New York Daily News

Kylie beats Zuck to first $1 billion

- BY PETER SBLENDORIO

Talk about a lot of kash.

Kylie Jenner has become the world’s youngest “selfmade” billionair­e at 21 years old, according to Forbes.

The “Keeping Up With the Kardashian­s” star’s beauty supplies company, Kylie Cosmetics, is valued at about $900 million alone, Forbes projects.

“I didn’t expect anything. I did not foresee the future,” Jennner told the outlet. “But (the recognitio­n) feels really good. That’s a nice pat on the back.”

This news comes after Forbes declared last July that Jenner — who was 20 at the time — was worth $900 million and was on pace to become the youngest “selfmade” billionair­e ever.

The financial publicatio­n’s descriptio­n of Jenner’s wealth being “self-made” garnered criticism at the time, as many argued Jenner (photo) started with a massive platform to succeed given the fame of her family.

Jenner weighed in on the “self-made” billing in an interview last month.

“My parents told me I needed to make my own money, it’s time to learn how to save and spend your own money, stuff like that,” Jenner told Paper magazine. “What I’m trying to say is I did have a platform, but none of my money is inherited.”

In its new report Tuesday, Forbes said Jenner is the youngest “self-made” billionair­e ever, passing Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, who reached that plateau at 23.

Once again, many were quick to argue the reality star shouldn’t be described that way.

“Okay, maybe I’m the one who’s confused, but I thought ‘self-made’ meant, like, done without the benefit of your family’s wealth or empire?” wrote a Twitter user named @coffeespoo­nie.

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