Every Woman Kanye West Has Dated And How He Changed Their Appearance

Kanye West pushed it too far (we doubt he thinks so) after the nude display of his wife, Bianca Censori, at the 2025 Grammy Awards. It caused so much outrage, that fans began to worry about Bianca’s well-being, especially after seeing her eerie transformation before and after meeting Kanye.

The Yeezy founder, who’s “secretly pitching” a show that’s set to rival The Kardashians, has since addressed the “invisible dress” in another series of explosive rants on X (formerly Twitter). He admitted that Bianca needs his “approval” when it comes to her outfits. While others have learned to ignore Kanye’s impassioned remarks, others find it problematic that he seems to “control” his wife.

Kanye is known to style his “muses,” including Kim Kardashian when they were together. But towards the end of their marriage when the rapper was suffering from mental issues, he famously told the reality TV star that he was uncomfortable with her “sexy” photos (ironic, yes). Here’s every woman the musician has dated and how he changed their appearances.

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Sumeke Rainey

Sumeke Rainey Was Kanye West’s High School Sweetheart

Sumeke Rainey is said to be Kanye’s high school sweetheart, pre-fame. She’s kept a low profile all these years, but the 24-time Grammy winner gave her a shoutout in his song, “Never Let Me Down” from his first album, The College Dropout (2004).

The lyrics read: “Nothing sad as that day my girl’s father passed away/ So I promised to Mr. Rainey I’m gonna marry your daughter.” Kanye and Sumeke reportedly split up as the former rose to stardom.

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Alexis Phifer

Alexis Phifer May Have Been Kanye West’s Style Blueprint For Her Future Partners

Alexis Phifer and the “I Wonder” hitmaker dated on and off from 2002 until 2008. Kanye proposed to the designer in 2006, with their engagement lasting 18 months, before calling it quits for good. In 2007, Kanye credited Alexis as his “original stylist” who helped him “get fresh.”

Kanye and Alexis broke up after he got busy with his Glow in the Dark Tour (2008-2009). The emotions from the split inspired his fourth studio album, 808s & Heartbreak (2008).

In an interview with Harper’s Bazaar, the “Heartless” performer recalled meeting Alexis for the first time and thinking “she was stylish” wearing Miss Sixty, a famous denim brand. “I had on this throwback jersey, and the first thing I said to her, because I could tell she was stylish, was ‘I don’t normally dress like this!’” he shared.

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Brooke Crittendon

Brooke Crittendon “Lived in The Shadow” Of Kanye West When They Dated

Kanye started seeing Brooke Crittendon during one of his breakups with Alexis. At that time, it didn’t seem like Kanye was already in his style-my-girlfriend phase yet—kinda proving that Alexis might have really sparked that in him. But in 2009, the Harlem Heights actress said she “lived in the shadow of Kanye” when they were going out.

Brooke and Kanye ended things amicably, with the former saying they could still call each other if they needed “anything.”

“I didn’t have a platform because they weren’t interested in me,” she told Essence. “I always had to play the background yet people formulated opinions about me, saying things like, ‘Oh she’s on the come-up,’ when really I was just living in a big city on my own and had to live in the shadow of that’ ‘Kanye’s ex-girl.’ I’m so much bigger than that.'”

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Amber Rose

Kanye West Dressed Amber Rose In Outfits She Didn’t Like

Kanye and Amber Rose dated from 2009 to 2010. It was a tumultuous relationship, with the latter later saying that “the only thing” she got from the rapper was “fame.” In a conversation with Complex in 2017, the model-turned-activist opened up about being “bullied” by Kanye even after their split.

When they started dating, the world had the impression that they were collaborative forces. But there were early signs. In a 2009 feature with Elle, Amber discussed how Kanye often chose her outfits, which didn’t feel like her personality.

Amber Rose is best friends with Blac Chyna, who was engaged to Rob Kardashian when Kanye was still married to Kim. Chyna and Rob share a daughter named Dream.

“He’ll pick out something and I’ll be like, ‘Oh, God, I don’t like that at all.’ And then I’ll pick out something and he’ll be like ‘Babe, just…no,'” Amber recalled. It was also the beginning of Kanye’s sterile aesthetic.

