Forbes names Kylie Jenner the youngest ‘self-made’ billionaire at age 21, beating Mark Zuckerberg by two years

 

 

 

Can you Imagine being a billionaire at the age of 21?.

Entrepreneur, social media star and model Kylie Jenner has done just that. According to the business magazine 'Forbes', Ms Jenner has become the world's youngest self-made billionaire.

She is so successful that she became a billionaire two years younger than Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.

Jenner is the youngest sibling in the Kardashian family. She made the bulk of her fortune from her best-selling cosmetics business Kylie Cosmetics, which she started at the age of 15. She founded and owns the beauty company.

It now generates an estimated $360million in annual sales. Her company is estimated to be worth around $900 million.

Kylie Kristen Jenner was born in August 1997. She got into business at a young age. When she was 14, she created a line of clothing for a fashion brand. A year later, she launched her own cosmetics line called Kylie Lip Kits, which transformed into Kylie Cosmetics.

'Time' magazine listed her as one of the most influential teens in the world.

Today, Ms Jenner also has successful careers as a model, TV reality star and social media personality. In November 2018, the New York Post said she was the most influential celebrity in the fashion industry.

Talking about her billionaire status, she said: "That's a nice pat on the back....I didn't expect anything. I did not foresee the future.... I work really hard."

 

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Vocabulary:

1. entrepreneur / noun : a person who organizes and manages any enterprise, especially a business, usually with considerable initiative and risk

2. self-made / adjective : having succeeded in life unaided:

3. bulk / noun : magnitude in three dimensions:, the greater part; main mass or body:

4. launch / verb : to set going; initiate:

5. celebrity / noun : a famous or well-known person.

6. pat on the back : pep talk, praise, congratulation.

 

Questions:

1. What did you think when you read the headline?

2. What images are in your mind when you hear the word 'youngest'?

3. Can you Imagine being a billionaire at the age of 21?

4. What is the best way to get rich?

5. What kind of business would you like to start?

6. What would you do with $1 billion?