Kim Kardashian & ‘The Art of Selfies’ for Australia’s Next Top Model.

Queen of selfies, reality star & entrepreneur, Kim Kardashian West was a guest-judge on the competition series Australia’s Next Top Model. Kim is truly a social media aficionado – she’s the 2nd most popular person on Instagram with 30million followers (Beyonce was N. 1). We all know how important the ‘art of selfies’ are, especially for models, it’s an incredible way to promote yourself.

“Social media is extremely important when you want to get your brand out there to the world and just express yourself,” Kim said in the clip. That’s why Z Management’s modeling APP M3 Beauty is a fab way to showcase your model shots by posting your Comp Card.

Mrs. West gave the girls on the show a challenge: send them out to style & shoot their OWN photos for the Kardashian Kollection clothing line. She was pretty fierce in giving some serious feedback, she said about one of the ‘selfies’; “Lucy looks great but there are cigarettes on the ground which is an instant turn-off,” while telling another competitor, “You need to think more about showing off the clothing and accessories.” There is definitely a ‘social media etqutette’ girls need to be aware of.

Here’s the video of Kim K for Australia’s Next Top Model:

One Thomas Zeumer‘s famous model tips is, “What’s the difference between acting and modeling? Acting is about another character, modeling is about YOURSELF.” And it’s so true, always be aware of your best shots, angles, and the way you want to portray yourself, especially on social media. There’s no better way to practice than snapping some selfies! You can even use a selfie on our M3 Beauty app!

The lucky winner got a shout-out from the KUWTK star on HER instagram, garnering over 370,000 likes. #GoGirl.

Catch the M3 Beauty APP in the Google Play Store and iTunes Store.

Leader of Balmain’s Army: Olivier Rousteing (and Rihanna).

 

Rihanna, Kim Kardashian West, Kendall Jenner, Cara Delevingne Rosie Huntington Whiteley, Naomi Campbell, Iman, Alessandra Ambrosio, Karlie Kloss, Nicki Minaj, Gigi Hadid, Joan Smalls, Miley Cyrus, Gisele Bundchen, Chanel Iman, Selena Gomez, Kanye West,…. the list goes ON & ON … BALMAIN’s Army is taking over the fashion world one catwalk & selfie at a time, courtesy of, Olivier Rousteing. The 28 year old creative director has turned the Paris Fashion house into a POWER house.

Rousteing’s unconventional ways are reigning the industry, especially due to the impact of celebs/supermodels/musicians. “When you look at the fashion brands, how many followers do they have? Balmain has 1.1 million. It’s like 10 per cent of what those girls have. It shows you the power of the personality more than the power of the entire brand.”

The Bourdeaux-born babe (for real those cheek bones…) talks to Telegraph.co.uk about design, his muses & more, he says, “Celebrity is more important today than it used to be. It gives access to so many different people. For me it’s the new high-street window. You can actually be part of the dream. It’s not only available to 10 people on the front row – it’s a way of communication that’s inclusive, and there’s something generous about that.”

On his main muse BadGalRiRi: “There’s no doubt about it. She has this aura, this charisma. It’s not only sexual. It’s something else. She is like a new Grace Kelly, or a Madonna… This woman of the world who represents a new world.” Adding,”No, if you mean, ‘Do I have someone in my life?’ No, I don’t. Just work and Rihanna.But that’s enough. That’s a lot!”

On women & fashion: “Fashion had started to forget women in a way, and concentrate too much on the clothes. For me it made no sense. In fashion the biggest moment was when the models were celebrities – we all remember Naomi, Claudia, Carla, Linda. The woman had to come back; the curved woman, and different kinds of body shapes. I don’t like skinny girls. I want to represent a real woman, not just a shadow or a ghost.”

