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KIM KARDASHIAN USHERS IN NEW YEAR AT TAO

January 1, 2011 - 2:10 pm

Reality show star Kim Kardashian celebrated New Year's at Tao Las Vegas in a silver hand-beaded asymmetric draped dress that was custom made by Marc Bouwer. She was wearing her signature Christian Louboutin heels. She had dinner at Tao with brother Rob Kardashian, Brittny Gastineau, famed video director Hype Williams and other friends. She ended her night out about 2 a.m. and returned to her Piazza Suite at The Venetian for a girls-only slumber party. (Photo courtesy Denise Truscello/WireImage)

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