Kylie Jenner

Kylie Kristen Jenner is an American socialite, media personality, and businesswoman. She starred in the E! reality television series Keeping Up with the Kardashians from 2007 to 2021 and then the Hulu reality television series The Kardashians from 2022. She is the founder and owner of cosmetic company Kylie Cosmetics. She is the fifth-most-followed person on Instagram.

At age 14 in 2012, Jenner collaborated with the clothing brand PacSun with her sister Kendall and created a line of clothing, Kendall & Kylie. In 2015, she launched her own cosmetics line called Kylie Lip Kits, which was renamed to Kylie Cosmetics the following year.

Jenner has been an influential figure in pop culture since the mid-2010s. In 2014 and 2015, Time magazine listed the Jenner sisters on their list of the most influential teens in the world, citing their considerable influence among youth on social media. In 2017, Jenner was placed on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list, making her the youngest person to be featured on the list. Jenner starred on her own spin-off series, Life of Kylie, which premiered in 2017.

Jenner’s wealth and its coverage in Forbes has been a source of controversy in the past. In 2019, the magazine estimated Jenner’s net worth at US$1 billion and called her the world’s youngest self-made billionaire at age 21; the notion of Jenner being self-made has been controversial. In May 2020, Forbes released a statement accusing Jenner of forging tax documents so she would appear as a billionaire.

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Kylie Jenner Early Life and Education:

Kylie Kristen Jenner was born on August 10, 1997, in Los Angeles, California. The youngest daughter of former Olympic decathlete champion Caitlyn Jenner (then known as Bruce Jenner) and television personality and businesswoman Kris Jenner (née Houghton). From both of her parents’ side, she is of Dutch, English, Irish, and Scottish ancestry, with some Welsh ancestry from her father’s side.

Jenner has an older sister, Kendall, and eight older half-siblings. From Caitlyn’s side of the family, she has three older half-brothers―Burt, Brandon, and Brody Jenner―and one older half-sister Cassandra Marino. From Kris’ side of the family, Jenner has three older half-sisters―Kourtney, Kim, Khloé―and one older half-brother Rob Kardashian. Her parents divorced in 2015, prior to her father’s transition.

Jenner attended Sierra Canyon School, where she was also a member of the cheerleading team. Jenner claims to have performed in plays while attending school, along with community plays. In 2012, she became homeschooled and enrolled in an at-home education program, from which she graduated with a high school diploma in July 2015 from Laurel Springs School in Ojai, California.

Kylie Jenner Career:

In 2007, Jenner, alongside her family, including Kendall, Kourtney, Kim, Khloé, and Rob, gained fame through the reality TV series Keeping Up with the Kardashians, showcasing their personal and professional lives. The show’s success led to various spin-offs and guest appearances by Jenner in related projects like Kourtney and Kim Take Miami and Khloé & Lamar. In subsequent years, Jenner and her sister hosted events, including Glee: The 3D Concert Movie premiere in 2011 and The Vow premiere in 2012. They also interviewed the cast of The Hunger Games and appeared on America’s Next Top Model in the same year.

From 2013 to 2014, Jenner ventured into acting, co-hosting the Much Music Video Awards in 2014 and making appearances in music videos by artists like PartyNextDoor and Jaden Smith. Additionally, Jenner co-authored a novel with her sister Kendall titled Rebels: City of Indra: The Story of Lex and Livia, although it received criticism and was largely ghostwritten by Maya Sloan. The novel, along with its sequel, Time of the Twins, was met with mixed reviews and modest sales.

In May 2015, the Jenner sisters faced criticism when they were booed while introducing Kanye West’s performance at the Billboard Music Awards. Around the same time, Kylie Jenner admitted to getting a lip augmentation on an episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, sparking public speculation and leading to the “Kylie Jenner Challenge.” Despite initial denials, Jenner later confirmed the augmentation and addressed concerns about setting unrealistic beauty standards. Subsequently, in August 2015, she announced the launch of her first lipstick line, the Kylie Lip Kit, which garnered significant attention.

By February 2016, Jenner’s cosmetic company was renamed Kylie Cosmetics, with production scaling up drastically. She released promotional videos for new products and ventured into music, making her debut rapping on a song by Burberry Perry in May 2016. Jenner continued to make appearances in music videos, collaborate with artists, and surprise fans, such as attending a high school prom with a student who had been turned down by his date. Her success was further highlighted when she was ranked 59th on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list in June 2017, becoming the youngest person on the list at just 19 years old.

