The most famous of the Kardashian family is undoubtedly Kim, who has gained publicity for everything from "<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F12%2F18%2Ftech%2Ffeat-2014-memes-hashtags%2F">breaking the Internet</a>" to bleaching her hair blonde to ... well, pretty much everything she does gains publicity. At the least, she can usually be seen with her family on the E! series "Keeping Up with the Kardashians." The 34-year-old is married to rap star Kanye West and has a daughter, North, born in 2013.
The most famous of the Kardashian family is undoubtedly Kim, who has gained publicity for everything from "breaking the Internet" to bleaching her hair blonde to ... well, pretty much everything she does gains publicity. At the least, she can usually be seen with her family on the E! series "Keeping Up with the Kardashians." The 34-year-old is married to rap star Kanye West and has a daughter, North, born in 2013.
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Caitlyn Jenner, 65, shot to fame as Bruce Jenner, winner of the 1976 Olympic men's decathlon and anointed "the world's greatest athlete." The occasional actor and longtime broadcaster married third wife Kris in 1991. The pair have two children together, Kendall and Kylie, and divorced in 2014. In April, Jenner announced that she was transgender.
Caitlyn Jenner, 65, shot to fame as Bruce Jenner, winner of the 1976 Olympic men's decathlon and anointed "the world's greatest athlete." The occasional actor and longtime broadcaster married third wife Kris in 1991. The pair have two children together, Kendall and Kylie, and divorced in 2014. In April, Jenner announced that she was transgender.
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Kris Jenner, the 59-year-old matriarch of the family, was married to Los Angeles lawyer Robert Kardashian until 1991 and then married Olympian Bruce Jenner a month after the divorce. She's hosted a talk show, "Kris," and been a regular presence on "Keeping Up." She filed for divorce from Bruce in September.
Kris Jenner, the 59-year-old matriarch of the family, was married to Los Angeles lawyer Robert Kardashian until 1991 and then married Olympian Bruce Jenner a month after the divorce. She's hosted a talk show, "Kris," and been a regular presence on "Keeping Up." She filed for divorce from Bruce in September.
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Khloe Kardashian, 30, is involved in the fashion industry and has shops in New York and Miami. She married NBA player Lamar Odom in 2009 but filed for divorce four years later.
Khloe Kardashian, 30, is involved in the fashion industry and has shops in New York and Miami. She married NBA player Lamar Odom in 2009 but filed for divorce four years later.
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Kourtney Kardashian, 35, is the oldest of the four Kardashian siblings. She works with her sisters in the fashion business. She has been the partner of Scott Disick since 2006 and has three children. In 2015, the duo announced their breakup.
Kourtney Kardashian, 35, is the oldest of the four Kardashian siblings. She works with her sisters in the fashion business. She has been the partner of Scott Disick since 2006 and has three children. In 2015, the duo announced their breakup.
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Rob Kardashian, 28, has been on "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" but has been uncomfortable in the spotlight his sisters love so much. He dated pop star Adrienne Bailon for a time and performed on season 13 of "Dancing With the Stars" but has generally kept a low profile (for a Kardashian, anyway).
Rob Kardashian, 28, has been on "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" but has been uncomfortable in the spotlight his sisters love so much. He dated pop star Adrienne Bailon for a time and performed on season 13 of "Dancing With the Stars" but has generally kept a low profile (for a Kardashian, anyway).
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Kylie Jenner, the youngest of the Kardashian-Jenner clan, has made her mark with modeling and social media.
Kylie Jenner, the youngest of the Kardashian-Jenner clan, has made her mark with modeling and social media.
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Kendall Jenner, 19, is a model. Fans have watched her grow up on "Keeping Up with the Kardashians," and she has made the most of the opportunity, hosting awards shows, endorsing products and posting frequently on social media.
Kendall Jenner, 19, is a model. Fans have watched her grow up on "Keeping Up with the Kardashians," and she has made the most of the opportunity, hosting awards shows, endorsing products and posting frequently on social media.
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Brandon Jenner, Bruce Jenner's son by his second wife, Linda Thompson, had a reality show even before the rest of the family: 2005's "The Princes of Malibu" with his brother, Brody. Brandon, 33, is now in a music duo with his wife, Leah Felder, the daughter of Eagles guitarist Don Felder.
Brandon Jenner, Bruce Jenner's son by his second wife, Linda Thompson, had a reality show even before the rest of the family: 2005's "The Princes of Malibu" with his brother, Brody. Brandon, 33, is now in a music duo with his wife, Leah Felder, the daughter of Eagles guitarist Don Felder.
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Brody Jenner, 31, has practically grown up in front of the cameras. Before "Keeping Up with the Kardashians," he was in "The Princes of Malibu" with brother Brandon, "The Hills" on MTV and "Bromance," a "Hills" spinoff. He's the younger son of Bruce Jenner and Linda Thompson.
Brody Jenner, 31, has practically grown up in front of the cameras. Before "Keeping Up with the Kardashians," he was in "The Princes of Malibu" with brother Brandon, "The Hills" on MTV and "Bromance," a "Hills" spinoff. He's the younger son of Bruce Jenner and Linda Thompson.
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The family patriarch was Robert Kardashian, a Los Angeles attorney who first became famous to the rest of the country as one of O.J. Simpson's best friends, the man who hosted Simpson after the 1994 murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. Kardashian, who's the father of Kim, Khloe, Kourtney and Rob, married Kris in 1978 and divorced her 13 years later. Robert Kardashian died in 2003.
The family patriarch was Robert Kardashian, a Los Angeles attorney who first became famous to the rest of the country as one of O.J. Simpson's best friends, the man who hosted Simpson after the 1994 murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. Kardashian, who's the father of Kim, Khloe, Kourtney and Rob, married Kris in 1978 and divorced her 13 years later. Robert Kardashian died in 2003.
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Hip-hop star Kanye West was taken into the family orbit after he started seeing Kim Kardashian in 2012. The couple had a daughter, North, the next year and married in May 2014.
Hip-hop star Kanye West was taken into the family orbit after he started seeing Kim Kardashian in 2012. The couple had a daughter, North, the next year and married in May 2014.
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Scott Disick has been with Kourtney Kardashian since 2006. The two have three children. Disick has struggled in the glare of the Kardashian spotlight, admitting to anger issues and getting into tiffs with other members of the family. In 2015, Disick and Kardashian announced their breakup.
Scott Disick has been with Kourtney Kardashian since 2006. The two have three children. Disick has struggled in the glare of the Kardashian spotlight, admitting to anger issues and getting into tiffs with other members of the family. In 2015, Disick and Kardashian announced their breakup.
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NBA player Lamar Odom married Khloe in 2009, but despite getting a reality series of their own -- "Khloe & Lamar" -- the marriage struggled. Khloe filed for divorce in 2013. Odom, who won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year award in 2011, was waived by the New York Knicks in 2014 after a 15-year professional career.
NBA player Lamar Odom married Khloe in 2009, but despite getting a reality series of their own -- "Khloe & Lamar" -- the marriage struggled. Khloe filed for divorce in 2013. Odom, who won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year award in 2011, was waived by the New York Knicks in 2014 after a 15-year professional career.
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The Kardashian clan

