Kylie Kristen Jenner (born August 10, 1997) is an American media personality, socialite, and businesswoman. She starred in the E! reality television series Keeping Up with the Kardashians from 2007 to 2021 and is the founder and owner of cosmetic company Kylie Cosmetics. +more
At age 14 in 2012, Jenner collaborated with the clothing brand PacSun, along 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. +more
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. +more
In 2019, Forbes 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.
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) and television personality and businesswoman Kris Jenner (née Houghton). +more
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. +more
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. 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. +more
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. In August 2014, the Jenner sisters appeared in singer PartyNextDoor's "Recognize" music video. +more
2015-2018: Rise of Kylie Cosmetics
The Jenner sisters were booed while introducing brother-in-law Kanye West's performance at the Billboard Music Awards in May 2015. In May 2015, an episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians premiered in which Jenner admitted to getting a lip augmentation. +more
In February 2016, Jenner's cosmetic company was renamed to Kylie Cosmetics and the number of kits produced rose from an initial 15,000 to 500,000. Jenner released a three-minute-long promotional video for a series of lip glosses in March 2016, directed by Colin Tilley and starring fellow models Karin Jinsui, Mara Teigen, and Jasmine Sanders. +more
In June 2017, Jenner was placed at number 59 on the Forbes Celebrity 100, which calculates the 100 highest-paid celebrities of the previous 12 months, after earning approximately US$41,000,000, making her the youngest person on the list at 19 years old.
Jenner starred in a reality show revolving around her life, Life of Kylie, which premiered in August 2017. On mother's day 2018, Kylie Cosmetics launched makeup line called Kris Cosmetics, in collaboration with her mother Kris Jenner. +more
2019-present: Debut of Kylie Skin
In April 2019, Jenner and her half-sister Kim Kardashian's KKW Beauty teamed up to launch a new fragrance. This collaboration became Jenner's first foray into fragrance and it launched on April 26. +more
However, her appearance at Paris Fashion Week was canceled because she was too ill to travel to Paris for work. News surfaced she received treatment for flu-like symptoms in a hospital, which later in March 2020 she revealed in response to a post by Instagram fan account she never had it but had a horrible strep and staph infection in the throat (bleeding from the mouth and all). +more
In January 2020, Jenner announced she had trademarked Kylie Con, Kylie Kon, and Kylie Museum. In the same month, her sister Kendall confirmed that a cosmetics line in collaboration with Jenner's Kylie Cosmetics was in the process. +more
Jenner topped the Forbes list of highest paid celebrities for 2020.
In August 2021, Jenner teased Kylie Swim, a new swimwear line that includes sizes for all women. On September 17, it was officially launched on Kylie Jenner's website. +more
In January 2022, Jenner became the first woman to gain 300 million followers on the social network service Instagram, surpassing the previous recordholder, singer Ariana Grande.
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. +more
In April 2017, Jenner was first seen with Travis Scott at Coachella. On February 1, 2018, Jenner gave birth to their daughter, Stormi Webster. +more
Kylie Jenner put the house up for sale for $ 21. 9 million in order to make a profit of more than $ 8 million, previously she and her husband Travis Scott bought the mansion 4 years ago for $ 13. +more
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. They were close friends for many years, with Woods appearing in Jenner's 2017 reality TV show, Life of Kylie, and Jenner's 2018 pregnancy video. +more
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, featuring the likenesses of various rock and rap artists including +more
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. +more
In May 2020, Forbes released a statement accusing Jenner of forging tax documents so she would appear as a billionaire. The publication also accused her of fabricating revenue figures for Kylie Cosmetics. +more
Cultural appropriation
Jenner has been accused of appropriating African-American culture and style. In 2016, Jenner was criticized for posting a photograph of herself wearing cornrows on Instagram. +more
Underpaying factory workers
Remake, a non-profit labeled Global Brands Group as the manufacturer for the Kendall + Kylie clothing line. The organization claimed that money was being withheld from workers in the factories despite having finishing their work. +more
Endorsements
Jenner has two nail lacquers from the Nicole by OPI nail polish brand called Wear Something Spar-kylie and Rainbow in the S-kylie. Jenner and her sister Kendall earned $100,000 each for their OPI endorsements in 2013. +more
In February 2014, she and Kendall launched a shoe and handbag line for Steve Madden's Madden Girl line. Jenner launched a line of hair extensions through a partnership with Bellami Hair, called Kylie Hair Kouture, in October 2014. +more
Jenner partnered with nail polish brand Sinful Colors and launched 20 pieces nail polish collection in 2016. In fall the same year, Jenner was announced to be the new face of PUMA along with Rae Sremmurd. +more
Lawsuits and civil disputes
Vlada Haggarty
In January 2017, make-up artist Vlada Haggarty claimed that Jenner had stolen the creative style and aesthetic of her own work, such as the dripping gloss lip and golden finger tips, for her own products, and that Jenner had a history of taking Haggerty's original dripping lip art and passing it off as her own. Jenner later credited Vlada on social media and her work on the creation of the logo and an undisclosed settlement was paid to avoid any future legal issues.