Back then, Amber said: “I’m more electric pink and bright yellow. And Kanye’s more like nude and bone. Like, bone is his favorite color. I’m like, whose favorite color is bone?“

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Kim Kardashian

Kanye West Famously Cleared Out Kim Kardashian’s Closet For A Style Upgrade

Kim was like Kanye’s style vision fulfilled. In Season 7 of Keeping Up With the Kardashians, the latter famously cleared out the closet of the would-be Skims founder for a style makeover. They started dating in 2012 after years of being close friends.

In 2016, two years into their marriage, Kim said Kanye leveled up her look. “I really think that my relationship with my husband Kanye really changed everything,” she told CNN Style at that time. “I mean, back in the day I thought I had the best style. I look back at outfits and I’m, like, mortified.”

Unfortunately, Kim’s continuous evolution—resulting in her independence—seemingly caused tensions between her and Kanye. In a 2019 episode of KUWTK, the latter famously told his then-wife: “You are my wife, and it affects me when pictures are too sexy.”

Kim has an estimated net worth of $1.7 billion, while Kanye is reportedly worth $2.77 billion (as of February 2025).

At that time, Kim stood up for her corset Met Gala outfit (the subject of the argument) while also acknowledging her then-husband’s “transformation.” Kim eventually filed for divorce from Kanye in February 2021. It was finalized in November 2022.

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Irina Shayk

Irina Shayk Was Seen Sporting Some Yeezy Products

Victoria’s Secret Angel, Irina Shayk was Kanye’s first high-profile rebound after his split from Kim. During that 2021 fling, the Russian model was spotted celebrating the “Gold Digger” rapper’s 44th birthday in France.

Irina previously appeared on Kanye’s 2010 music video for “Power.” She also walked in the Yeezy fall fashion show at Paris Fashion Week in 2012. While the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover girl didn’t get the whole Kanye makeover, she’s been spotted wearing his brand off-duty.

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Julia Fox

Julia Fox Was Kanye West’s “Muse”

Kanye’s post-Kim public antics kicked off during his brief romance with Uncet Gems star, Julia Fox. They had “an instant connection” during their first meeting on New Year’s Eve in 2021.

Their relationship became public in early 2022. At that time, the two had a “Date Night” feature in Interview Magazine where she revealed that during one of their dates, “Ye had an entire hotel suite full of clothes. It was every girl’s dream come true.”

When asked if she was Kanye’s muse on the Call Her Daddy podcast, Julia gave out a viral answer, saying: “Yeah, a little, maybe. I mean, I was Josh Safdie’s muse when he wrote Uncut Gems. Do you know what I mean? Like things like that.” Kanye and Julia broke up in mid-February of 2022.

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Chaney Jones

Chaney Jones Was Called A “Kim Kardashian Clone”

Kanye was first linked to model, Chaney Jones, the same month he broke up with Julia. This relationship didn’t last long either. The couple parted ways in June 2022. But before that, fans kept pointing out how Chaney had a striking resemblance with Kim.

Called a “Kardashian Clone,” the counseling services executive was accused of copying Kim’s Instagram posts. People were also convinced that Kanye was dressing Chaney like his ex-wife.

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Bianca Censori

Kanye West Said He Has “Dominion” Over Bianca Censori

Kanye’s second and current wife, Bianca, is the latest subject of his dress-up project; or in this case, undressing. It started in mid-2023 when the couple were in Italy, months after their wedding. The Yeezy architect was wearing practically nothing—just see-through bodysuits or just a pillow held up to cover her chest.

Bianca’s style evolved drastically, with her having to let go of wearing shoes. Then at one point, her chopped blonde hair looked like Pete Davidson, who Kanye famously beefed with after the Saturday Night Live comedian dated Kim for nine months (2021 to 2022). It was hard not to see it as a message.

In February 2025, Kanye slammed accusations of him forcing Bianca into going naked at the Grammys. “I HAVE DOMINION OVER MY WIFE,” he said in his many X rants. In a self-contradicting statement, he also said:

“YES I DONT MAKE HER DO NOTHING SHE DOESNT WANT TO BUT SHE DEFINITELY WOULDNT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO IT WITHOUT MY APPROVAL YOU STUPID A** WOKE PAWNS.” Interesting combination of words…

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