Kimberly Tripp, the beloved Las Vegas performer known as "Mini Kim Kardashian," passed away on Sunday evening at just 32 years old. Tripp was famous for her uncanny portrayal of the reality star during performance revues at Beacher's Madhouse in Las Vegas and The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles, and now the real Kim Kardashian-West paid tribute to her late mini-me on social media.
Kardashian-West, 35, sent a message on Twitter after hearing of Tripp's passing early Sunday morning and mourned the performer's sudden death.
"My thoughts and prayers go out to Kim Tripp's friends and family! Rest in peace beautiful soul," Kardashian-West tweeted on Monday.
It is unclear how many times Kardashian-West and Tripp have met in the past. But in an older video interview with Entertainment Tonight, Kardashian-West gushed about Tripp and said, "She is the best, she's just my little twin soul."
Tripp's body was found by her boyfriend Ricky Sells, Jr. on the front porch of the couple's Las Vegas apartment just after midnight on Sunday. She was pronounced dead shortly afterwards by the Clark County Medical Examiner's office. While a cause of death has yet to be determined, sources say Tripp's death may be due to health issues.
Her boyfriend, Sells performed as "Mini Kanye West," and the couple performed together as the famous celebrity husband-and-wife duo in various variety shows. They even had a pretend wedding in 2014 at Beacher's Madhouse shortly after Kardashian-West married the real Kanye West.
Tripp became a mini-celebrity in her own right and rubbed elbows with other celebrities. Tripp posed for a photo with "Laguna Beach" and "The Hills" star Lauren Conrad on her Facebook page, and Beacher's Madhouse owner Jeff Beacher posted a touching tribute to her along with a photo of the Las Vegas performer with Black Eyed Peas singer Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson.
"#RipKim Today is a very sad day for my @beachersmadhouse family," Beacher wrote in the caption on Instagram. "We lost a shining star. One of our founding Family members of the Little person team that @donnydavis1 runs. Kim you will be forever missed and loved by all. My love and prays goes out to your family and ours. #RipKim you will be missed."
See Beacher's and Kardashian-West's social media tributes to Tripp below.
My thoughts and prayers go out to Kim Tripp's friends and family! Rest in peace beautiful soul.
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) March 21, 2016
#RipKim Today is a very sad day for my @beachersmadhouse family. We lost a shining star. One of our founding Family members of the Little person team that @donnydavis1 runs. Kim you will be forever missed and loved by all. My love and prays goes out to your family and ours. #RipKim you will be missed A photo posted by Jeff Beacher (@jeffbeacher) on Mar 20, 2016 at 12:53pm PDT
