Kylie Jenner has been named the youngest self-made billionaire of all time by Forbes magazine
The magazine announced on Tuesday that Jenner, 21, had surpassed Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who was 23 when he reached the billion dollar-mark.. "But feels really good. That's a nice pat on the back."estimates that makeup company alone is worth over $US900 million and credits its success in part to the simplicity: Kylie Cosmetics employs just seven full-time and five part-time workers, the outlet reports.
"It's the power of social media," she added. "I had such a strong reach before I was able to start anything.". Jenner, who has a one year-old daughter, owns 100 per cent of the company.
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