Has Kendall Jenner had plastic surgery? For years fans have speculated whether the 28-year-old model’s features are natural or whether she has had plastic surgery.
There’s no denying that her face has changed since we were first introduced to her on Keeping Up With The Kardashians. However, Kendall was just 13-years-old when she made her TV debut, and it’s not surprising to consider whether her eyes and face have just changed with age (or even hairstyles).
She first addressed the plastic surgery rumours back in 2017, as reported by E! News. “It’s all so exhausting. As a model, why would I have my face reconstructed? It doesn’t even make sense,” she wrote on her app. “It’s crazy because sometimes I feel like people just want me to lose.”
Younger sister Kylie Jenner faced years of scrutiny for her aesthetic fluctuations. After Kylie admitted to the cosmetic enhancements, Kendall received some of the backlash too, with many claiming she had also undergone procedures.
Kendall, who has always been regarded as the more “natural” Kardashian sister, has been the face of Estée Lauder, ProActiv and countless fashion campaigns as a leading figure in the new generation of supermodels.
While reviewing Jenner’s beauty transformation, it’s not hard to see why some are convinced. There are even fan-made photo comparisons claiming to be before-and-after plastic surgery shots. However, it could be a case of late-blooming for the star, who’s been in the public eye since she was just a tween.
Whether the Victoria’s Secret model has or hasn’t gone under the knife, which she has continuously denied over the years, it’s ultimately her decision.
Take a look at Kendall’s before and after transformation (however it came about)…
2009
Kendall Jenner at the Teen Choice Awards
At just 13 years of age, Kendall was already strutting the red carpet like a pro.
2010
Kendall Jenner at the Los Angeles Premiere of Burlesque
In 2010, Kendall started to wear more noticeable makeup and began styling her hair in ways fans had never seen before. At age 14, the daughter of Kris Jenner looks many years her senior. What stands out most is the young TV star’s smile.
2011
Kendall Jenner at the Grand Opening of the Kardashian Khaos store
Between 2010-2011, Kendall didn’t appear to change in appearance too much. Despite fans claiming they started to notice a difference in the Keeping Up With The Kardashian stars eyes, it could be down to the young models use of fake eyelashes.
2012
Kendall Jenner at the Seventeen Magazine poolside party
As Kendall’s modelling career began to pick up, the star was wearing her hair in a style that has become somewhat of a staple for her. With her hair slicked back in a bun, Jenner really starts to look older and more mature in her features.
It’s in 2012, aged 17, that her lips begin to appear noticeably fuller, which Kendall maintains is a result of the ‘overlining’ makeup technique. Her eyes appear to have become more cat-eye, but in this image Kendall is wearing a pair of full winged eyelashes that could account for the enhanced look.
2013
Kendall Jenner at the iHeartRadio Music Festival
In 2013, Kendall changed up her appearance by lightening her hair colour with streaks. Kendall starts wearing a heavier makeup look than before, which could account for the star’s ‘smoothed over’ features.
2014
Kendall Jenner at the 2014 MuchMusic Video Awards
By 2014, Jenner is just about everywhere. KUWTK would reach one of its peaks, with over three million viewers tuning in to that year’s premiere episode. At this time, it’s not hard to see the Kardashian influence on Kendall, with the reality star sporting a contoured face, heavy lashes and much more makeup than fans were used to seeing on the natural beauty’s face.
Looking close up on the photo below, it seems Jenner has drawn a nude liner above her lip line, attempting to give the appearance of a fuller lip.
2015
Kendall Jenner at the American Music Awards
It’s hard to believe that Kendall is just 19-years-old here. Sporting bangs for the first time, the model appears much older than her years.
2016
Kendall Jenner at the Magnum Doubles Party at the annual 69th Cannes Film Festival
In 2016, Jenner’s fans would continually criticise the star for going “too far” with her lips. However, the model continually denied accusations she had cosmetic enhancements, and maintained it was clever use of makeup.
2016 was also the year fans began to question whether the star had done something to her eyes and forehead, as her eyebrows than in previous years.
The star does start sporting much fuller and defined eyebrows, which became a huge Instagram trend thanks to the likes of models Cara Delevingne and Bambi Northwood-Blyth.
It’s also important to note Kendall’s lack of fake eyelashes here, which could also attribute to her eyebrows appearing further away from her face.
2017
Kendall Jenner at the Chopard SPACE Party
By 2017, Kendall’s lips appear fuller than ever, with her pout being continually compared to that of her sister Kylie Jenner.
With the contouring trend in full swing by 2017 too, it’s easy to see Jenner’s employed the technique down the centre of her nose to give off a thinner and elongated feature.
Jenner has also employed a much more natural eyelash look since 2015, making her eyes appear fuller and less cat-eyed than previous years.
2018
Kendall Jenner at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party
In 2018, Kendall was named the World’s Highest Paid Model by Forbes. The 23-year-old banked $22.5 million in the twelve months prior to June 2018 to top the year’s ranking.
2019
Kendall Jenner at a basketball game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Philadelphia 76ers at Staples Centre
By 2019, Jenner’s appearance looks slightly different again.
2020
Kendall Jenner walks the Versace fall/winter 2020/2021 at Milan Fashion Week
In early 2020, Jenner became the target of renewed rumours she’d had a brow lift, which some outlets reported was possibly untrue.
2021
Kendall Jenner at the 2021 Costume Institute Benefit ‘In America: A Lexicon of Fashion’
By 2021, rumours of Kendall Jenner having plastic surgery were fully entrenched on the internet. But this was also a year when she shone, with distinct looks on and off the runway. While her own style showed a SoCal flair, she was all glam at events.
2022
Kendall Jenner at the CFDA Fashion Awards
Here, Jenner appears to have a more natural look to her make-up and styling. This particular photo is also a good example of the lip liner technique loved by the Kardashian-Jenners.
2023
Kendall Jenner at the 3rd Annual Academy Museum Gala at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
This public appearance by Jenner, in December 2023, caused a stir among fans and the media, with some people saying they found “proof” of plastic surgery, according to The Sun. In particular, they were critical of lines and tightness in her face.
2024
Kendall Jenner at Milan Fashion Week
The most obvious change in 2024 has been Kendall Jenner’s hair. The model showcased platinum blonde locks at Milan Fashion Week, which certainly has changed her appearance and got fans talking.
Jenner’s beauty transformation remains up for debate, despite the star debunking cosmetic surgery theories via her app in 2017.
She explained that Kylie’s makeup techniques were responsible for her altered appearance after a Facebook Live event they did together.
“All of a sudden, photos of us came out with headlines like, ‘OMG Kendall got her lips done and got full facial reconstruction — look at her cheekbones, look at her nose!’ I was like, this is CRAZY. I didn’t even address it at the time. Because if I address it, people are going to be like ‘Oh, so she’s defending herself — she must be guilty,’” Jenner wrote.
Her sister, Kylie Jenner, had previously jokingly accepted responsibility for sparking the rumours after doing her makeup. “You guys, Kendall let me overline her lip today with lip liner and everyone thinks she got lip injections. I’m sorry, Kendall,” she said on Snapchat.
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