On diversity on the runway: “The mixety [sic] of my castings is one of the most important things about the show,” Rousteing says. “Sometimes I feel like some designers just focus on the clothes. Obviously it’s a business, but when you do a show you want to be modern – it’s not only about trying to find the fabric that no one else uses. Being modern means having a view or a vision of what the world is today. I want to show a vision of my world, what I see and what I want to see in the future.”

On the founder of the French fashion house, Pierre Balmain: “I keep Pierre Balmain in my mind because he loved strong women, women who have something to say. All the French designers – Balmain, Poiret, Dior, Balenciaga – they believed in strong women. Their mothers were really important. In France fashion has always been connected to the role of the woman. I keep in my mind the rules of French fashion.”

We have to say – we’re inlove with Balmain & Olivier’s vision. Thoughts?

Kim Kardashian Covers VOGUE Australia.

Kim Kardashian West goes au naturel & solo for her cover/editorial with VOGUE AUSTRALIA // shot by Gilles Bensimon & styled by Fashion Director, Christine Centenera.

Kim K — always known for her glam — looks stunning on the beaches of Australia wearing neutral, yet chic pieces.

This is definitely a switch from the #BreakTheInternet with Paper Magazine & her cover alongside husband Kanye West. Kim instagrammed a shot with the caption: “I truly am so honored to have worked with one of style icons, fashion director @Centenera for this cover for @VogueAustralia and shoot in one of my favorite places in the world, Australia! Thank you Gilles Bensimon for these gorgeous pics! Can’t wait to see the rest out Monday!”

Love the ‘Baywatch-babe’ inspired shot.

The reality star // social media phenomenon spoke with VOGUE about her relationship, daughter North, & more.

On being in the public eye vs privacy:  “I like sharing my world with people. Although I wish there could be just maybe a little bit more privacy just for our daughter. But it is what it is. She is going to grow up to be a strong girl. I love my life. I feel like I’m in a really good place right now.”

Adding, “We’ll be at a party, and it might seem like the best party, and we’re whispering to each other: ‘Let’s just go home’, because we want some alone time.”

On Kanye: “He always has been such a good support throughout my life. I think we met 10 years ago and at different points we connected and got closer. We were always communicating, even if we were on different paths in our lives. We could always fill each other in on what was going on and always support each other. I think that created a good foundation for our relationship.”

On family life & North West: “We are absolute best friends; we know every last thing about each other. We know our goals are to make each other’s lives really happy, and I think we know how to do that. We have good communication, and I think that’s so important in a relationship, and we have so much fun together. We laugh together. We’re obsessed with our family. We love our daughter so much.”

North West is one of the cutest babies out there — so of course we’re wondering when the next Kimye spawn will be arriving lol. Kim tol The Daily Mail,  “It’s been more challenging to get pregnant the second time around. When you’re not planning it, it happens. It’s just how God works. And when you want it so bad, it’s not happening.”

Vogue’s editor-in-chief Edwina McCann spoke highly of Mrs. West. McCann describes her as “the defining element of fame in this era,”adding, “People think they can just abuse her and think she doesn’t have feelings. Yes, she’s famous for being famous but that’s the society we’ve created. She understands that’s the price of fame and she gets on with it.”

“Kim Kardashian is one of the most searched people on Google, with as many Instagram followers (23 million and counting) as there are Australians. She is polarising. She is regularly the victim of cyber bullying. She is a serious fashion fan. She is also awfully nice.”

Will YOU be picking up a copy of the February 2015 issue??

Balmain’s ARMY of LOVE with #KIMYE

#ItsAllAboutLove according to BALMAIN’s latest high-fashion campaign. So, what better pair to feature in a ‘love’ themed ad than The World’s Most Talked about Couple: KIMYE.

Kim Kardashian & husband Kanye West get sultry for Balmain’s Spring/Summer 2015 ‘Army of Lovers’ ad. The hot couple – which has reached a level of phenomenon between them & the entire Kardashian Klan that no one quite understands… posed for renowned photographed Mario Sorrenti. Kim & Kanye have been huge ‘lovers’ of the chic brand for some time now. Kim Kardashian wore an elegant, bedazzled piece at her bachelorette party in Paris & joined supermodel sister, Kendall Jenner, in the ‘Balmain Army’  at the Vogue Paris Foundation Gala this last year.

