Introduction
Kylie Jenner, whose real name is 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 then in the Hulu reality television series The Kardashians from 2022. She is the founder and owner of the cosmetic company Kylie Cosmetics. She is currently the fifth-most-followed person on Instagram.
At age 14 in 2012, Jenner collaborated with the clothing brand PacSun with her sister Kendall, creating a line of clothing called Kendall & Kylie. In 2015, she launched her own cosmetics line called Kylie Lip Kits, which was renamed Kylie Cosmetics the following year.
Jenner has been an influential figure in pop culture since the mid-2010s. In 2014 and 2015, Time magazine listed the Jenner sisters among 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. Jenner also starred in 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, but this turned out to be false, as Forbes revealed that Jenner and her team had deceptively forged tax returns to create the image that she was a billionaire. 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). 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. 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. 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.
In February 2007, a sex tape from 2003 featuring her sister Kim Kardashian and her ex-boyfriend R&B singer Ray J, titled Kim Kardashian, Superstar, was leaked, significantly contributing to the Kardashian family’s surge in popularity.
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.
appearances. 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 were selected as “Style Ambassadors” for the magazine. 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 the American reality television series America’s Next Top Model
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. 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 August 2015, Jenner announced that she would be launching her first lipstick line as part of her self-titled lip kit under the name Kylie Lip Kit. In November 2015, the Jenner sisters appeared in singer Justine Skye’s “I’m Yours” music video.
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 $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 a makeup line called Kris Cosmetics, in collaboration with her mother Kris Jenner. Jenner and her half-sister Kim Kardashian launched their second collaboration, KKW x Kylie Cosmetics collection, on Black Friday 2018 after previously launching the first collection in 2017. The same month, she launched the Kylie Cosmetics mobile app.
Personal life
Relationships
In 2011, Jenner dated Australian singer Cody Simpson.
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. In 2015, when she turned 18, Jenner and Tyga made their relationship official. Jenner subsequently made appearances in two of Tyga’s music videos, “Stimulated” and “Dope’d Up.” In April 2017, Jenner and Tyga broke up.
In April 2017, Jenner was first seen with Travis Scott at Coachella. On February 1, 2018, Jenner gave birth to their daughter. Jenner appeared in the music video for “Stop Trying to Be God,” from Scott’s third studio album Astroworld. They broke up in September 2019, but quarantined together during the COVID-19 pandemic for the sake of their daughter and ended up rekindling their relationship. On September 7, 2021, after weeks of speculation, Jenner revealed that she and Scott were expecting their second child. Jenner gave birth to their son on February 2, 2022. In January 2023, it was reported that the couple had split up again.
As of April 2023, Jenner is in a relationship with French-American actor Ti
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–2021 | Keeping Up with the Kardashians | Herself | Main cast, 193 episodes | [201] |
| 2010, 2013 | Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami | Herself | Guest, 2 episodes | [202][203] |
| 2012 | America’s Next Top Model, Cycle 18 | Herself | Episode: “Kris Jenner” | [204] |
| Million Dollar Closets | Herself | Episode: “Pilot” | [205] | |
| 2014 | Deal with It | Herself | Episode: “Kendall & Kylie & Gary Owens” | [206] |
| Much Music Video Awards | Herself | Co-host | [41] | |
| Kourtney and Khloé Take The Hamptons | Herself | Guest, 1 episode | [207] | |
| Ridiculousness | Herself | Episode: “Kendall and Kylie Jenner” | [208] | |
| 2015–2016 | I Am Cait | Herself | Guest, 3 episodes | [209] |
| 2015 | Kingin’ with Tyga | Herself | Episode: “The Life” | [210] |
| 2017 | Life of Kylie | Herself | Main cast, 8 episodes | [211] |
| 2020 | Justin Bieber: Seasons | Herself | Cameo | [212] |
| 2021 | Trolls: Holiday in Harmony | Penelepuff (voice) | TV special | |
| 2022–present | The Kardashians | Herself | Main role | [213] |
| 2023 | The Simpsons | Herself (voice) | Episode: “Treehouse of Horror XXXIV” | [214] |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Artist | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | “Find That Girl” | Boy Band Project | Love interest | [215] |
| 2014 | “Recognize” | PartyNextDoor featuring Drake | Herself | [42] |
| “Blue Ocean” | Jaden Smith | [43] | ||
| 2015 | “Stimulated” | Tyga | Love interest | [216] |
| “Dope’d Up” | [217] | |||
| “I’m Yours” | Justine Skye featuring Vic Mensa | Karaoke singer | [53] | |
| 2016 | “Come and See Me” | PartyNextDoor | Love interest | [68] |
| 2017 | “Feel Me” (unreleased) | Tyga, Kanye West | Herself | |
| 2018 | “Stop Trying to Be God” | Travis Scott | Golden angel | [218] |
| 2020 | “Stuck with U” | Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber | Herself | |
| “WAP” | Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Ocean’s 8 | Herself | Cameo | [219] |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Reality Star: Female | Shared With Female Cast of Keeping Up with the Kardashians | Won | [220] |
| 2014 | Choice TV Reality Star: Female | Nominated | [221] | ||
| 2015 | Choice Instagrammer | Kylie Jenner | Nominated | [222] | |
| Choice Selfie Taker | Nominated | ||||
| Capricho Awards | Mais Estilosa | Nominated | [223] | ||
| Snapchat | Nominated | ||||
| Bafo do ano | Boca da Kylie Jenner | Nominated | |||
| Real Couple of 2015 | Kylie Jenner & Tyga | Nominated | |||
| 2016 | Capricho Awards | Mais estilosa – internacional | Kylie Jenner | Won | [224] |
| Shorty Awards | Snapchatter Of The Year | Nominated | [225] | ||
| 2017 | Shorty Awards | Celebrity | Kylie Jenner | Nominated | [226] |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Instagrammer | Nominated | [227] | ||
| Choice Snapchatter | Nominated | ||||
| Capricho Awards | International Fashionista | Won | [228][229] | ||
| 2019 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Social Star | Nominated | [227] | |
| Streamy Awards | Best Collaboration | David Dobrik and Kylie Jenner | Won | [230] | |
| 2020 | Fragrance Foundation Awards | Fragrance of the Year Popular | Kylie Jenner by KKW Fragrance (Nude) | Won | [231] |
| Premios Juventud | Together They Fire Up My Feed (Couple or friends that appear on each other’s feeds) | Rosalía and Kylie Jenner | Nominated | [232] |
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