Kylie Jenner

Kylie Kristen Jenner (born August 10, 1997) is an American socialite, media personality, and businesswoman.

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).

From both of her parents' side, she is of Dutch, English, Irish, and Scottish ancestry, with some Welsh ancestry from her father's side.

Jenner has an older sister, Kendall, and eight older half-siblings.

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.

From Kris' side of the family, Jenner has three older half-sisters―Kourtney, Kim, Khloé―and one older half-brother Rob Kardashian.

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.

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.

Jenner has been an influential figure in pop culture since the mid-2010s.

The sisters hosted Glee: The 3D Concert Movie at the Regency Village Theater in Westwood, Los Angeles in August 2011, In 2011, they were featured in Seventeen magazine's Style Stars of the Year, and selected them as "Style Ambassadors" for the magazine.

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 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.

The two hosted the premiere of The Vow in Hollywood in February 2012.

The Jenners also interviewed the cast of The Hunger Games premiere at The Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles in March 2012.

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.

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.

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.

She also appeared in Jaden Smith's music video for his song "Blue Ocean".

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.

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.

The novel was mostly panned by critics, and sold only 13,000 copies in its first four months on sale.

The book was also given a sequel, Time of the Twins, which was also co-authored by the Jenner sisters.

In 2015, she launched her own cosmetics line called Kylie Lip Kits, which was renamed to Kylie Cosmetics the following year.

Her parents divorced in 2015, prior to her father's transition.

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.

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.

In 2017, Jenner was placed on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list, making her the youngest person to be featured on the list.

Jenner starred on her own spin-off series, Life of Kylie, which premiered in 2017.

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; 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.