Kim Kardashian gets emotional at KKW x Mario launch

Kim Kardashian got emotional at the launch of her brand new makeup collection over the weekend.

The 37-year-old has collaborated with her long-time makeup artist and friend Mario Dedivanovic for their new KKW x Mario collection.

To celebrate the launch, Kim and Mario invited a host of celebrities and beauty gurus to French restaurant Jean-Georges in Beverly Hills, and Kim got teary eyed while paying tribute to Mario in her speech.

“I really am grateful that you guys came to see me and Mario. I feel like this has been 10 years in the making. Everything I’ve learned about makeup has come from Mario,” Kim said in her speech.

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“You literally have taught me everything,” she said, getting emotional. “You opened up this whole world of glam for me that I will never forget.”

For the launch, Kim wore a sleeveless black gown with embellished straps, which she paired with the KKW x Mario blue Libra eye shadow, and the peach Classic K lipstick from the collection.

Attendees at the bash included Kim’s mum Kris Jenner, Orange Is the New Black star Laverne Cox, YouTube stars Gigi Gorgeous and James Charles, and many more.

The KKW x Mario beauty collection launches on April 5, which is a particularly special date for Kim and Mario as the pair met exactly ten years ago on that date.

In an emotional Instagram post in the run up to the launch, Mario revealed how he first met Kim, and admitted that he was told never to work with her because she would “ruin his career”.

Check out the post below:

This is my calendar from 2008 that I still have. 10 years ago, on April 5th, 2008 I met @kimkardashian on a cover shoot. I almost didn’t take the job because I had to work at Fox that afternoon where I did makeup for the anchors on the weekends for extra $. At this point I had been a makeup artist for 8 years in NYC, honing my craft, building my portfolio and paying my dues. Retail, weddings, editorial, TV, personal clients, assisting. I began working with some singers and actresses around this time & then I met Kim and began to work with her often. The idea of a reality star at the time was new. After all my years paying dues and assisting some of the big fashion and celeb makeup greats, I was being groomed to begin working with A list stars- actresses & recording artists. I had an agent who demanded that I stop working with Kim immediately. They said I would ruin my career and my career would end within a year or 2. That all of my hard work and struggles until then would be for nothing. Was I going to sit and worry about what the elitist industry would think of me and try to fit into their mold? I refused. I chose to stick with Kim because it felt right in my heart. She was hard working, loyal and sweet. She kept me insanely busy. She appreciated me and my artistry and I had too much respect for her. When I parted ways with my agency, one of the last things they said to me was “good luck, Mario because you will never get a Vogue cover working with her.” Swipe left to see how that turned out. Never let anyone dictate the trajectory of your life and career. The past decade with Kim has been incredible. We’ve grown together, set trends, inspired and impacted an industry along the way. Through all her milestones and achievements and through her rise to global superstardom she has taken me along the way and impacted my life greatly, helping me to achieve unparalleled success of my own as a celebrity makeup artist. I am so excited to finally announce that on April 5, 2018 – exactly 10 years to the day we met, our #KKWxMARIO collaboration with @kkwbeauty will launch! Turn on notifications for the very first reveal tomorrow! #KKWxMARIO

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