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Kylie Jenner, 21, now world's youngest billionaire

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Update: 2019-03-06 17:39:40
Kylie Jenner, 21, now world's youngest billionaire Kylie Jenner (File photo, collected)

American reality television personality, model, entrepreneur, socialite, and social media personality Kylie Jenner has become the world's youngest self-made billionaire, according to Forbes billionaires' list.

The youngest Kardashian family member is making her fortune from her best-selling cosmetics business.

The 21-year-old founded and owns Kylie Cosmetics, the three-year-old beauty business that generated an estimated $360m in sales last year.

She reached the milestone earlier than Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg who became a billionaire aged 23.

"I didn't expect anything. I did not foresee the future.

"But [the recognition] feels really good. That's a nice pat on the back," Ms Jenner told Forbes.

The list shows Amazon's founder, Jeff Bezos, remains the world's richest man.

His fortune totals $131bn, according to Forbes, up $19bn from 2018.
But the billionaires' combined worth is down from $9.1 trillion at $8.7tn.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's wealth is among those falling.

It has dropped by $8.7bn (£6.6bn) in the past year to $62.3bn, according to the Forbes list.

Source: BBC

BDST: 1740 HRS, MAR 6, 2019
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