Simone Harouche may have helped save Kim Kardashian from her terrifying robbery ordeal - but how does she know the reality star?

Known for being a stylist to the stars, she has worked with the likes of Christina Aguilera, Miley Cyrus, Nicole Richie, Ashley Tisdale - and of course, Kim.

Simone got her big break when Xtina invited her to work on her Back to Basics album photoshoot.

She told Stylist recently: "I knew Christina Aguilera socially and she liked my style. She would always ask me to do little things for her- she was very persistent and kept asking me to do little jobs."

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The 36-year-old struck up a friendship with the KUWTK star, and she's worked closely with her ever since.

She's close enough with the family that she's appeared in their Instagram snaps on numerous occasions over the years.

On the night of the attack, Kourtney shared a picture of herself hanging out with Kim and Simone shortly before the Givenchy runway show.

In the early hours of Monday morning, Simone - who was also asleep in the apartment - heard the commotion and immediately locked herself in her bathroom.

According to E! News, when the masked men left, Kim managed to free herself from her restraints and ran to the apartment's balcony to scream for help.

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"By the time [Kim] escaped Simone had heard noises. She was downstairs and called Pascal not knowing what was going on, asking if everything was Ok," said a source.

Simone, informed Kim's bodyguard of the attack, then heard Kim's cries for help and ran to meet the star.

Police then arrived shortly after, and both of them gave statements about the shocking incident.