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After nearly a year of dating, Kendall Jenner and Devin Booker have taken the next step in their relationship.
A source tells PEOPLE that the model (25) has her family’s approval for her boyfriend from the NBA player.
“What used to look like a fun connection is now a relationship,” the source said. “They are exclusive and Kendall is very happy with Devin.”
“And her family thinks he’s wonderful. He was even invited to Kim’s 40th birthday celebration in Tahiti,” the source added.
In October, the Kardashian-Jenner family celebrated Kim Kardashian’s milestone birthday with a private island getaway. At the time, Jenner shared photos of the trip on Instagram with the caption ‘locations a secret’.
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After Jenner and Booker (24) first started dating rumors last April when they traveled together from Los Angeles to Arizona, Jenner and Booker (24) made their Instagram relationship official in honor of Valentine’s Day.
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Jenner shared a photo of the couple leaning on a worksheet and sharing a silly moment together. The Keep up with the Kardashians star endorsed the snap with a single white heart emoji.
Meanwhile, Booker posted a video of the couple spending time with a black dog in a mountainous backdrop before the trio lay on a blanket on the grass. The athlete added an orange heart emoji to the post and tagged Jenner.
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The duo were recently spotted dining out together in Los Angeles and enjoyed a vacation in Idaho with friends Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin last summer.
Last month, the Phoenix Suns forward shared a bit of love for his girlfriend on Instagram when he posted one of the model’s bikini photos by the pool.
“Whew,” Booker wrote next to the photo.
Jenner’s original message, shared on Inauguration Day, was titled “A New Day! A Good Day!”