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# Watch Kim Kardashian Respond to an Inquisitive Child Who Wants to Know How She's Famous

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by 

[Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/)


## Ashley Hoffman


Jul 12, 2016 4:55 PM UTC

by 

[Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/)


## Ashley Hoffman


Jul 12, 2016 4:55 PM UTC

Life’s big questions: why is the sky blue? Why are we here? Why is [Kim Kardashian](http://time.com/4371817/kim-kardashian-gq-taylor-swift-kanye-west/) a V.I.P.?

The answer, my friends, may be blowing in the wind, but in an unplanned press conference on her own fame levels, [Kardashian](http://time.com/4387846/paris-hilton-famous-meme-kim-kardashian-kanye-west/) endeavored to respond to an inquisitive child who asked on Monday. It all seems to have started because recently, _Forbes_ featured Kardashian on its [cover](http://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2016/07/11/kim-kardashian-mobile-mogul-the-forbes-cover-story/#7054c68d77ae), “New Mobile Moguls” story, and the article focused on how Kardashian capitalized on her fame, to create her app, which allows users to pretend to have her life, reportedly earning $45 million. Kardashian recently tweeted about the achievement in response to her critics.

> [](https://twitter.com/KimKardashian/status/752522458054307841)

Noting that she was in magazines, the soul of the world, a child called “Sid,” asked her a series of questions over a meal captured for Snapchat. Kardashian totally skirts the questions, but she was absolutely about to offer a reason why she’s famous when the female on camera duty offers her theory.

Watch below. It’s the most important interview she’s ever done.

“Why are you in magazines?”


“Are you famous?”

“How are you famous?”

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