Kendall Jenner is still basking in the glow of her Estee Lauder contract that was annouced over the weekend. The reactions to Kendall’s new gig were mixed, but that’s good for the brand. Kendall’s name and likeness stir up a buzz, and that’s in the interest of any cosmetic company. Teens find Kendall influential, and she’s already helped Estee Lauder’s Instagram page score an extra 50,000 followers in only a few days.
Kendall sat down with Nightline to talk about her modelling career. She insists that the Kardashian-Jenner namesake did not win her any built-in connections in fashion. I sort of agree with her. If Kendall didn’t have “the look,” she wouldn’t be on runways. But in the case of many brands, Kendall’s preexisting KUWTK fanbase matters to create buzz. Here are some interview excerpts:
On nepotism: “I’m not trying to use a family name or anything. In reality I worked pretty hard for this … It wasn’t like I just got it magically and it just happened.”
On wearing a sheer top for Marc Jacobs: “Who’s going to argue with Marc Jacobs when he’s putting you in an outfit, you know what I mean? It was an amazing moment. And I do not regret it.”
On “banning” Kim from her runway gigs: “It was more of a mutual understanding. I remember getting a phone call from Kim … ‘I just wanted to let you know, I just got an invite to the Marc show. I don’t think it’s a good idea that I go. Do you agree?’ And I was like, ‘I completely agree’ … She obviously is who she is, and it would’ve almost taken the attention away from me.”
Kendall wants to be an idol: “I would just always be looking at these supermodels who were just so amazing to me. They were like superheroes. … They were magical. … I want to be some little girl’s superhero. I want to be, I want to be the best role model I can be to a little girl or to a little boy or to anybody.”
On Kris & Bruce’s divorce: “It sucked, but it’s not– I try to think of it as it’s not the worst thing that could have happened. I still am so close with both my dad and my mom. Nothing has really changed, except for the fact that now my dad lives on a beach, which is awesome. That’s not that bad … everybody’s happy.”
On online criticism: “I don’t feel the need, you know what I mean? Let them do what they want to do. Let them sit behind a computer and write stupid things about a young girl and make her feel bad about herself. I think it’s cruel and it’s evil.”
She’s not worried: “Why would you ever want to live your life like that? So like, just traumatized, by what everybody is saying about you? If you just ignore it and go on and you’re like, ‘I know what’s real.’ My family, my friends, they know what’s real. So what else, why does that matter?”
[From ABC News]
Kendall makes several decent points, especially about her critics. People criticize her all the time online, and she has the right attitude about it. She is still a young girl (at age 19), and people tear her down … why? Because she’s part of the Kardashian-Jenner Klan. Kendall isn’t perfect. She acts bratty sometimes when she’s off-duty, but we haven’t heard any reports of her lack of professionalism. Give the girl a chance. Her fellow models should give it a rest too.
Here’s the clip of Kendall’s Nightline appearance.
Photos courtesy of WENN
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