Kim Kardashian is arguably one of the most famous and most talked about women on the planet - and her incredible figure and bikini body is often the topic of conversation when she's mentioned.
The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star, 41, who recently split from her beau Pete Davidson, 28, has been spotted in a plunging black bodysuit while lounging on a boat in Coeur d'Alene as she was seen for the first time since their shock breakup.
The reality TV icon oozed confidence as she showcased her famous curves in the striking swimwear piece following her staggering 21lb weight loss earlier this year.
Kim dropped a tonne of weight ahead of the 2022 Met Gala, which drastically transformed her figure with dozens of fans claiming she was 'too thin' after eating only 800 calories a day for three weeks.
Throughout the years, Kim's bikini body has went through several changes. The reality TV favourite, first shot to fame in the early 2000's, and since then, her figure has gone through some drastic transformations.
Here, we take a look at Kim's changing bikini body throughout the years as her weight and features fluctuated through pregnancies, photoshoots, and major life events.
The early years
For more than a decade, Kim has been turning heads with her famous curves at some of the world's biggest events - and all over her social media too.
From the outset of her fame and fortune, Kim's curves were the topic of conversation as her seemingly natural features and body type was a stark contrast to the then on-trend body type as young girls and women looked up to models including Paris and Kate Moss in the early 2000's.
Kim's curvaceous frame seemed like a breath of fresh air in a society where being especially thin was deemed the beauty standard.
The E! star appeared to always embrace her curves, opting for a personal swimwear style which consisted of minuscule and skintight bikinis which would exaggerate her enviable figure.
Surgery speculation
As Kim's fame and fortune began to grow, so too did her assets, it seemed.
Although the reality has continued to deny ever altering her body with cosmetic of surgical procedures, as the years went on, Kim's derrière appeared to be the topic of conversation among her seemingly endless fanbase.
And while Kim's empire started to expand, with that, she started to post more and more pictures of her body online - which garnered both positive and negative reactions.
With more posts came more criticism as fans suspected that Kim was editing and Photoshopping her images to make her look more 'cinched' than she looked in reality, while others criticised the star for not 'coming clean' about her cosmetic procedures.
Amid the controversy, Kim proved that even bad publicity is good publicity as she started to set the beauty standard for young women in the 2010's as their main desire was to maintain a slim waist with a big bum.
Kim's bikini body recently sparked debate online as she was spotted frolicking in the sea with a noticeably smaller derrière as of late.
Eagle-eyed fans questioned whether the KUWTK star had had her rumoured 'bum fillers' removed after several years following her recent 21lbs weight loss.
Rapid weight loss
Kim, who recently split from comedian Pete, revealed in July that she's now 'skinnier than ever' after dropping a whopping 21lbs in just under a month.
The reality TV star had enjoyed several tropical getaways with Pete, 28, in recent months, with her frame looking trimmer than ever following her strict Met Gala diet.
The 41-year-old drastically cut her calories ahead of the annual ceremony in a bid to fit into Marilyn Monroe's iconic 'Happy Birthday Mr President' dress, but even after the prestigious event, she continued to drop the pounds by cutting out junk food completely.
This of course had a knock-on effect on her body, with the reality star spilling on her lifestyle changes during a recent appearance on the Today Show.
Addressing the drama of her Met Gala weight loss on the show, Kim said: "Yeah you know I looked at it like a role.
"I really wanted to wear this dress. It was really important to me.
'It actually taught me a lot about my lifestyle and my health and since then, afterwards, I continued to eat really healthy.
"I am down 21 pounds now. I'm not trying to lose any more weight but I have more energy than ever.
"I cut out so much sugar. A lot of junk food I was eating. I didn't even realise it. A lot of fried foods. And I completely changed my lifestyle," Kim revealed.
And on her most recent tropical trip, Kim looks slimmer than ever.