Wonder if these shots will #BreakTheInternet like Kim did when she showed off her ‘ass-ets’ for Paper Magazine … probably not but just sayin’!

Olivier Rousteing, the creative director for the the French fashion house, said, “For this Menswear campaign, I wanted to capture a moment of love. Kim and Kanye are style icons and friends. It is an honor to have them in this Balmain campaign. Together, they represent love, beauty and diversity — they are the new modernity. This is more than a campaign, it expresses something beyond clothes — it is a celebration of love and friendship. This is a new statement for Balmain.”

In case you missed it, Kim & Kanye were married this past May at the exclusive Fort di Belvedere in Florence, Italy. They welcomed their adorable & utterly fashionable daughter, North West, the previous year, in June 2013. The Kardashian-West made their family debut in the April 2014 issue of VOGUE US photographed by Annie Leibovitz, where they were titled #worldsmosttalkedaboutcouple.

Keep up with Kim Kardashian on Confidence & More.

The phenomenon of KIM KARDASHIAN can at times be … well baffling to say the least … No one can deny her controversial, impact on todays pop culture. Kim K is probably one of the, if not the MOST, famous person in the world… for WHAT exactly we don’t necessarily know, but with over 20 million followers on Instagram alone, homegirls’ empire isn’t ending anytime soon.

She literally just #BrokeTheInternet by covering Paper Magazine nude & showing off her infamous ‘ass-ets’ but now she covers ELLE UK’s Confidence issue where she opens up about not always being so proud of her killer curves. Photographed by Jean Baptiste Mondino, Kim wears designer pieces by Balmain, Louis Vuitton, Burberry & Balenciaga. And, as always true to form, it’s smokin’.

On her body-image: 

“It’s taken me a long time to be happy with my body and for my confidence to grow to what it is today,” she admits. “I grew up when the body to have was the tall, slim, supermodel one, like Cindy Crawford’s. No one looked like me. It’s good to break the mould and recreate one.

“I’m an Armenian girl, I have shape, and it turned out people liked that. That makes me feel good about myself and about other women for being so supportive. I am a confident woman, but I didn’t just arrive confident – it has built over the years and that is a big part of who I am now.”

Interestingly enough, her father boosted up her confidence through a letter,

“When I was 13 my father wrote me a letter. I was unhappy with my body – I developed really early. Every night I would sit in the bath and cry, I prayed my boobs would stop growing. He told me I had a body not many girls have, that later it would lead to attention from men, but that the most important thing was that I was a wonderful girl and I had to understand my self worth.”

On her nude photos being linked: “I feel violated because these are private pictures. I didn’t choose for them to be out there. But I’m also realistic. I’m on covers of magazines practically naked, so I can’t go crazy about it. The only choice I can make is to not let it shake me up. I’m not having that choice taken away from me.”

On supermodel sister Kendall Jenner: “I think she will be a huge star. I definitely think she will be bigger than I have ever been.”

Kim was originally told she couldn’t have kids: “A few years ago I was told I could never get pregnant. Three different doctors told me the same thing, which is why I wanted to have my eggs frozen. I was just about to do that when I found out I was pregnant with North.”

Will North West be having an siblings in the near future?? “I want a boy and another girl; I want it to start happening straight away. I loved being part of a huge family – and I want that for North. We’d do IVF if nothing happens, but we both want to keep trying naturally.”

Well you gotta give it Kim, she’s always be ‘real’ with her fans & opinions – this just in: her wedding photo to husband Kanye West received the most ‘Instagram-likes’ of 2014.

The issue will be out 12/04 (tomorrow!) 

*Interview & Pics courtesy of ELLE UK.