12 Ways Kim K Tried To Steal Back The Spotlight

Kim Kardashian has made an entire career out of scandal and attention-grabbing headlines. So we're definitely not surprised that when anyone gets some attention, she tries to shine the spotlight back on her. How does she do that? Well, that is what can be pretty surprising. Here are 12 of the ways that Kim has done whatever was necessary to re-claim her place in the spotlight.

12 When She Called Herself "Dope On A Rope"

Back in 1994, Kim was just your average Beverly Hills fourteen-year-old… except for the fact that she said on video that she would totally be famous. It's unclear if she's stealing back the spotlight or just furiously trying to claim it for the first time, but her somewhat manic energy shows that she really meant business. Watch for yourself.

11 When She Was On 'Dancing With The Stars'

Back in 2008, Kim was actually on Dancing with the Stars and was quickly accused of trying to steal the spotlight. At one point during the competition, she made a very dramatic statement about a foot injury. She said, “I cut my foot pretty bad.… It looked like a murder scene with all the blood everywhere. I will be able to dance. I went to the hospital. I'll be fine.”

10 When She Tried To Steal The Super Bowl's Thunder

Back when Kim and Reggie were an item, she was accused of trying to steal the thunder of the Super Bowl saying that if the Saints won he would propose. True love, right? Here is one person's account of what went down after the game: "Reggie exploded over Kim's camera-hogging ways as they entered a postgame bash… “Kim made Reggie stop for photos. She said, 'Don't forget to smile!' and grabbed him as she struck a pose. He snapped at her, 'I just won the Super Bowl. This is my night, not yours.' Later “she put on a pair of sunglasses and was dabbing her eyes with a napkin under the shades.”

9 When She Went To A World Cup Party

In 2014,  Kim and Kourtney attended a World Cup viewing party and Kim was accused of calling attention to herself with some very daring cleavage. She wasn't wearing a bar and her neckline was super, super low. Apparently the whole room started taking cell phone photos.

8 When She Dyed Her Hair Blonde

During Paris Fashion Week, Kendall Jenner was having a big moment because she was, you know, actually walking in the fashion shows. Some reports claim that Kim was so desperate for attention that she was inspired to change her hair color. She went with a shocking platinum blonde that contrasted with her naturally dark hair and certainly did get people talking.

7 When She Dyed Her Hair Even More Blonde

As soon as Kim debuted her blonde hair, many people were comparing her hair and Jared Leto's. So when she dyed her hair an even more platinum color there was some debate over whether she had been in an in between stage before or if she felt like she needed to show the world who the real blonde of the moment was.

6 When She Posted A Photo Similar To Solange's

When Solange Knowles got married in 2014, she shared stunning photos of the wedding: the entire wedding party was standing in an interesting space formation, dressed completely in white. Shortly after, Kim posted a photo that was eerily similar but featured her in white standing with a bunch of white mannequins. Could be a coincidence, but a lot of people aren't quite so sure.

5 When She Got Annoyed At Lamar

When Lamar was found unconscious in a Las Vegas brothel and was fighting for his life, it's safe to say that the world was watching and he was in the headlines 24/7. Some reports claim that Kim wasn't thrilled with the timing of the event since she was trying to exploit her pregnancy dramas as much as possible on the show and didn't want anyone getting in the way of that. An insider said, "With Lamar being in such a bad state she is really trying to tone down her own drama out of respect for her sister and Odom."

4 When She Announced Pregnancy #2

Kim decided to share the news of her second pregnancy just one day before Caitlyn Jenner made her big debut. One could definitely argue that Kim didn't know that Caitlyn was announcing the news at that time, but it's pretty hard to imagine that she didn't know since that when was the Vanity Fair issue was released with Caitlyn on the cover.

3 When She Wore A Sheer Dress To The CFDA Awards

A pregnant Kim chose to hit the red carpet for the 2015 CFDA Awards in a sheer dress the same day that Caitlyn first made her debut on the cover of Vanity Fair. Many people accused Kim of trying to steal the spotlight back by dressing in the daring number. When asked about Caitlyn at the event, she said, "This is Caitlyn's moment and it's her time to express herself and just be herself, and that's really what life is about."

2 When She Said She Might Be Diabetic

Kourtney Kardashian made the news big time when she was spotted getting cozy with Justin Bieber after her split from baby daddy Scott Disick. Some would say that the news was so big that Kim felt the need to get the attention back on her. Right after that happened, Kim teased that she might have diabetes on the season 11 trailer of Keeping Up with the Kardashians. Well, she doesn't.

1 When She Flooded Social Media With Hot Photos

Beyonce's release of Lemonade was one of the bigger things to happen this popular culture season, but Kim didn't want to sit back and take it all in like the rest of us. Instead, she totally flooded social media with hot photos from the friend's wedding that she was attending in Miami. The photos were of her and Kanye as well as the rest of the wedding guests. Well, that's definitely one way to keep the attention focused on you.