Kim Kardashian is Highest Paid Reality Star of 2010

By Simone Hilliard

Kim Kardashian sure knows how to sell herself. She's so good at it that she topped the list of the highest paid reality TV stars of 2010, according to The Daily Beast.

Kimmy Cakes earned an estimated $6 million thanks to her two TV shows, Keeping Up with the Kardashians and Kourtney and Kim Take New York, $75,000 personal appearance fees and deals with everyone from Skechers to Kotex to Quick Trim. Kardashian, who owns a chain of Dash retail stores with her sisters, has also ventured into the perfume, cupcake mix and assorted treats businesses, has a line of Beach Bunny Swimwear, a stake in the online company Shoe Dazzle and just released the book Kardashian Konfidential.

Her sisters, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian, ranked Nos. 7 and 8 on the list respectively, with an estimated income of $2.5 million each in 2010.

The Hills' Lauren Conrad came in at No. 2 with an estimated 2010 haul of $5 million, Real New York City Housewife Bethenny Frankel ranked No. 3 with $4 million, and Hills co-star Audrina Patridge took the No. 4 spot with $3.5 mil. Kate Plus 8 star Kate Gosselin came in at No. 5 and Jersey Shore's Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino garnered the No. 6 spot thanks to his fist-pumping skills, a book deal and sales of his fitness DVDs. And Paul "DJ Pauly D" DelVecchio ranked No. 9 with an estimated income of $2 million.

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