PopEater's Celebrity of the Year: Kim Kardashian

By Jo Piazza Posted Dec 27th 2010 06:00PM

There's no denying that this has been Kim Kardashian's year. Sure, Kim was already a famous face this time last year, but could we go a day without hearing about her at least twice? Yes, we could. Could we check out at the supermarket without seeing her face on the cover of at least one magazine each week? Yup. Was she a global brand and a domestic tour de force? Not yet. All of that has changed in the past twelve months with Kim becoming the most famous face of 2010.

It's all our fault. We asked for this. We, the consumers of celebrity culture, made Kim the most searched person on Microsoft's search engine Bing this year, beating out Michael Jackson, Barack Obama and yes, dear, dear Justin Bieber.

She dominates social media, with a Twitter following of 5.4 million and a Klout score of 86 out of 100 (that means people are actually paying attention to what she tweets). She can command more than $100,000 for a personal appearance and $50,000 for just one tweet.

Her book, 'Kardashian Konfidential,' is sure to stay on many bestseller lists, after thousands of fans lined up around the block for copies the week it was released.

But what really makes Kim the Celebrity of the Year? She works for it.

"We have movie stars who are in one movie a year. They promote that movie and we don't hear from them. Kim is out there working it 365 days a year," says Jonathan Cheban, Kim's good pal and star of the Kardashian-executive produced 'Spin Crowd.'

She appeals to everyone, whether they will admit it or not.

"Whether you're black or white, young or old, Kim has something for everyone. Guys want to be with her and girls want to be like her," Cheban adds.

Our own Naughty but Nice Rob Shuter believes that Kardashian has become an even bigger celebrity than Angelina Jolie.

"Everything she touches turns to gold," Shuter declares. "Our fascination with Kim gets deeper and deeper the more we get to know her. Unlike other celebrities that we get quickly bored with, Kim has managed to keep us all watching. I'm not really sure what Kim even does, but I can't stop watching. I have never met a celebrity before that works harder than Kim. She is her own hobby!"

What really makes Kim our Celebrity of the Year is her accessibility. She has invaded every aspect of our lives and we have welcomed her with open arms. Unlike, say, Angelina or Jennifer Aniston, we feel like we can reach out and touch Kim, cuddle with her, if you will, and that makes us want more of her. It makes us buy her products, watch her shows and read her book.

Here's to you, Kim. We expect big things in 2011.

Watch what Kim's BFF, Jonathan Cheban, has to say about the world's fascination with the Kardashians.

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Comments

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Monday 27 December

By Jim

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WHY

Tuesday 28 December

By ddhghg

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Wanna know where people go to snag an i-nter-racial rel-ations-hip, say, Just for future reference? “i-nterr-acial Central”? “San Carlos” ? or “San Francisco”?*** BlackWhite Cupid C 0/om *** is the real place that is packed with them. ;)

By guest

Kim has fame and fortunate, yet she is lonely. Her new athlete an NBA player Kris Humphries is using her for publicity. I hate to say this but Reggie Bush is the only guy that really cared/loved her. He was with her before all the fame. The new men she is being linked with only want publicity. Kris Humphries went and hired a publicist and he never had one before meeting Kim.

Wednesday 29 December

By Rich

You really are kidding. she do besides a sex, Playboy and some front covers.

By Carl

America has lost it.

No morals, no integrity, no brains.

Just a society worthy of sodom and gomorrahs fate.

When you worship people like

SARAH PALIN & KIM KARDISIAN

enough has been said.

A society for the dumb!

By ks

My thought exactly, why?

By amous

Exactly, WHY?? This girl became famous from a sex tape!

By Henry

I CERTAINLY HOPE THEY ARE NOT PAYING JO THE PIZZA BOY TO WRITE THIS TRASH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By BORIS

NOW WE KNOW WHY YOU CALL THIS "POP EATER"!

By Parker

- - - Watch what Kim's BFF, Jonathan Cheban, has to say about the world's fascination with the Kardashians. - - -

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
WHICH PLANET WOULD THAT BE?

SURELY YOU JEST.
WHO ARE YOU TRYING TO CONVINCE?
IS THIS AN APRIL FOOL'S JOKE FROM DECEMBER FOOL"S?

By Darlene

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Exactly......??

By Bob

You've got to be kidding me! Kardashian? what a joke.

By OfAlaska

This vacuous critter with the L.A. surgical bod is proof that a themonuclear accident in Beverly Hills might not be such a bad thing.

By Quiv

That Kardishian person looks like she was made in a lab.

By linda

Well said!
Whi is this woman and why doesn't she go away?

By Sandman

Doctor Frankenstein's lab, that is.

By Wunkman

I'm with you Jim: Nobody asked me either. Whatever her allure is, it escapes me. Proves anyone the media picks can be the next "It" girl. Looks like another fluff bunny to me. Yuck!!!

By Mike

I agree 100%. Why does the media pick such bimbo's.

By JEB BUCKINGHAM

Just like barack obama, who has done NOTHING, and got the Nobel Peace Prize, Kim Kardashian has done virtually nothing, and has been chosen as "celebrity of the year"? Go figure.

By ChicoBombico

Not true she has probally slept with anything that was warm and breathing, plus she has one of the lowest IQs in the country, the only power IQ is that of the editor of this site.

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