Kanye West’s ex-girlfriends and dating history: Kim Kardashian to Irina Shayk
Since divorcing Kim, Kanye West has a new love interest. However, the star had a string of high-profile romances beforehand.
Kanye West is a single man after seven years of marriage to Kim Kardashian.
Now that the ink is drying on the pair’s divorce, the father-of-four has seemingly moved on with a fellow A-lister: Russian-born model Irina Shayk.
But Kardashian and Shayk are far from Yeezy’s first high-profile partners. Check out a timeline of West’s dating history below.
Sumeke Rainey
West’s high school sweetheart Sumeke Rainey was by the rapper’s side during his music industry come-up.
On his 2004 song Never Let Me Down, West rapped of promising Rainey’s father that he’d marry her. The union never came to fruition, however, and the pair split soon after he found fame.
Alexis Phifer
West began dating designer Alexis Phifer casually in 2002, before breaking up in 2004, only to reunite in 2006. The second time around, West popped the question, but the couple broke off their engagement in 2008, citing a conflict with his life on the road.
Their second split also came shortly after West’s mother, Donda West, died of complications following several cosmetic surgery procedures.
Brooke Crittendon
The College Dropout artist dated former MTV assistant and aspiring actress Brooke Crittendon during his brief split from Phifer. She accompanied the rapper and his mother to the 2006 Grammys in February, but the pair split by June.
Amber Rose
Following his broken engagement to Phifer, West began dating Philadelphia stripper-turned-model Amber Rose. Their 2008-2010 relationship was heavily covered by the press, as was their split.
Rose has since claimed that she and the Yeezy designer split due to West’s interest in Kim Kardashian, going on to call Kardashian a “homewrecker” in 2012.
More recently, Rose slammed the idea that she “soaked up” any positive influence from her famous ex, claiming she felt “bullied” by him.
Selita Ebanks
Model Selita Ebanks briefly dated the musician in 2010, walking several red carpets with the Grammy winner. She also starred in his 2010 music video for Runaway.
Kim Kardashian
While Kanye initially met wife Kim in 2003, they chose to remain just friends while dating other people for several years. Following West’s split from Rose and Kardashian’s split from NFL star Reggie Bush, the pair dated quietly until going public with their relationship in 2012.
Soon after the birth of eldest daughter North, West proposed to the new mum in October 2013, getting down on one knee at AT&T Stadium in San Francisco.
The couple wed on May 24, 2014, in Florence, Italy.
Unfortunately, the couple just couldn’t beat the Kardashian curse, with Kim filing for divorce in February 2021. In addition to North, the exes share children Saint, Chicago and Psalm.
Irina Shayk
Adding another model to his dating history, West got together with Irina Shayk following his split from Kardashian, sources confirmed to Page Six.
“Kanye and Irina are seeing each other. It’s casual at the moment, but they are into each other,” one insider shared. “It’s been going on for a few weeks now.”
The couple have a professional history: Shayk appeared in the rapper’s 2010 music video for Power and walked in his Paris Fashion Week show two years later. West also gave the model a shout-out in his 2010 song Christian Dior Denim Flow.
This article originally appeared on Page Six and was reproduced with permission
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