Lifestyle Beauty & Style 28 Throwback Photos of Kendall Jenner That Prove She Was Destined to Model She's walked the runway for countless designers and is a regular on the pages of 'Vogue' — clearly, it was fate By Diana Pearl Diana Pearl Diana Pearl is a former writer and reporter at PEOPLE. She left PEOPLE in 2018. People Editorial Guidelines Updated on November 2, 2023 03:46PM EDT Kendall Jenner and Kris Jenner. Photo: Kendall Jenner/Instagram Kendall Jenner turns 28 on Nov. 3, 2023, and though we've known the Kardashians star for most of her life at this point, her evolution is still pretty cool to watch. She first hit screens when Keeping Up with the Kardashians premiered in 2007, weeks before her 12th birthday. And in the years since, she's grown into a confident model, ruling catwalks and campaigns with her killer smize. As the second-youngest Kardashian-Jenner daughter marks another milestone, look back on some of her cutest throwback photos that prove she always had this modeling thing down. 01 of 28 Too Cool Courtesy Kendall Jenner She had the smize down before age 2. 02 of 28 The Eyes Have It Just look at that focus! 03 of 28 Sis Kiss Courtesy Kendall Jenner Then, a sweet sister portrait. Now, a shared Balmain campaign. 04 of 28 Sweet Cheeks Courtesy Kendall Jenner Her piercing stare is just as fierce now as it was back then. 05 of 28 Baby Bangs Courtesy Kendall Jenner A style setter from the start. 06 of 28 Aww-dorable! I mean ... 07 of 28 Cutie Ken Ron Galella, Ltd./Wireimage Of course, with genes like these, is it any surprise? 08 of 28 Portrait Mode Courtesy Kendall Jenner Her subtle smile has always been on point. 09 of 28 Fierce Foursome Jeff Kravitz/Filmmagic Even in her younger years, she was a natural on the red carpet. 10 of 28 Model in the Making Courtesy Kendall Jenner Back in KUWTK's early days, it was clear. 11 of 28 Mini Muse Jeff Vespa/Wireimage Striking poses since 2007. 12 of 28 Sister, Sister Michael Caulfield/KK/Getty She's had lots of great (role) models for inspiration. 13 of 28 Picture Perfect Jeff Vespa/Wireimage It was a different time — but Kendall was still seriously photogenic. 14 of 28 Sweet Smolder Stefanie Keenan/Wireimage Like, really photogenic. 15 of 28 Fashion Phenom David Livingston/Getty And stylish, too. 16 of 28 Tween Sensation Jesse Grant/Getty "Middle school awkward stage? What's that?" — Kendall, probably. 17 of 28 Beauty in Braces Donato Sardella/Wireimage Even in braces, Kendall was gorgeous. It's so unfair. 18 of 28 Carpet Queen Gregg DeGuire/Filmmagic Other 13-year-olds might've buckled under pressure on a red carpet, but not Kendall. 19 of 28 Future Cover Girl Jason LaVeris/Getty Can't you just tell she's destined to front an Estée Lauder campaign? 20 of 28 Million Dollar Smile David Livingston/Wireimage She's got a great smile — even if she doesn't need to use it much on the runway. 21 of 28 Power Pose She's a five-time Teen Choice Award nominee, btw. 22 of 28 Glamour Shot Noel Vasquez/Getty Even as a youngster, she knew how to work that wind-blown hair. 23 of 28 Versatile Vibes Frederick M. Brown/Getty Sure, she took amazing photos straight on, but this over-the-shoulder shot shows range. 24 of 28 Early Influencer Jason Merritt/Getty Kenny was a pro, even back then, at influencing. 25 of 28 Au Naturel Mark Sullivan/Getty No offense Kardashian-Jenner clan, but it's clear who the natural is in this crew. 26 of 28 All the Love In a September 2022 Instagram post about the importance of self-love, she shared the sweet childhood photo that hangs on her bathroom mirror. 27 of 28 Cool Kid Kendall Jenner. Ahead of her time in 2016. 28 of 28 One of a Kind Albert Michael/Startraks Keep doing you, Kendall. Close