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Kylie Jenner, 20, on cusp of billionair­e status

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NEW YORK — Aged just 20 and the youngest member of the extended reality-TV Kardashian clan, Kylie Jenner is on track to become America’s youngest “self-made” billionair­e, Forbes revealed Wednesday.

The young mother, who gave birth to daughter Stormi in February, set up Kylie Cosmetics two years ago and the company has already sold more than $630 million worth of makeup, the magazine said.

Forbes conservati­vely valued her company at $ 800 million and raised her overall worth to $900 million by throwing in earnings from television programs, endorsemen­ts and aftertax dividends.

Jenner owns 100% of the company, which started out with a $29 “lip kit” — matching set of lipstick and lip liner that traded on her trademark pout.

She’s already the youngest person on Forbes’ list of richest self-made US women and another year of growth would make her the youngest self-made billionair­e ever, beating Mark Zuckerberg, who crossed the threshold at the age of 23.

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