorce.

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Kevin Federline - After his relationship with Spears fizzled out, Federline went on to become a rapper, model, and actor. He has made several television appearances over the years and he even dabbled in professional wrestling for a short period.

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Blac Chyna - During her dancing days at a high profile strip club in Miami, the model starred on rapper Tyga’s music video for ‘Rack City’ and they started dating shortly thereafter.

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Blac Chyna - She received some press in the hip-hop community thanks to her relationship with Tyga, but she is best-known now for dating and having a child with Rob Kardashian.

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Courtney Stodden - The reality star, actress, model, and singer came into the public eye in 2011, when at the age of 16 she married 50-year-old actor Doug Hutchison.

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Courtney Stodden - Her controversial relationship with Hutchison enabled the couple to star on the reality shows ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ and ‘Couple’s Therapy.’

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Tila Tequila - The television and social media personality made a name for herself as the most popular person on Myspace thanks to her risque and glamorous photos.

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Tila Tequila - After she achieved her popular social media presence she started her own bisexual dating show, ‘A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila,’ in 2007. Since then she has mostly been in the news for making racist statements online.

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Brooke Hogan - This media personality was essentially born to be famous as the daughter of professional wrestler Hulk Hogan. The first time she was in the public eye was between 2005 and 2007, when the family starred in the reality show ‘Hogan Knows Best.’

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Brooke Hogan - Hogan used her inherited fame to pursue a multifaceted career in entertainment. She has dabbled in singing, acting, and she even briefly had her own reality show ‘Brooke Knows Best.’

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