Following her rise to fame, Jenner starred in her own reality show, Life of Kylie, which premiered in August 2017. Additionally, she expanded her business ventures by launching makeup lines in collaboration with her mother, Kris Jenner, and her half-sister, Kim Kardashian. In November 2018, Jenner and Kardashian released their second collaboration, the KKW x Kylie Cosmetics collection, further solidifying Jenner’s presence in the beauty industry.

In April 2019, Kylie Jenner expanded her business ventures by collaborating with her half-sister Kim Kardashian’s KKW Beauty to launch a new fragrance. This marked Jenner’s first entry into the fragrance industry. Shortly after, in May 2019, Jenner launched her own skincare brand, Kylie Skin, offering a range of skincare products. She continued her successful collaborations by releasing the Kylie Cosmetics x Koko Kollection with her half-sister Khloé Kardashian in June 2019. Later in September, Jenner made headlines by serving as the makeup artistic director for Balmain’s Spring 2020 runway show at Paris Fashion Week, marking her first collaboration with a brand outside her family’s circle.

In October 2019, Jenner filed to trademark the phrase “rise and shine” after a viral moment where she sang the phrase to her daughter, Stormi. The hashtag #RiseandShine became a massive trend on social media, leading Jenner to explore various trademark options. The following month, Jenner sold a 51 percent stake in Kylie Cosmetics to Coty for $600 million, further solidifying her status as a business mogul.

In January 2020, Jenner announced her trademark of “Kylie Con,” “Kylie Kon,” and “Kylie Museum.” Later in the year, she collaborated with her sister Kendall Jenner to launch the Kylie Cosmetics x Kendall Jenner line in June 2020. Additionally, she released the Stormi Collection in February 2020, named after her daughter’s birthday. Jenner also made cameo appearances in music videos and addressed controversies, including concerns over payments to factory workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Despite the challenges, Jenner’s business empire continued to thrive, with the launch of the Summer Sailor collection in August 2020, which included her first-ever false lashes. She also appeared in Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s “WAP” music video. Jenner’s success culminated in her topping Forbes’ list of highest-paid celebrities for 2020, further solidifying her status as a prominent figure in the beauty and entertainment industries.

In 2020, Kylie Jenner and her family made headlines by announcing the end of their long-running reality show, Keeping Up With the Kardashians, after twenty seasons and nearly 15 years on air. Following this, in August 2021, Jenner introduced Kylie Swim, a new swimwear line catering to women of all sizes, which faced criticism upon its release for perceived poor quality and impracticality. However, she swiftly moved forward by launching a skincare and hair product line for babies called Kylie Baby in September 2021.

In January 2022, Jenner achieved a significant milestone by becoming the first woman to amass 300 million followers on Instagram, surpassing singer Ariana Grande. Later in April 2022, Jenner and her family returned to television screens with a new reality show titled The Kardashians, which aired on Hulu after their departure from the E! Network. The show features Jenner alongside her sisters Kourtney, Kim, Khloe, and Kendall, as well as their mother Kris Jenner and various ex and current partners. The first season premiered on April 14, 2022, exclusively on Disney+. Subsequently, the show was renewed for a second season, which premiered on September 22, 2022, and later for a third season, set to air in the first half of 2023, with the third season officially airing on May 25, 2023.

Kylie Jenner Personal Life:

In August 2014, Tyga was seen getting close with Jenner at her 17th birthday party. Days later, Tyga ended his relationship with Blac Chyna, his fiancée and the mother of his son. In 2015, when she turned 18, Jenner and Tyga made their relationship official. Jenner subsequently made appearances in two of Tyga’s music videos, “Stimulated” and “Dope’d Up”. In April 2017, Jenner and Tyga broke up.

In April 2017, Jenner was first seen with Travis Scott at Coachella. On February 1, 2018, Jenner gave birth to their daughter. Jenner appeared in the music video for “Stop Trying to Be God”, from Scott’s third studio album Astroworld. They broke up in September 2019, but quarantined together during the COVID-19 pandemic for the sake of their daughter and ended up rekindling their relationship. On September 7, 2021, after weeks of speculation, Jenner revealed that she and Scott were expecting their second child. Jenner gave birth to their son on February 2, 2022. In January 2023, it was reported that the couple had split up again.

Kylie Jenner Net Worth:

Kylie Jenner Net Worth is $680 million as of 2024. She mainly earns through her different business ventures and numerous endorsements and sponsorship deals. She also earns through her filming and music video projects.

In March 2019, Forbes pegged Kylie Jenner’s net worth at $1 billion and reported that at 21, she was the youngest-ever self-made billionaire after selling 51% of Kylie Cosmetics to the beauty business Coty, Inc., for $600 million; she pocketed $540 million, pretax.

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