Outrage over Forbes naming Kylie Jenner a ‘self-made’ billionaire

Grace Afua Somuah-Annan 09:25 - 07 March 2019

Kylie Jenner

Kylie Jenner was announced by Forbes as the youngest self-made billionaire at the age of 21 years. But the ‘self-made’ title is causing a commotion on social media.

According to Forbes, Kylie Jenner is estimated at $1 billion dollars after combined fortune of Kylie Cosmetics and an Ulta deal.

Thanks to Kylie Cosmetics and a new deal with beauty retailer Ulta, Kylie Jenner has an estimated $1 billion fortune https://t.co/h2jinPyGfQ #ForbesBillionaires pic.twitter.com/1uNgHt4zpU
— Forbes (@Forbes) March 6, 2019

Along with this announcement, they attributed her fortune to none other but the efforts of the young makeup mogul.

Opinion: Calling Kylie Jenner a ‘self-made’ billionaire is an insult to hardworking millennials https://t.co/5X7z10Sjvi
— The Independent (@Independent) March 7, 2019

Kylie Jenner is the youngest self-made billionaire of all-time. But can a celebrity who leveraged her success off her family's reality TV show be described as 'self-made'? https://t.co/9UWbAtFvGh pic.twitter.com/lpCUOQmvIW
— The New Daily (@TheNewDailyAu) March 7, 2019

Unfortunately, this didn’t sit well with most who challenge the ‘self-made’ title bestowed on the CEO of Kylie Cosmetics.

So it's 2019. And a woman who, as far as I'm aware, has never said or done anything interesting - merely famous for having a sister with a sex tape, plastic surgery and good mascara technique - is most successful on the planet? Excuse me while I die insidehttps://t.co/X9jyMrjHf2
— Charlotte Gill (@CharlotteCGill) March 6, 2019

.@LiamPayne and @PiersMorgan had a heated Twitter interaction over @KylieJenner’s title as the youngest self-made billionaire ever pic.twitter.com/A0aEPNi2SF
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) March 6, 2019