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Twitter fumes as Forbes crowns Kylie Jenner youngest self-made billionaire ‘ever’
There’s being an ongoing debate online after Forbes named 21-year-old Jenner, who founded beauty company Kylie Cosmetics, in 2015 the world’s youngest self-made billionaire ever.
According to the magazine, the 21-year-old reached a 10 figure fortune at a younger age than even Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg who was 23 when he achieved the milestone in 2008.
While the Kardashian/Jenner clan have been celebrating their latest feat, some critiques from all works of life have opined that the “self-made” title seems dubious.
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Many argued that Kylie’s fame and wealth is a function of her status as a member of one of the wealthy and visible family.
Recall that Forbes was hotly critiqued for calling Kylie Jenner a soon-to-be “self-made billionaire” back in July 2018, when she was poised to hit the $1 billion mark.
Now she’s hit it, all hell has been let loose.
In mid-November, Kylie Jenner marked a milestone moment with a visit to a strip mall. For the past three years, her Kylie Cosmetics had only sold its makeup online and briefly in pop up shops.
But after signing an exclusive distribution deal with Ulta, the beauty retailer, Kylie Cosmetics was rolling its $29 lip kits—a matte liquid lipstick and matching lip liner—into Ulta’s 1,000-plus stores.
With all these in play, Kylie Cosmetics has become a sought after brand in the make-up world. The mother of one who has over 128 million followers on Instagram page also markets her brand to her ever attentive fans and followers.
Formerly known as Kylie Lip Kits, the company was renamed Kylie Cosmetics in 2016 after the release of the liquid lipstick and lip liner set on November 30, 2015.
See reactions:
Kylie Jenner is not a self made billionaire, self made means you were immaculately conceived and that means Jesus is the only self made billionaire
— vinte (@vints) March 6, 2019
David Dobrik was supposed to surprise me at my party last night but he went roller skating with Kylie Jenner instead ???
— drew 2 (@drewphilips_) March 6, 2019
About ten percent of Kylie Jenner’s body parts aren’t even “self-made,” much less her fortune. ? #ForbesBillionaires pic.twitter.com/alv3psDUwa
— James Vakacabeqoli (@jvakacabeqoli) March 5, 2019
Kylie Jenner becomes the youngest “self-made” billionaire while I’m driving a 2003 car that just broke down in the middle of nowhere.
— Angela Belcamino (@AngelaBelcamino) March 5, 2019
Crying about Kylie Jenner on Forbes won’t make you rich
— gabby (@gabrieellaelise) March 5, 2019
Stop it!!! There is NOTHING “self-made” about Kylie Jenner. Shame on u 4 making such a ridiculous claim. Not knocking Kylie Jenner, good 4 her; she’s not “self-made”. Most of us could start pretty great ventures if we had multi-million $ families getting us started. #laughable
— Lindy Good (@G00dGirl57) March 5, 2019
Wait, so Kylie Jenner is a billionaire in USA and the youngest self-made billionaire ever and she does not bombard us with photos of Bentley and Cash motivations every morning?? pic.twitter.com/hAFWfymS4d
— Adenle R. Adeshina?? (@AfroBaseNg) March 5, 2019
Kylie Jenner may not be the most liked but becoming the youngest billionaire is a stuff of legends.
— Chemical Brother ? (@chemicalbrodar) March 5, 2019
Kylie Jenner is not a “self made billionaire” her family was already worth millions and incredibly famous. All she did was leverage her fame, fortune, and family name. https://t.co/jTxoH0LqwE
— Robbedy (@robbedy) March 5, 2019
Today, at 21 years old, Kylie Jenner became the youngest self-made billionaire of all time. Today, at 21 years old, I picked mould off a piece of bread, ate it, then called my mum to ask if it would poison me
— sophie (@sophxthompson) March 5, 2019
Ok… Congratulations to Kylie Jenner for becoming a billionaire. You’re not self-made though. Better? Stupid dick head. https://t.co/jCVN5UYT8r
— RaggedyDan (@_RaggedyDan_) March 6, 2019
whenever kylie jenner makes the headline on forbers for being successful and an over-achieving rich ass socialite i automatically feel like a bum ass loser wtf
— ++!**? (@triIogggy) March 6, 2019
Kylie Jenner is a female billionaire. She doesn’t need any guy to pay her bills.
— Omo Iya Eleja (@motivatedgeorge) March 6, 2019
Everyone going mental about Kylie Jenner being a self made billionaire, ‘it’s cuz her sister made a sex tape’ sorry but to the amount of girls selling nudes and sex tapes now, where’s your sisters billion dollar company? xx
— lauren (@laurenchloeee) March 6, 2019
It’s funny seeing people shit on Kylie Jenner for being a ‘self made’ billionaire. Whether it’s true or not, a billionaire in your twenties is incredible.
— George Clarke (@Clarkie_Tweets) March 6, 2019
The way people are so mad at Kylie Jenner being named a “self-made billionaire” you’d swear she took their spot on that list?? pic.twitter.com/rH1D3ExJn9
— FentseDieBaba?? (@fentsethebaby) March 6, 2019
I honestly like Kylie Jenner but Forbes announcing her as the youngest ever SELF MADE billionaire is a huge accomplishment that is just not accurate
— Rachael (@__angael) March 6, 2019
Kylie Jenner’s parents are worth a combined $160 million dollars.
She is not “self made”. She’s the beneficiary of massive family inheritance, a lifetime of reality TV fame and almost limitless investment from her parents.
This is the just the rich getting richer.#KylieJenner https://t.co/lb5vZr2EbZ
— Adam Walker (@MaleStylist) March 6, 2019
Kylie Jenner is proof that even if you only start out in life with a few hundred million dollars and international fame, it’s still possible to make something of yourself. An inspiration to us all. https://t.co/VWvR1OyA1G
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) March 5, 2019
Kylie Jenner beat me onto the billionaires list? pic.twitter.com/Zd0SJDbhf0
— Isiah Whitlock Jr. (@IsiahWhitlockJr) March 5, 2019
‘Kylie Jenner is a billionaire’ seems like a very short yet incredibly potent and all encompassing argument against the current state of economic affairs.
— Secular Talk (@KyleKulinski) March 5, 2019
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
ah yes self made billionaire kylie jenner, cant believe how far she’s came from that little council estate in the slums of carlisle https://t.co/UO3wDEH9YK
— Callum Markie (@callummarkie) March 5, 2019
Dear Twitter,
Kylie Jenner is not self-made. She was a child on a reality show, her father is an Olympic gold medalist, her mother came from a family already famous off the controversy. She was raised in the limelight and in wealth. Quit overhyping mediocrity. pic.twitter.com/MJL9Q5KXX9
— Granddaddy Sandwich (@TySandwich) March 5, 2019
Kylie Jenner is a self-made billionaire in the same way Donald Trump is
— Xavier Barlow (@Xavbarlow) March 6, 2019
At 21 Kylie Jenner is already a self made billionaire. Meanwhile at 24 some girls are still looking for who will take them to the mall to pay for their movies or buy them shawarma and coldstone
— Former Nigerian (@jmi_thompson) March 6, 2019
criticising Kylie Jenner’s self-made billionaire title because she came from money is dumb because if it was that easy the whole family would be
— ? (@ezpixs) March 6, 2019
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