"Kylie" trademark
In February 2017, Australian singer Kylie Minogue won a legal battle against Jenner for name trademark "Kylie". Jenner had filed a U. +more
Neon lip logo
Sara Pope, a British painter whose work has been featured in art galleries in several cities across the globe, filed a lawsuit against Jenner and NBC Universal for the use of a neon lip logo. Pope stated that Jenner posted to her social media accounts an image that was remarkably similar to Pope's most famous piece, "Temptation Neon" and used it to promote Jenner's TV series Life of Kylie. +more
Seed Beauty
Seed Beauty filed a lawsuit against Coty and Kylie Cosmetics, alleging that Coty has purchased $600 million in Kylie Cosmetics stock from Jenner as a subterfuge to learn trade secrets.
Philanthropy
Jenner set up an eBay account where she auctions old clothing to raise money for the Children's Hospital Los Angeles. She joined her sisters Khloé and Kendall, along with Lil Twist, and The Game at PINZ bowling alley in Studio City, California for a charity bowling game on January 19, 2014. +more
In December 2015, Jenner made a donation of Christmas gifts to the Los Angeles LGBT Teen Center. In January 2017, Jenner donated $10,000 to her then-friend Jordyn Woods to help cover memorial costs for Woods's father after he died from cancer. +more
In January 2020, Jenner gave a total of $1 million to five organisations in Australia to help tackle the bushfires. In March 2020, Jenner, her mother Kris, along with beauty company +more
Filmography
Television
2007-2021 | Keeping Up with the Kardashians | Main cast, 193 episodes | |
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2010, 2013 | Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami | Guest, 2 episodes | |
2012 | America's Next Top Model, Cycle 18 | Episode: "Kris Jenner" | |
2012 | Million Dollar Closets | Episode: "Pilot" | |
2014 | Deal with It | Episode: "Kendall & Kylie & Gary Owens" | |
2014 | Much Music Video Awards | Co-host | |
2014 | Kourtney and Khloé Take The Hamptons | Guest, 1 episode | |
2014 | Ridiculousness | Episode: "Kendall and Kylie Jenner" | |
2015-2016 | I Am Cait | Guest, 3 episodes | |
2015 | Kingin' with Tyga | Episode: "The Life" | |
2017 | Life of Kylie | Main cast, 8 episodes | |
2020 | Justin Bieber: Seasons | Cameo | |
2022 | The Kardashians | Main role |
Music videos
Year | Title | Artist | Role | |
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2013 | "Find That Girl" | Boy Band Project | Love interest | |
2014 | "Recognize" | PartyNextDoor featuring Drake | Herself | |
2014 | "Blue Ocean" | Jaden Smith | Herself | |
2015 | "Stimulated" | Tyga | Love interest | |
2015 | "Dope'd Up" | Tyga | Love interest | |
2015 | "I'm Yours" | Justine Skye featuring Vic Mensa | Karaoke singer | |
2016 | "Come and See Me" | PartyNextDoor | Love interest | |
2017 | "Feel Me" (unreleased) | Tyga, Kanye West | Herself | |
2018 | "Stop Trying To Be God" | Travis Scott | Golden angel | |
2020 | "Stuck with U" | Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber | Herself | |
2020 | "WAP" | Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion | Herself |
Film
2018 | Ocean's 8 | Herself | Cameo |
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Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | |
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Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Reality Star: Female | Shared With Female Cast of Keeping Up with the Kardashians | Won | {{center | |
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Living people
21st-century American businesspeople
21st-century American businesswomen
American women fashion designers
American fashion designers
American bloggers
American child models
American cosmetics businesspeople
American video game actresses
American voice actresses
American women chief executives
American socialites
American people of Dutch descent
American people of English descent
American people of Irish descent
American people of Scottish descent
American people of German descent
American women bloggers
Businesspeople from Los Angeles
Businesspeople in online retailing
Fashion influencers
Female models from California
Kardashian family
Participants in American reality television series
People from Los Angeles
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