I would nominate Kylie Jenner for this.
Here’s the Wikipedia[1]intro about her…
Kylie Kristen Jenner (born August 10, 1997) is an American media personality, model, businesswoman, and socialite. She has starred in the E! reality television series Keeping Up with the Kardashians since 2007 and is the founder and owner of cosmetic company Kylie Cosmetics.
At age 14 in 2012, she collaborated with the clothing brand PacSun, along with her sister Kendall, and created a line of clothing, "Kendall & Kylie". In 2015, Jenner launched her own cosmetics line called Kylie Lip Kits, which was renamed to Kylie Cosmetics the following year. She also released a mobile app that reached number one on the iTunes App Store. In 2014 and 2015, Time magazine listed the Jenner sisters on their list of the most influential teens in the world, citing their considerable influence among youth on social media.
As of March 2019, with over 129 million followers, she is one of the most followed people on Instagram. In 2017, Jenner was placed on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list, making her the youngest person to be featured on the list.
Jenner starred on her own spin-off series, Life of Kylie, which premiered on E! on August 6, 2017.
According to Forbes magazine, Jenner's net worth is estimated at US$1 billion, making her, at age 21, the world's youngest billionaire as of March 2019.
However, the notion of Jenner being self-made encountered critique, arguing that she comes from a privileged background. In November 2018, New York Post credited her for being the most influential celebrity in the fashion industry.
Okay.
22 years old.
And worth US$1 billion!
Because of what?
A ‘notorious’ family/surname that is often in the tabloids for all the wrong reasons, oodles of plastic inserts and a penchant for publicizing her personal life?
I have seen her cosmetics line. I didn’t find anything there that I couldn’t find in any of the other brands I regularly buy. Her app which supposedly reached No.1 on iTunes App Store is also nothing out of the ordinary. I still don’t get it. Maybe I’m missing something.
I have read up on the success stories of other billionaires and how they got where they did. Most of them have had to claw their way upwards.
And then you have Ms. Jenner.
Oh well.
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