Kylie Jenner on Tuesday was declared as the youngest self-made billionaire of all time by Forbes magazine, thanks to the thriving cosmetics company she founded three years ago.
Forbes said she was both the world’s youngest billionaire and also the youngest self-made billionaire ever.
Jenner is the half-sister of reality television stars Kim, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian. She managed to make her way into the annual Forbes list of billionaires after launching her Kylie Cosmetics online in 2015 with $29 lip kits containing matching lipstick and lip liner.
However, the majority of people do not agree with this and some of them came up with some hysterical responses:
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By all means, feel free to congratulation Kylie Jenner on becoming a Billionaire at that young age. It’s an impressive accomplishment and worth a celebration. She deserves genuine praise.
But don’t you dare call here “self-made”. She’s not.
— Fredrik (@F_Edits) March 5, 2019
Haven’t we gone over this?
Self-made: Having succeeded in life unaided.https://t.co/g0ZHDSkVfu https://t.co/3O48zKsInN
— Dictionary.com (@Dictionarycom) March 5, 2019
The same people who think Kylie Jenner is self-made are the same people who think she’s all natural ??♀️ #KylieJenner pic.twitter.com/j4r8vbVSZF
— Nicole Perez (@nicole_perez1) March 6, 2019
#KylieJenner proves that EVERYBODY can become a “Self-made” billionaire!
ALL you need is your family’s millions, your dad’s fame, your mum’s connections, your sister’s sex tape and a good plastic surgeon… pic.twitter.com/ROsAGZ38iG— Diamond Pearl (@MsDiamondPearl) March 6, 2019
Self made millionaire?? Millionaire yes, self made?….. #KylieJenner #ForbesUnder30 pic.twitter.com/0cYpXxToD6
— ⭐️Jazzy Fizz⭐️ (@jasminebeck) March 6, 2019
It’s easy to be cynical, but there’s nothing more inspiring than someone being born with only hundreds of millions of dollars and working their way up to billions of dollars. #KylieJenner #Billionaire #praise https://t.co/ly0uzsteoF
— Aliza Ansari (@aliza__ansari) March 6, 2019
According to Forbes, Kylie Cosmetics did an estimated $360 million in sales last year. Jenner, who has a one-year-old daughter, who owns 100% of the company.
She also earns money through endorsements and appearances on cable TV’s Keeping Up with the Kardashians and was ranked at number 2,057 on the Forbes 2019 list. Kylie Cosmetics last year signed a deal with Ulta Beauty Inc to put her products in all of the retailer’s 1,163 US stores.
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