Kylie Jenner
Kylie Kristen Jenner (born August 10, 1997)[7] 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.
Kylie Jenner
- Media personality
- socialite
- businesswoman[1]
2007–present
Founder of Kylie Cosmetics
- Travis Scott (2017–2023)[a]
2
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.[8]
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.[9][10] In 2017, Jenner was placed on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list, making her the youngest person to be featured on the list.[11] Jenner starred on her own spin-off series, Life of Kylie, which premiered in 2017.[12]
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;[13][14] the notion of Jenner being self-made has been controversial.[15][16] In May 2020, Forbes released a statement accusing Jenner of forging tax documents so she would appear as a billionaire.[17]
Early life
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)[b][19] and television personality and businesswoman Kris Jenner (née Houghton).[20] From both of her parents' side, she is of Dutch, English, Irish, and Scottish ancestry, with some Welsh ancestry from her father's side.[21] Jenner has an older sister, Kendall, and eight older half-siblings.[22] 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.[23] From Kris' side of the family, Jenner has three older half-sisters―Kourtney, Kim, Khloé―and one older half-brother Rob Kardashian.[24] Her parents divorced in 2015,[25] prior to her father's transition.[26]
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.[27] 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.[28][29]
Career
2007–2012: Keeping Up with the Kardashians
In 2007, Jenner, along with her parents and siblings, Kendall, Kourtney, Kim, Khloé, and Rob, began appearing in the reality television series Keeping Up with the Kardashians, which chronicles the personal and professional lives of their family members.[30] The series was successful for its network, E!, and has resulted in the creation of numerous spin-offs including Kourtney and Kim Take Miami, Khloé & Lamar, Kourtney and Kim Take New York, and Kourtney and Khloé Take The Hamptons, in which Jenner has made multiple guest appearances.[31] The sisters hosted Glee: The 3D Concert Movie at the Regency Village Theater in Westwood, Los Angeles in August 2011,[32] In 2011, they were featured in Seventeen magazine's Style Stars of the Year,[33][34] and selected them as "Style Ambassadors" for the magazine.[35] The two hosted the premiere of The Vow in Hollywood in February 2012.[36] The Jenners also interviewed the cast of The Hunger Games premiere at The Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles in March 2012.[37] Later in 2012, she starred alongside her sister Kendall and mother Kris Jenner in an episode of American reality television series America's Next Top Model.
2013–2014: Early ventures
The Jenner sisters co-hosted the 2014 Much Music Video Awards, where Kylie made her acting debut in a promo for the show in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in June 2014.[38] In August 2014, the Jenner sisters appeared in singer PartyNextDoor's "Recognize" music video.[39] She also appeared in Jaden Smith's music video for his song "Blue Ocean".[40] Jenner and her sister Kendall co-authored the dystopian science fiction novel Rebels: City of Indra: The Story of Lex and Livia, which revolved around two twin girls, Lex and Livia, in a "self-sustaining biosphere" put together from the remains of Earth known as Indra.[41] The novel was criticized upon release as a ghostwritten work, which prompted its ghostwriter Maya Sloan to reveal that while the Jenner sisters wrote a two-page outline for what they wanted the novel to be like, Sloan was truly responsible for the writing of the book. However, the Jenners' creative director, Elizabeth Killmond-Roman, clarified that the two had numerous Skype and FaceTime calls with Sloan to discuss the content of the novel.[42] The novel was mostly panned by critics, and sold only 13,000 copies in its first four months on sale.[43] The book was also given a sequel, Time of the Twins, which was also co-authored by the Jenner sisters.
