Kim Kardashian is best known for her famous curves, her reality show, “Keeping Up With the Kardashians,” and of course, her famous beau, Reggie Bush, a football player who played at University of Southern California before going pro for the New Orleans Saints.

Kim is used to courting the paparazzi and cameras whether for her reality show or in her everyday life, but recently, her cover for “Complex” magazine got most of the attention, when the pre-Photoshopped and post-photoshopped photos made their way across the Internet.

Her skin appears to be lighter, more toned, and she does appear slimmer.  But was this an intentional way to make her appeal to a more widspread audience?  Perhaps, but to be honest, I think that its refreshing to see a curvy woman rather than someone who is super thin with their ribs sticking out.

Though these before/after shots have been garnering thousands of comments across the web, Kardashian probably doesn’t care so much. Like most gals should do, she focuses on the aspects of herself that she’s happy about because at the end of the day, it’s what you think that matters.

In a recent interview , she noted that she focuses on having glowing skin to look her best.  She says, “All my life, I have been marvelling at the beauty on the red carpet and trying to figure out what the secret and what it is that makes all of these women look so fabulous. I finally realized that — the dresses and jewelry aside — it is their glowing skin.”