The complaint, lodged late on Monday in a United States district court in Manhattan, claims Jenner only took part in the first of two planned photoshoots but never turned up for the second one, which had originally been scheduled for March last year but was delayed due to the pandemic.

Liu Jo is seeking at least US$1.8 million (RM7.6 million) in damages, according to the complaint.

Liu Jo – which has already paid US$1.35 million to Jenner for services covered by the 2019 contract, according to the complaint – said it tried to reschedule the second photoshoot multiple times but obtained no response from Jenner.

The fashion brand said it failed to obtain a refund of its payments to the model.

Reuters was unable to immediately contact Jenner, 25, one of the world’s top-earning models who rose to fame in the reality television show “Keeping Up with the Kardashians”.

Her agents, Society Model Management, and parent company Elite World Group did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A public relations company representing Liu Jo was also not immediately available for comment.