Kylie Jenner

**Kylie Kristen Jenner** (born August 10, 1997) is an American media personality. She has starred in the E! reality television series *Keeping Up with the Kardashians* since 2007 and is the founder and owner of cosmetic company Kylie Cosmetics. She is the daughter of Caitlyn (formerly Bruce) Jenner and Kris Jenner. Her brothers and sisters include: Kendall Jenner (sister), Brody Jenner, Brandon Jenner, Rob Kardashian (half-brothers), Kourtney Kardashian, Kim Kardashian and Khloé Kardashian (half-sisters).
Jenner was born in 1997 in Los Angeles, California. The youngest daughter of 1976 Summer Olympics decathlon winner Bruce Jenner (now Caitlyn Jenner) and TV personality Kris Jenner, she has an older sister, Kendall. On Kris's side of the family, she has three older half-sisters, Kourtney, Kim and Khloé Kardashian, and one older half-brother, Rob. Jenner also has three older half-brothers from Caitlyn's side of the family—Burt, Brandon, and Brody Jenner—and an older half-sister, Casey.

Jenner attended Sierra Canyon School, where she was a member of the cheerleading team. Jenner claims to have performed in plays while attending school, along with community plays. 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.

## 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. The sisters hosted *Glee: The Concert Movie* at the Regency Village Theater in Westwood, California in August 2011.

### 2015–2018: Rise of Kylie Cosmetics

Jenner became skincare brand Nip + Fab's second-ever ambassador in March 2015.

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. Her enhanced lips from lip fillers created speculation and gained her publicity. Prior to the episode's debut, Jenner stated that she merely used lip liner and over lined her lips. As a result, the practice of suctioning one's lips into a small glass in order to induce greater blood flow to swell the lips was called the "Kylie Jenner Challenge" (though there was no indication that Jenner herself employed this method). Jenner responded to this by stating, "I'm not here to try & encourage people/young girls to look like me or to think this is the way they should look."
In June 2015, the Jenner sisters launched their clothing line *Kendall + Kylie* with British fashion retailer Topshop. This Topshop clothing line also featured swimsuits. In August 2015, Jenner announced that she would be launching her first lipstick line as a part of her self-titled lip kit under the name Kylie Lip Kit. In September 2015, Jenner launched her new personalized website and mobile app. In October 2015, Jenner starred in Tyga's music video for his song "Dope'd Up".

## Personal life

Jenner dated rapper Tyga, from 2014 to 2017.

Jenner and rapper Travis Scott started dating in April 2017. They have a daughter and a son together. They separated in September 2019. Later getting back together during the pandemic; separating once again in January 2023.

As of April 2023, Jenner is allegedly dating actor Timothée Chalamet.

### Wealth

In March 2019, *Forbes* Magazine included Jenner on its list of billionaires. Apart from her TV career that began with *Keeping Up with the Kardashians*, Jenner's bulk wealth also comes from her make-up company, Kylie Cosmetics, valued at $900 million.

### 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 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. 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, Jim Jampol, and Voletta Wallace, mother of Biggie Smalls. They were also criticized on social media and were called "insensitive." 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. The Jenners apologized for the shirts, and pulled them from retail.

#### *Forbes* cover

Jenner appeared on the cover of the August 2018 issue of *Forbes*. They estimated that she had a net worth of $900 million, and that she was on the verge of becoming the youngest "self-made" billionaire. This would beat out Mark Zuckerberg, who became a billionaire at age 23. However, the publication's use of the term "self-made" sparked widespread criticism and jokes online. Critics argued that Jenner was already born into fame and fortune. The Dictionary.com Twitter handle cheekily defined the term "self-made." Comedian Fat Jew started a GoFundMe page to help Kylie Jenner earn another $100 million so that she would officially become a billionaire. Comedian Michelle Wolf had a viral stand-up comedy act related to how Jenner earned her fame and success. Some discussions took a more serious tone, with journalists writing pieces on wealth distribution, inequality and inheritance, as well as upward mobility in society.< 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 also described herself as self-made. Jenner responded that “The self-made thing is true ... My parents told me I needed to make my own money, it's time to learn how to save and spend your own money, stuff like that. What I'm trying to say is, I did have a platform, but none of my money is inherited.”

### Lawsuits and civil disputes

#### "Kylie" trademark

In February 2017, Australian singer Kylie Minogue won a legal battle against Jenner for name trademark "Kylie". Jenner had filed a U.S. trademark application for use of the name "Kylie" for "advertising services" and "endorsement services" in 2015.

#### 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.

## References

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13. ↑ Adlman, Nicole (June 4, 2015). Kendall Jenner & Kylie Jenner Dish on Their New Topshop Line, Talk Caitlyn Jenner. *E!*. NBCUniversal. Retrieved on June 12, 2015.
14. ↑ Kylie Jenner Calls Huge Ring From Tyga a 'Promise Ring'.
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16. ↑ Adams, Char (September 16, 2015). App Queen: Kylie Jenner's New App Surpasses Her Kardashian Sisters' Sites. *People*. Retrieved on November 2, 2015.
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41. ↑ Brandle, Lars (February 7, 2017). Kylie Minogue vs. Kylie Jenner Trademark Battle Has a Winner. *Billboard*. Billboard. Retrieved on October 24, 2015.
42. ↑ Kylie Jenner Vlada Haggarty agree to legal settlement. *TMZ* (January 25, 2017). Retrieved on August 10, 2017.
43. ↑ Kylie Jenner Just Settled A Lawsuit With One Instagram (January 24, 2017). Retrieved on November 25, 2017.
44. ↑ Kylie Jenner May Have Just Admitted Something Major About Her Cosmetics Campaign Lawsuit (en). Retrieved on November 25, 2017.
## External links

* Kylie Jenner article at *Wikipedia*
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