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From belfies to butt implants, the Kardashian clan has inspired many a trend

The latest: Kylie Jenner's pouty lips spark the #KylieJennerChallenge

CNN  — 

Doing weird stuff to your body in the name of beauty isn’t anything new. Humans have been changing the shape of our skulls, inking ourselves up and sticking things through various protuberances since before we figured out how to write.

But now we have Twitter and Facebook and hashtags, so these things seem to sweep around the world faster than a quick trip to the piercing joint.

And somehow, many trends these days seem to somehow involve a member of the Kardashian clan.

The latest: Lip plumping. By sucking on a jar. To look like Kylie Jenner.

Seriously. It even has a hashtag: #KylieJennerChallenge

Don’t worry, we said, “What the … ?” too.

But, we are, after all, in the business of providing you, dear reader, with information about the news, events and trends that surround you. So please read on to learn more about this and other “beauty” trends inspired by the Kardashians:

Shot-glass lip plumping

Used to be, YouTube would teach the kiddos how to put on eyeliner or style their hair like a favorite star. That’s so old-school.

Now, the nets say you should stick your lips in a shot glass, suck all the air out and then pull it off to reveal your all-new plump kisser, just like Kylie Jenner.

Except, well, see for yourself.

The hashtag #KylieJennerChallenge has been trending on Twitter in recent days, with posters showing off the often disturbing results of their efforts.

“Made my chin look like a hickey a week ago and I’ll say iv never felt so dumb,” Twitter user emmaburkie posted Monday.

Plenty of folks shared the sentiment. Many were people who’d tried it. Others were just shaking their heads.

Surgeon Dr. Dendy Engelman told Seventeen that the trend is dangerous. “Not only can significant pain, swelling, and bruising result from these suction techniques, but there is potential risk for scarring and permanent disfigurement with repeated attempts,” Engelman said.

Jenner has tweeted her disapproval of the lip-plumping trend she inspired.

Sideboob

It’s a trend that predates the Kardashians, but they certainly gave us a lot of it: the sideboob, the flash of breast from the side of a dress, shirt or just about anything else that can be draped on a woman’s body.

According to Google, the arbiter of all things, search interest in sideboob has fallen off since its 2012 peak, when Huffington Post dutifully reported “another day, another sideboob” shot from Kim Kardashian.

How about something newer?

‘Belfies’

Surely you’ve heard of the “belfie”?

A term reportedly coined by Kim Kardashian herself, this charming practice – a butt selfie – involves posting self-photography of one’s posterior, thusly:

The trend took off last year, with a deluge of broadcast butts and not a little derision, but may have reached its peak with the apparently real belfie stick – a device for taking “perfect belfies simply and quickly.”

Butt never fear, Kylie Jenner is here to keep the trend going, with a belfie taken just this month liked by 1.4 million people:

Butt implants

Here’s a fact for you: In 2014, the number of women undergoing “buttock augmentation” rose by a mountainous 86%, according to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Reports.

Why? Kim Kardashian, of course, say the doctors.

“While a rounder, more curvaceous derriere has been in vogue for a number of years, celebrities like (Nicki) Minaj and Kim Kardashian have brought the attention to the rear to an all-time high influencing more women to undergo buttock augmentation to achieve the hourglass look,” Dr. Constantino Mendieta said in an ASAPS statement.

And he should know. He bills himself a “butt augmentation specialist.”

Celebrity look-alike surgery

Back in the day, folks who wanted to look like Rachel from “Friends” got her haircut.

Now, they get surgery. Well, some of them.

Meet Jordan James Parke, who made news this year with an interview with Britain’s The Sun newspaper in which he reportedly said he spent $150,000 to look like, you guessed it, Kim Kardashian.

He later told US Magazine he doesn’t want to look exactly like Kim. But he’d die for her butt.

“I’d like to get a bum as big as hers, but I won’t get implants,” the magazine quoted him as saying. “I’ve been looking at body contour – I want to get lipo on my stomach and back and then they put the fat back into your bum.”