Kendall Jenner arrives at the 2014 MTV Music Video Awards in Inglewood, California August 24, 2014.
Kendall Jenner arrives at the 2014 MTV Music Video Awards in Inglewood, California August 24, 2014. REUTERS/Kevork Djansezian

Kendall Jenner wants to distance herself from elder sister Kim Kardashian West as she feels overshadowed in her presence. As per her recent chat with Cut magazine, she revealed that she prefers that Kim avoids attending her modelling shows as her presence takes away the attention from Kendall's work.

Kendall has been working very hard to make it big in the modelling world, as told by US Magazine. She is reportedly striving to not leave any stone left unturned--whether it involves dropping her last name for professional purposes or trying to distance herself from the Kardashian clan.

In an exclusive chat with Cut, Kendall confessed that she idolized supermodels throughout her childhood. Hence, she is trying extremely hard for the people in high fashion to take her seriously. As per the popular belief that being associated with Kardashian has given her many shortcuts in the modelling world, Kendall feels exactly the opposite.

"People think that this [success] just came to me. But it didn't. What I have has almost worked against me", revealed the 18-year-old model. "I had to work even harder to get where I wanted because people didn't take me seriously as a model," she shared.

However, elder sister Kim appears to quite supportive of Kendall's modelling ambitions. She acknowledged Marc Jacobs for giving her kid sister the opportunity to prove herself and opening the door of the modelling world. She also expressed her gratitude to Riccardo and Karl.

On the other hand, Kendall along with the other models surprised everyone during the recently concluded Marc Jacobs spring/summer 2015 fashion show by walking in the runway without any makeup.

Instead of opting for bold makeup and extensive hairdos, Jacobs instructed his models to go out without any makeup applied to their faces during his September 11 show. As per Hollywood Life, the models in the Marc Jacob show had nothing on their skin except moisturizer and lip balm. Kendall was seen sporting the same bare look along with black bobs and bangs, which made her barely recognizable.

In an effort to carve a niche for herself, Kendall has also recently decided to drop her last name, as per US magazine. The reality TV star wants to shed off her reality TV image and simply listed Kendall in her portfolio, which will be sent to various modelling agencies.