Kim Kardashian Thanks Ex Kanye West for ‘Introducing’ Her to Couture While Accepting People’s Choice Fashion Icon Award

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Well deserved! With a billion-dollar fashion brand to her name and stellar street style, it’s no surprise that Kim Kardashian was presented with the Fashion Icon Award at the People’s Choice Awards on Tuesday, December 7.

While she’s “always memorable” in her own right, the 41-year-old Skims founder, who wore Balenciaga for the evening, took the opportunity to thank ex Kanye West for her success in the style space. “I am honestly so humbled to be here.

I started off as a closet organizer and a stylist, so the fact that I’m winning a Fashion Icon Award is a pinch me moment,” she said upon accepting the award from Tracee Ellis Ross. “I’m humbled every single day that designers are willing to work with me.