Personal life
Relationships
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.[115][116] In 2015, when she turned 18, Jenner and Tyga made their relationship official.[117][118] Jenner subsequently made appearances in two of Tyga's music videos, "Stimulated" and "Dope'd Up".[119] In April 2017, Jenner and Tyga broke up.[120]
In April 2017, Jenner was first seen with Travis Scott at Coachella.[121] On February 1, 2018, Jenner gave birth to their daughter.[122][123] Jenner appeared in the music video for "Stop Trying to Be God", from Scott's third studio album Astroworld.[124] They broke up in September 2019,[125][126] but quarantined together during the COVID-19 pandemic for the sake of their daughter and ended up rekindling their relationship.[127][128] On September 7, 2021, after weeks of speculation, Jenner revealed that she and Scott were expecting their second child.[129] Jenner gave birth to their son on February 2, 2022.[130][131][132] In January 2023, it was reported that the couple has split up again.[133] Since late 2023, Kylie has been dating actor Timothée Chalamet, they were seen kissing at the 81st Golden Globes which was seen as the couple's official public debut.[134]
Friendship with Jordyn Woods
In 2012, Jenner and Jordyn Woods met through their mutual friend, Jaden Smith, son of Hollywood actor Will Smith and actress Jada Pinkett Smith.[135] They were close friends for many years, with Woods appearing in Jenner's 2017 reality TV show, Life of Kylie,[136] and Jenner's 2018 pregnancy video. In September 2018, Kylie Cosmetics launched the Kylie x Jordyn collection, a collaboration between the two friends.[137] Their friendship ended in 2019 as a result of Woods cheating with Tristan Thompson, who was the fiancé of Jenner's half-sister Khloé Kardashian.[138] Jenner discontinued her Woods-named lip kit, cutting the price to eliminate remaining inventory.[139] In July 2023, Jenner and Woods made their first public joint outing together since the scandal. In November 2023, Jenner spoke about the state of their friendship revealing that the two had “never fully cut each other off.”[140]
Controversies
Kendall + Kylie "Rock vs. Rap" collection
On June 28, 2017, the Jenner sisters announced that they would be releasing a line of vintage T-shirts for their Kendall + Kylie line of clothing called Rock vs. Rap,[141][142] featuring the likenesses of various rock and rap artists[143] including The Notorious B.I.G., Tupac Shakur, Metallica, Pink Floyd, The Doors, Ozzy Osbourne, and Led Zeppelin, with pictures of the Jenner sisters superimposed over them.[141] The announcement of this line of products was met with swift backlash from relatives and representatives of the figures depicted on the shirts themselves, including Sharon Osbourne,[144] Jim Jampol,[145] and Voletta Wallace, mother of Biggie Smalls.[146] They were also criticized on social media and were called "insensitive."[147] Wallace, The Doors' manager and the estate of Jim Morrison issued a cease-and-desist letter to the Jenner sisters, writing that they did not authorize the sisters' use of the likenesses of these musical icons.[148][149] The Jenners apologized for the shirts, and pulled them from retail.[141]
Forbes cover
Jenner appeared on the cover of the August 2018 issue of Forbes. The magazine claimed she had a net worth of $900 million and that she was on the verge of becoming the youngest "self-made" billionaire.[150] This would beat Mark Zuckerberg, who became a billionaire at age 23.[151] However, the publication's use of the term "self-made" sparked widespread criticism and jokes online.[152] Critics argued that Jenner was already born into fame and fortune.[153] Some discussions took a more serious tone, with journalists writing pieces on wealth distribution, inequality and inheritance, as well as upward mobility in society.[154][155][156] However, celebrities such as Jenner's half-sister Kim Kardashian and socialite Paris Hilton have come out and defended Jenner, legitimizing assertions that she is indeed self-made, while Hilton who was born into the Hilton family also described herself as self-made.[157][158]
In May 2020, Forbes released a statement accusing Jenner of forging tax documents so she would appear as a billionaire.[17] The publication also accused her of fabricating revenue figures for Kylie Cosmetics.[17] The same day, Jenner responded in a series of tweets, writing: "What am I even waking up to? I thought this was a reputable site... All I see are a number of inaccurate statements and unproven assumptions lol. I've never asked for any title or tried to lie my way there EVER. Period". Jenner's attorney also demanded that Forbes retract the statements, calling the magazine's accusations "unequivocally false". Forbes reacted, stating that they spent months uncovering the facts and concluded that their "extensively-reported investigation was triggered by newly-filed documents that revealed glaring discrepancies between information privately supplied to journalists and information publicly supplied to shareholders".[159] However, Jenner became the youngest person on Forbes's list of 100 Richest Self-Made Women in October 2020. She is the only person on the list in her 20s, and is worth $700 million.[160]
Underpaying factory workers
Remake, a non-profit, labeled Global Brands Group as the manufacturer for the Kendall + Kylie clothing line.[161] The organization claimed that money was being withheld from workers in the factories despite having finishing their work. The organization also reported them firing workers in Los Angeles, affecting over fifty-thousand workers.[162] She received criticism for this on multiple platforms, with fans asking her to pay her workers.[163] In response to this, the clothing line said that Kendall + Kylie was not owned by Global Brands Group.[164]
