Kim Kardashian did an event earlier this week to celebrate her July cover of GQ. At the event, Kim chatted with Women’s Wear Daily about her GQ cover but not the content of the interview, as in… no questions about Taylor Swift and how Kim is the meanest meanie who ever mean-girled (so Swifty says). Kim also talked about Kanye West’s terrible “Famous” video, her diet and more. Some highlights:

Why she decided to pose naked for GQ: “GQ is iconic, so when I got the call to do their anniversary cover, the summer issue, I thought, “You know what? It’ll be a really good goal to motivate me to get me to do my diet perfectly.” I still wasn’t quite at my goal weight when we shot it, but I was working so hard and it was that motivation for me. You set a date for a shoot and you know you have to be there. It made me feel so good about myself knowing I had come so far. I had to lose, like, 60 pounds to get there. I had just had my second baby. I thought, “I want to feel sexy again. I want to feel good about myself,” and that was what did it for me.”

Her post-baby workout & diet: “I woke up every day at six in the morning and worked out. I did a strict Atkin’s diet. Strict, strict, strict. It was really hard for me to diet [with the] first baby. This time was so much easier and I realized [it comes down to] the food. I mean, I love to work out and you definitely have to work out to tone up, but so much of it is how you eat. I had to really stay focused. I had to cut out all the sweets and I had such a sweet tooth. After-baby body? I welcome that challenge.”

Kanye wants Kim to be more like Carine Roitfeld: “I think I was super-trendy and then I learned a lot about fashion being with Kanye. Years ago, like maybe 2009, he gave me a Carine Roitfeld book and said, “This should be your fashion bible. She is everything.” And now, having worked with her and having her pick out clothes that I wear is incredible. It’s such a full-circle moment, such a dream come true. I love fashion. And I love to experiment, try new things. I think my style has evolved a lot; the more you know, the more you travel, the more you meet people, you become educated and you [dress] better.

Her summer plans: “We’re shooting [season 13 of “Keeping Up With the Kardashians.”] I would love a vacation, but I don’t know if I’m going to get one this summer. My husband starts his tour, so we’re going to do that with the babies. His tour is super easy. He does a few weeks, and then he’s home for a few weeks. It’ll be fun.

Her kids’ latest milestones: “North just turned three. Saint is, like, almost standing. He’s only six months, but he is literally almost standing. It’s wild. He’s the best. He’s the sweetest. I showed him a dog today. He got a little scared. North loves dogs, so I said, “If you talk your dad into getting you a dog, your brother has to be comfortable,” and he was so not comfortable, so it saved me for a little bit longer from having to go and get a dog. She’s not cleaning up after it, so I want to stall for as long as possible.

What she thought of Kanye’s “Famous” video: “I actually never saw the final edit of it. I did that kind of on purpose because I love to be surprised. It was, like, three, four months in the making, so I obviously knew it was going on, but I didn’t actually see the final cut until he debuted it at The Forum. It was really cool.

[From WWD]

Reading an interview with Kim in WWD just reminds me that the war is sort of over. Meaning that Kim will never be the most popular or well-liked person on any blog, but we can no longer debate that she has gained acceptance as A) a legit celebrity, B) someone interesting in fashion, C) someone fashion people acknowledge. WWD even asked her about which photographers she would love to work with and she named Steven Meisel and Mario Testino, and I was surprised because I honestly thought Meisel and Testino had already photographed her.

A few other points… if Kanye wanted to be with a woman who looks and dresses like Carine Roitfeld, why in the world did he marry Kim? And I was genuinely charmed by the story about North wanting a dog and Saint not being into it. Although I really hope they don’t get a dog, because I don’t think Kim and Kanye would be good animal-parents. Remember poor Mercy Kardashian? That poor cat.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.